"The Naturalist" by Barry Lopez

Here is a link to an article written by Barry Lopez, entitled "The Naturalist", that was published in Orion Magazine in 2001.  This is an example of the kind of essays that he writes.

http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/91/

If you are interested you can check out his website to find links to his other writing.  Enjoy.

http://www.barrylopez.com/