How do we recognize and commemorate the life and death of wild creatures among us? Gyotaku is a Japanese ink printing method conventional used by fishermen to print their fish to verify species and size. NYC-based artist Molly Tenzer uses gyotaku to print the dead bodies of birds and mammals she encounters in the city. Tenzer expresses gratitude to Tape Hernandez for introducing her to the art of gyotaku. We saw Tenzer's work first hand at the 2023 Wunderkammer taxidermy competition.

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Season 4 of Your Bird Story aka CHIRP is funded with a ⁠⁠⁠Voice for Nature Foundation⁠⁠⁠ grant.

Creator and Host: Georgia Silvera Seamans

Producer and Editor: ⁠⁠⁠Pod to the People⁠⁠⁠

Bird vocalizations: ⁠⁠Macaulay Library