Download or read book Story of a Santa Barbara Birder (Special Color Edition) written by Joan Lentz and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a writer and naturalist, Joan Easton Lentz is well-known in the Santa Barbara area. In her latest book, "Story of a Santa Barbara Birder", she outlines an idyllic childhood growing up in Santa Barbara, and her early passion for observing birds. Lentz brings us along as she goes deeper and gets more serious about studying the diverse bird life of the area. Through her nature journals, the reader is right beside Lentz, as she shares her thrill at many a discovery. Learn about the amazing variety of birds here, the spectacle of bird migration offshore, and the challenges and fun of watching it all, as told through the eyes of an author who invites you to accompany her on an intimate life's journey.