![]() On a more popular scale, White's influence is seen by some as creating birdwatching as a hobby.Īlthough more laboratory-centric biologists have occassionally dismissed White-style naturalism as dilatanttish or twee, it has become increasingly important since the mid-twentieth-century, especially in the study of environmental conditions, and of animal behaviour - "ethology". ![]() These practices inspired Charles Darwin, whose observations of the finches of the Galapagos Islands initially inspired his thoughts about evolution by natural selection. White, who has been described as "the first ecologist" preferred to observe the animals and plants around his home, over long periods of time. Prior to White's work most scientific biology was based around the study of dead or captive animals in scientists' studies. Photograph by Si Griffiths under a CC BY-SA 3.0 licence. All the birds shown in the window are mentioned in White's writings. Stained glass window commemorating White in Selborne church, showing St Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds. ![]()
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