article thumbnail

Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

In Better Living Through Birding , Chris tells us stories of his life, a very unique life, but he also crafts his experiences so we can relate to them as birders and as people. Because being a birder means you experience life through that framework. And, as he did a decade ago, the joys and benefits of birding.

Emotional 220
article thumbnail

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

10,000 Birds

A little more than halfway through 2014, a year Marybeth had decided would be devoted to finishing in the top fifty eBirders in Louisiana AND Alabama, there is a terrible accident and time must be put aside for Lynn’s healing and recovery. But, in Chapter Three the book takes on more shape.

Louisiana 264