Courtney talks to Janet Hill, professor of microbiologist at the University of Saskatchewan about how to get started in birding, developing a love for the natural world, the joy of spring migration, and the basics of bird photography. Plus: the wonder of magpies (and giant anteaters!) and a bird-banding adventure. Links from Janet's show <a href="https://twitter.com/Saskajanet/status/1273427866093416448?s=20">The Story of Mary the Blue Jay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Saskajanet">Follow Janet on Twitter</a> Free Birding & Ecology Resources <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/">Merlin Bird ID</a> <a href="https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/">E-Bird</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app">Seek</a> 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: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/courtneyellis">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/courtneyellisauthor">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.courtneybellis.com/">Website</a> 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. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message</a> Get full access to Keep Looking Up at <a href="https://courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Courtney talks to Janet Hill, professor of microbiologist at the University of Saskatchewan about how to get started in birding, developing a love for the natural world, the joy of spring migration, and the basics of bird photography. Plus: the wonder of magpies (and giant anteaters!) and a bird-banding adventure. Links from Janet's show The Story of Mary the Blue Jay Follow Janet on Twitter Free Birding & Ecology Resources Merlin Bird ID E-Bird iNaturalist Seek 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: Twitter Facebook Website 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message Get full access to Keep Looking Up at courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe

Courtney talks to Janet Hill, professor of microbiologist at the University of Saskatchewan about how to get started in birding, developing a love for the natural world, the joy of spring migration, and the basics of bird photography. Plus: the wonder of magpies (and giant anteaters!) and a bird-banding adventure. Links from Janet's show <a href="https://twitter.com/Saskajanet/status/1273427866093416448?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Story of Mary the Blue Jay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Saskajanet" rel="noopener noreferrer">Follow Janet on Twitter</a> Free Birding &amp; Ecology Resources <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Merlin Bird ID</a> <a href="https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/" rel="noopener noreferrer">E-Bird</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seek</a> 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: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/courtneyellis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/courtneyellisauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.courtneybellis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Website</a> 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. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message</a> Get full access to Keep Looking Up at <a href="https://courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe</a>

14: Practicing Curiosity, Birds of Saskatchewan, + Mary the Blue Jay (microbiologist Dr. Janet Hill)

Courtney talks to David Johnston about how to see the most birds (fast!), the connections between mourning and birding, Mississippi kites, and the birds of West Virginia. Links from David's show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_year#:~:text=A%20big%20year%20is%20a,within%20a%20specific%20geographic%20area.">A History of Birding's Big Year</a> Free Birding & Ecology Resources <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/">Merlin Bird ID</a> <a href="https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/">E-Bird</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app">Seek</a> Follow David: <a href="https://twitter.com/dl_johnston">Twitter</a> 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: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/courtneyellis">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/courtneyellisauthor">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.courtneybellis.com/">Website</a> Many thanks to author & professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message</a> Get full access to Keep Looking Up at <a href="https://courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Courtney talks to David Johnston about how to see the most birds (fast!), the connections between mourning and birding, Mississippi kites, and the birds of West Virginia. Links from David's show A History of Birding's Big Year Free Birding & Ecology Resources Merlin Bird ID E-Bird iNaturalist Seek Follow David: Twitter 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: Twitter Facebook Website Many thanks to author & professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message Get full access to Keep Looking Up at courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe

Courtney talks to David Johnston about how to see the most birds (fast!), the connections between mourning and birding, Mississippi kites, and the birds of West Virginia. Links from David's show <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_year#:~:text=A%20big%20year%20is%20a,within%20a%20specific%20geographic%20area." rel="noopener noreferrer">A History of Birding's Big Year</a> Free Birding &amp; Ecology Resources <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Merlin Bird ID</a> <a href="https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/" rel="noopener noreferrer">E-Bird</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seek</a> Follow David: <a href="https://twitter.com/dl_johnston" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> 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: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/courtneyellis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/courtneyellisauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.courtneybellis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Website</a> Many thanks to author &amp; professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message</a> Get full access to Keep Looking Up at <a href="https://courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe</a>

13: Fast Birding, Big Years, and Mississippi Kites (Rev. David Johnston, priest + birder)

Courtney talks to Dale Gentry about the connections between discipleship and science. Links from Dale's show <a href="https://www.audubon.org/">The Audubon Society</a> <a href="https://mn.audubon.org/about-us/dr-dale-gentry">Dale's Audubon Page</a> <a href="https://www.disciplescience.com/">Disciple Science: Connecting People to God Through Nature</a> Free Birding & Ecology Resources <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/">Merlin Bird ID</a> <a href="https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/">E-Bird</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app">Seek</a> Follow Dale: <a href="https://twitter.com/DaleGentryMN">Twitter</a> 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: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/courtneyellis">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/courtneyellisauthor">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.courtneybellis.com/">Website</a> Many thanks to author & professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message</a> Get full access to Keep Looking Up at <a href="https://courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Courtney talks to Dale Gentry about the connections between discipleship and science. Links from Dale's show The Audubon Society Dale's Audubon Page Disciple Science: Connecting People to God Through Nature Free Birding & Ecology Resources Merlin Bird ID E-Bird iNaturalist Seek Follow Dale: Twitter 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: Twitter Facebook Website Many thanks to author & professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message Get full access to Keep Looking Up at courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe

Courtney talks to Dale Gentry about the connections between discipleship and science. Links from Dale's show <a href="https://www.audubon.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Audubon Society</a> <a href="https://mn.audubon.org/about-us/dr-dale-gentry" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dale's Audubon Page</a> <a href="https://www.disciplescience.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disciple Science: Connecting People to God Through Nature</a> Free Birding &amp; Ecology Resources <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Merlin Bird ID</a> <a href="https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/" rel="noopener noreferrer">E-Bird</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seek</a> Follow Dale: <a href="https://twitter.com/DaleGentryMN" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> 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: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/courtneyellis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/courtneyellisauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.courtneybellis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Website</a> Many thanks to author &amp; professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message</a> Get full access to Keep Looking Up at <a href="https://courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe</a>

11: Conservation as Stewardship + Woodpeckers (Dale Gentry, Regional Director of Conservation, Audubon Society + Founder of Disciple Science)

Welcome to The Thing With Feathers! This preview covers the story behind the show, how birds can unite us, Badly Drawn Birds, #ABirdFromTheLord, why Twitter is the best birding social media, and why Courtney is constitutionally unable to replace the toilet paper roll.  The Thing with Feathers is birds, birding, and hope with an obsessive newbie birder and a wide range of experts and special guests. Free Birding & Ecology Resources <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/">Merlin Bird ID</a> <a href="https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/">E-Bird</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app">Seek</a> Follow Courtney: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/courtneyellis">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/courtneyellisauthor">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.courtneybellis.com/">Website</a> Many thanks to author & professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message</a> Get full access to Keep Looking Up at <a href="https://courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Welcome to The Thing With Feathers! This preview covers the story behind the show, how birds can unite us, Badly Drawn Birds, #ABirdFromTheLord, why Twitter is the best birding social media, and why Courtney is constitutionally unable to replace the toilet paper roll. The Thing with Feathers is birds, birding, and hope with an obsessive newbie birder and a wide range of experts and special guests. Free Birding & Ecology Resources Merlin Bird ID E-Bird iNaturalist Seek Follow Courtney: Twitter Facebook Website Many thanks to author & professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message Get full access to Keep Looking Up at courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to The Thing With Feathers! This preview covers the story behind the show, how birds can unite us, Badly Drawn Birds, #ABirdFromTheLord, why Twitter is the best birding social media, and why Courtney is constitutionally unable to replace the toilet paper roll.&nbsp; The Thing with Feathers is birds, birding, and hope with an obsessive newbie birder and a wide range of experts and special guests. Free Birding &amp; Ecology Resources <a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Merlin Bird ID</a> <a href="https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/" rel="noopener noreferrer">E-Bird</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seek</a> Follow Courtney: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/courtneyellis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/courtneyellisauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.courtneybellis.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Website</a> Many thanks to author &amp; professor Todd Peterson for suggesting the perfect name for the pod (and for 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. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/courtney-ellis02/message</a> Get full access to Keep Looking Up at <a href="https://courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="noopener noreferrer">courtneyellis.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Episode 01: Preview to The Thing With Feathers Podcast, birds and hope with Courtney Ellis and non-birder spouse Daryl

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Stories, experts, and special guests on how birds help us keep looking up. courtneyellis.substack.com

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