Quotes by Roger Tory Peterson

About Roger Tory Peterson:

Roger Tory Peterson was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator, and held to be one of the founding inspirations for the 20th-century environmental movement.
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I can recognize the calls of practically every bird in North America. There are some in Africa I don't know, though.

Roger Tory Peterson

Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble.

Roger Tory Peterson

Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life.

Roger Tory Peterson

Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy.

Roger Tory Peterson

I consider myself to have been the bridge between the shotgun and the binoculars in bird watching. Before I came along, the primary way to observe birds was to shoot them and stuff them.

Roger Tory Peterson

Author Bio

  • NameRoger Tory Peterson
  • DescriptionAmerican naturalist and ornithologist; writer of field guides
  • BornAugust 28, 1908
  • DiedJuly 28, 1996
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionZoologist; Ornithologist
  • AwardsPresidential Medal Of Freedom; John Burroughs Medal