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"When Julia Zarankin saw her first red-winged blackbird at the age of thirty-five, she didn't expect that it would change her life. Recently divorced and auditioning hobbies during a stressful career transition, she stumbled on birdwatching, initially out of curiosity for the strange breed of humans who wear multi-pocketed vests, carry spotting scopes and discuss the finer points of optics with disturbing fervour. What she never could have predicted...
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A classic in the making — an account of the biggest year in birdwatching history.
In the USA, some 50 million people lay claim to being bird-watchers or “birders,” spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and membership fees every year. A select, and utterly obsessed, few compete in one of the world’s quirkiest contests — the race to spot the most species in North America in a single year. And 1998 wasn’t...
In the USA, some 50 million people lay claim to being bird-watchers or “birders,” spending billions of dollars on birding-related travel and membership fees every year. A select, and utterly obsessed, few compete in one of the world’s quirkiest contests — the race to spot the most species in North America in a single year. And 1998 wasn’t...
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Astor + Blue Editions
Pub. Date
[2014]
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1 online resource
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English
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"Rachel Wilder's world takes a whirlwind turn when renowned bird researcher Guy Saxby falls in love with her friend, Dorothy MacBean. Even more shocking is when Guy's protégé is mysteriously murdered and Guy is the chief suspect. As Rachel and Dorothy work hard to clear his name, Rachel discovers the victim's innovative exposé on the painted bunting, upstaging his own mentor's research, and she begins to wonder just how far one...
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"Christian Cooper is a self-described Blerd (Black nerd), an avid comics fan, and an expert birder who devotes every spring to gazing upon the migratory birds that stop to rest in Central Park, just a subway ride away from where he lives in New York City. When birdwatching in the park one morning in May 2020, Cooper was engaged in the ritual that had been a part of his life since he was ten years old. But when a routine encounter with a dog-walker...
5) The big year
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Looking to shake up their routine lives, three amateur bird watchers compete to become the ultimate 'birder' by spotting the greatest number of species within a single calendar year. But the friendly rivalry soon turns into a hilariously complicated cross-country adventure as each man begins to realize that the quest for success comes at a price, and that's not chicken feed!
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Mission Creek Studios
Pub. Date
c2020.
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164 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"As a writer and naturalist, Joan Easton Lentz is well-known in the Santa Barbara area. In her latest book, “Story of a Santa Barbara Birder”, she outlines an idyllic childhood growing up in Santa Barbara, and her early passion for observing birds. Lentz brings us along as she goes deeper and gets more serious about studying the diverse bird life of the area. Through her nature journals, the reader is right beside Lentz, as she shares her thrill...
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Mission Creek Studios
Pub. Date
c2022.
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112 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Joan Easton Lentz, a prolific author on birds and natural history of the region, shares with her readers the greatest adventure and challenge of all—continuing to pursue her passion, while living with a life-threatening disease. This is not a story of grief and remorse, but of a person pursuing what she wants with humor, careful alterations, and blessed support. Her pages talk to you as a friend, and her comments and journals both inspire and strengthen...
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Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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First U.S. edition.
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288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Birder, environmentalist and activist Mya-Rose Craig is an international force. In her moving memoir, Birdgirl, she chronicles her mother's struggle with mental illness, and shares her passion for social justice and fierce dedication to preserving our planet. Meet Mya-Rose - otherwise known as "Birdgirl." In her words: "Birdwatching has never felt like a hobby, or a pastime I can pick up and put down, but a thread running through the pattern of my...
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Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
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First edition.
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AD 580L
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 24 cm
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English
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"A young girl introduces herself to a new neighbor from Syria and bonds with him over shared interests in nature, birdwatching, and finding small treasures. His anxieties about his new life are eased when his knowledge from having pet pigeons in Syria helps save an injured cardinal. Polymer clay art depicts fall and winter scenes in a neighborhood where most residents are immigrants and where intergenerational friendships are strong."--
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