The esteemed natural history writer, novelist, poet and butterfly expert Robert Michael Pyle has expert outdoors skills, but understood why that aspect of him was depicted differently on film—to allow for humor and character growth. Check out comedic actor David Cross (of television’s Arrested Development and Mr. Show) portraying Pyle in these clips from the film The Dark Divide.

Listen to a cut from a new album featuring Pyle and fellow Willapa Hills resident and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic.

For the full story of Robert Michael Pyle and his latest endeavors, visit Robert Michael Pyle: A Rare Species.