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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Unlike some of us who started birding in midlife, Rogers brings to her new passion an adventurous history of a life lived outdoors–rock climbing (serious rock climbing, not in a gym), kayaking, ballooning, environmental stewardship, time in Alaska and Antarctica–which she uses to inform her new birding experiences.

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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

10,000 Birds

There is a wealth of information about these marvelous creatures, given via prose essays, and charts, and tables – it’s all quite user-friendly. This is a topic fraught with the danger of cliche, but Rogers knows how to use the essay form to tell a good story and convey the magic of emotional and worldview change.

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Locked in Guangxi: An epidemic adventure, searching for birds

10,000 Birds

A that point in time, I could not imagine the adventure that I was going to experience and how birds would have rescued me. We had no information when the border would re-opened – perhaps within 2 days or perhaps within 5 weeks. On February 3, our plane landed in Nanning. We were trapped like birds in a cage.

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My Subtropical Bird Garden

10,000 Birds

But I would never have imagined how important it would be to my emotional well-being to have a bird-friendly garden during lockdown. There are lots of online sources of information on bird-friendly gardening, but much of this information is oriented towards those who live in temperate climes.

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Adventures of a Louisiana Birder: One Year, Two Wings, Three Hundred Species–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Van Remsen, to the Louisiana birding community whose members respond immediately and enthusiastically to Marybeth’s requests for information and access. Marybeth Lima tells her birding and personal stories in straightforward, honest language that never skimps on detail (sometimes a bit too much detail) but never overflows on emotion.

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Sniping: The Final Frontier?

10,000 Birds

It toyed with my emotions for many minutes before it eventually flew off. The underside of the bird’s wings held all the information – it’s uniform grey/brown on Wilson’s but mixed with white for South American. How can one not love that face? After having a sip of some water, just before disappearing.

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Animal Stories Wanted

Animal Person

U PCOMING THEME: Animals For an upcoming issue, we're seeking new essays about the bonds--emotional, ethical, biological, physical, or otherwise--between humans and animals. Please send manuscript, accompanied by a cover letter with complete contact information, SASE and payment to: Creative Nonfiction. Attn: Animals.

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