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Helen Macdonald

This person is the author of Vesper Flights. She grew up in Surrey and was allowed to roam and spend hours playing in the meadows. She collected wildlife, and her parents let her to keep her collection in her bedroom. She became a naturalist and historian of science.

Roger Tory Peterson

This person wrote one of the earliest modern field guides. His book, Field Guide to the Birds, was originally published in 1934. He included detailed illustrations of birds viewed at a distance.

Nathalie Cabrol

This person is an explorer, astrobiologist, and planetary geologist with a focus on Mars. She decided at age five after watching the first moon landing that she wanted to study space.

Nick

This person was a professor emeritus in science history and an amateur mycologist.

Eamonn

This person helped Macdonald view falcons at an abandoned power station in Dublin.

John Murray

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