Essayist and storyteller Shemaiah Gonzalez brings us to her backyard in the Pacific Northwest for all the Starling/Blue Jay drama.

Plus, the hope of literature, the joys and struggles of parenthood, and where to find a Trumpeter Swan.

Links from Shemaiah's show

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The Thing With Feathers is produced by Courtney Ellis. Original music by Del Belcher. New episodes every Monday.

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