Birds are, perhaps, the most eloquent expression of reality.

- Roger Tory Peterson

The other creatures with which we share this world have their rights too, but not speaking our language, they have no voice, no vote; it is our moral…

- 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

Birds ... are sensitive indicators of the environment, a sort of "ecological litmus paper," ... The observation and recording of bird populations ove…

- Roger Tory Peterson

Birds, it must be admitted, are the most exciting and most deserving of the vertebrates; they are perhaps the best entre into the study of natural hi…

- Roger Tory Peterson

Of all the various out-door recreations I have tried, when it comes to genuine, exciting sport, give me hunting with a camera.

- Roger Tory Peterson

The more you look, the more you will see.

- Roger Tory Peterson

Vultures are homely, but they clean up all the garbage and that's good. And they're elegant in the sky.

- 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