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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

10,000 Birds

The experiences of children observing birds, touched on in the U.S. There are many ways the filmmakers could have gone about making this film; rather than filming protests and quoting lots of statistics, they have focused on people and birds, creating a quiet advocacy that will hopefully intensify the impact of their message.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

10,000 Birds

Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences. We listen in on conversations with people he meets along the way–ornithologists, local birders, drivers, and guides, and just plain local people that he runs into as he rummages through villages, ferries across channels, and explores city markets.