Courtney talks to Bob Bell about how birding gave him a new lease on life in the midst of a fraught diagnosis, difficult illness, and early retirement. The connections between birding and hope for those suffering from acute or chronic illness.

Links from Bob's show

Bob's book: Out of the Lyme Light and Into the Sunlight

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

Merlin Bird ID

E-Bird

iNaturalist

Seek

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The Thing with Feathers is birds, birding, and hope with an obsessive newbie birder and a wide range of experts and special guests.

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Many thanks to Emily Dickinson, for having such a lovely poem in the public domain. Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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