Fields is portrayed in the essay "A Reflection on White Geese". He watches over the nature preserve (see "Objects/Places - The Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge") where the author observes and records the behavior of snow geese in their wintering habitat. He, like several of the other secondary "characters" in this collection of essays, is portrayed as having similar perspectives on nature, and humanity's relationship to nature, as the author. The portrayal of Fields, however, is particularly intriguing, in that he is described as coming to that understanding not so much by direct encounters with nature, but by encounters with other human beings who, in the eyes of the author, have a more innate, intimate relationship with nature to start with - see "Indigenous Human Populations" below.
