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Book Review: “Clinging to the Edge: A Year in the Life of a Little Tern Colony” by Richard Boon

November 15, 2024 by John Hague No Comments

By John Hague John moved to Leicester in 1993 to start training as a mental health nurse and recently retired after 30-odd years in...

Cover of children's book with pictures of common US garden birds

Birding, Reviews

THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF BIRDWATCHING: A KidLit Bird Book Review

November 12, 2024 by Susan Wroble No Comments

If you are looking for one perfect book to draw children into the joys of birding, my recommendation is The Children’s Book of Birdwatching, by ornithologist...

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Interview with Tenijah Hamilton, a Major Contributor to “The Joy of Birdwatching”

October 23, 2024 by a Guest No Comments

Tenijah Hamilton (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate creative most known for her time as host and producer of the podcast Bring Birds Back by Birdnote....

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Book Review: Identifying Migratory Birds by Sound in Britain and Europe

October 22, 2024 by a Guest No Comments

By John Hague John moved to Leicester in 1993 to start training as a mental health nurse and recently retired after 30-odd years in...

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Beautiful Oranje: The ID Handbook of European Birds by Nils van Duivendijk

October 9, 2024 by a Guest 2 Comments

By John Hague John moved to Leicester in 1993 to start training as a mental health nurse and recently retired after 30-odd years in...

Brick walkway with statues of a mother duck and ducklings. Portion of cover art showing some of sculptor Nancy Schön's "Make Way for Ducklings" sculptures from the book BE STRONG: THE RISE OF BELOVED PUBLIC ART SCULPTOR NANCY SCHÖN.

Birding, Reviews

BE STRONG: THE RISE OF BELOVED PUBLIC ART SCULPTOR NANCY SCHÖN: A KidLit Bird Book Review

October 8, 2024 by Susan Wroble No Comments

One of the world’s most well-known bird sculptures delights the public in both Boston and Moscow. It’s Nancy’s Schön’s “Make Way for Ducklings” series...