The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis

NYT bestselling author Margaret Renkl takes us through her new book, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, why "we are not despairing creatures," her views on faith, where she's finding hope, and that story about the mouse in the pantry.

Links from Margaret's show:

The Comfort of Crows (Spiel & Grau)

NYT Columns

Margaret on Twitter

Margaret on Instagram

Margaret on Facebook

Birding links:

Merlin Bird ID

e-Bird

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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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BYU professor Steve Peck reminds us that faith and science need not be enemies.

From discovering birding later in life to the delight of curiosity to his book, Evolving Faith: Wanderings of a Mormon Biologist, Steve is a wise and winsome guest.

Links from Steve's show:

⁠Evolving Faith

The Dance of the Blue Manakin

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

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Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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Join teacher and nature journal guide Heather Lefebvre as we delve deep into a surprising spiritual practice.

Plus: bald eagles, eastern bluebirds, and reconnecting to the inner child.

Links from Heather's show:

The Nature Journaler Website

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

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Birding guide Tiffany Kersten shares her harrowing story and how it started her on a mission to help birders create more safety in the field.

Links from Tiffany's show:

She's Birdie Alarms (And use code TIFF15 for 15% off!)

⁠Nature Ninja Birding Tours

Meet the Birding Guide on a Mission (Audubon Magazine)

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

Follow Courtney:

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Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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Join birding guide Eugenio Garcia on a learning journey about the amazing birding biodiversity of his homeland, what makes a good guide, and the adventure of jungle birding.

Links from Eugenio's show:

Journey South: Eugenio's Guiding Service

Email Eugenio

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

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Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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Courtney talks to Rebecca Heisman about her brilliant new book, Flight Paths, including all things migration: from the history of its human discovery, to what we have yet to learn, to the fun science behind bird backpacks and feather isotopes.

Links from Rebecca's show:

Flight Paths Book

Rebecca's Website

Rebecca on Twitter

Rebecca on Instagram

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

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Author of nearly a dozen nonfiction children's books, Annette Whipple has a knack for drawing people of all ages into wonder. On today's episode, Annette shares her love of owls, tips and tricks to connect with young readers, and how curiosity can be a powerful path toward hope.

Links from Annette's show:

Annette's books

Annette on Twitter

Annette on Instagram

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

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Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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Courtney chats with Dave Conrad, director of the Wild Program at the University of Iowa and pastor of Genesis Church about bird-banding, the hawk that got away, and why leaning into the natural world can have profound consequences for our faith.

Links from Dave's show:

Dave Conrads at UI Wild

Hawk banding at the UI Raptor Program

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

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In his 19-years of life, Jodhan Fine has served as an eBird regional reviewer for New Mexico, a co-compiler of NM's NAB regional reports, an author for ABA journals and Western Birds, and a Central New Mexico Audubon Society board member. This Occidental College student is passionate about all things birds and birding!

Jodhan and I talk all things birding, including words of wisdom for young and new birders, having a spark snake, and where he's finding hope as a budding scientist.

Links from Jodhan's show:

ABA's Birds of New Mexico

Jodhan on the Golden Plover

Jodhan on Instagram

Jodhan on Twitter

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

Follow Courtney:

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Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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Pastor and author of Consider the Birds, Debbie Blue joins us to talk about holy pigeons, being vulture apologists, and the fierceness of roosters. Together we travel from Genesis to Job to the Gospels, diving deep with the birds of the Bible and the kindness of God.

Links from Debbie's show:

Consider the Birds Book

Debbie's website

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

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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.

New episodes every Monday!

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Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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