The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis

Daryl Ellis joins Courtney to chat about her new book, Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief.

Plus: hear chapter one and get a 20% code for the book!

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Birding royalty Kenn Kaufman joins us to talk about drawing birds, the joy of being a beginner, and his new book The Birds That Audubon Missed.

Links from Kenn's show:

The Birds That Audubon Missed

Kenn on Facebook

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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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Author of over 30 children's books, Glenys Nellist believes in making space for children (and adults!) to live in wonder. We talk about her brand-new book Song of the Seasons, the differences between American Robins and their British cousins, and the comfort of mystery.

Plus: an original song about hope by Ephram Wilkoff.

Links from Glenys's show:

Glenys's books

Glenys on Instagram

Glenys on Facebook

Ephram's original song, "Hope is a Long Story"

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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

Shemaiah on X

Shemaiah's Undaunted Joy Substack

Shemaiah on Facebook

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Courtney talks to the Cape May Bird Observatory’s Program Coordinator, naturalist Adehl Schwaderer, about why counting birds is important, how to tell one raptor from another, why the Cape May Birding Festival is so rad (it really is!), and why vultures are the most elegant birds.

Links from Adehl's show

Cape May Spring Bird Festival

Cape May Bird Observatory

Trektellen (international bird counts)

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Professional photographer Stu McClay Smith guides us through how to snap that perfect shot, what equipment we need to get started, and why cats (of all things!) are bringing him hope.

Links from Stu's show

Stu on X/Twitter

Stu on Instagram

Stu's Photography Website

Birding links:

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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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Join us as we learn how much we can learn from backyard birds. Today on the show, Emma Greig joins us from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to talk all things Project FeederWatch.

From the average number of backyard bird species (you'll be surprised!) to signing up for a free hawk poster, this informative episode is not to be missed.

Links from Emma's show:

Project FeederWatch

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

More about Emma

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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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Orange County, California birder Kristen Johnson serves as a shepherd/pastor at an EFCA church in Fullerton. From southern California hotspots to birding as grief work to caring for singles in the church, this is a conversation not to be missed.

Links from Kristen'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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Public health professional Andrew Walsh writes on the intersections between faith and science. Join us for a conversation ranging from West Nile virus to the multiverse.

Links from Andrew's show:

Science Corner: Improper Names (Emerging Scholars Blog)

Andrew's book: Faith Across the Multiverse

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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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Professional podcaster Justin Gerhardt joins us to chat about other ways to identify birds, the joy of curiosity, and why the stories of the Old Testament keep him coming back.

Links from Justin's show:

Holy Ghost Stories Podcast

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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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