The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis

The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis

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

Episodes

March 27, 2023 50 min

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

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Courtney talks to pediatrician and co-author of "The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex," Keith Gregoire about how birding keeps him hopeful while doing spiritually and emotionally heavy work. Plus: how clear, thoughtful theology can guide us in our care for the natural world, the church, and one another. 

Links from Keith's show

Keith's book: The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex

Barrow's Goldeneye

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Courtney talks to Dr. Christy Hyman about the magic of migration, the tenderness of birding in grief, how to spot the most birds, and the fascinating world of human geography. 

Links from Christy's show

Random Nature Pod

Christy Hyman's Website

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

Merlin Bird ID

E-Bird

iNaturalist

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Twitter

Instagram

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Courtney talks to Susie Finkbeiner about her book The Nature of Small Birds and the interplay between patience, creativity, and birding. Plus: we get a great idea for a t-shirt.

Links from Susie's show

Susie's Author Website

Susie's books

Preorder The All-American

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

Merlin Bird ID

E-Bird

iNaturalist

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Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

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Courtney talks to Fernando Ortega about his new book: Fernando's Birds: Photographs and Tales, the place of listening in songwriting (and birding!), his current album-in-progress, and the hope that sustains.

Links from Fernando's show

Fernando's Website (discography, book, and tour dates)

Follow Fernando:

Twitter

Instagram

Facebook

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Courtney talks to Paul Foth about the birding church fathers, getting outdoors as a spiritual practice, Eastern Orthodoxy, and all things Canada.

Links from Paul's show

Paul's Birding Guide Site: Go Pishing!

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

Merlin Bird ID

E-Bird

iNaturalist

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Wisdom on cultivating backyard bird habitats, what we can learn from nesting studies, and an invitation to join us for the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count (THIS weekend!) with the brilliant Becca Rodomsky-Bish. PLUS: what should we feed our hummingbirds and what's another name for an American woodcock?

Links from Becca's show:

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)

Nest Quest Go!

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Free Birdi...

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This week: Courtney talks to Tim O'Connell about ecology, conservation, cultural beliefs about eagles and vultures, and Tim offers up the best bobolink impression we've ever heard.

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! 

Links from Tim's show:

Wilson Ornithological Society

The American Bird Conservancy

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Courtney talks to brilliant biologist and author Joan Strassmann about the gifts of paying attention, the under-appreciated blue jay, citizen science, and why mockingbirds might just blow your mind. 

Links from Joan's show

Joan's book - Slow Birding: the Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

Merlin Bird ID

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Courtney talks to Paul Wallace about expansive faith, the gift of wonder, barred owls, and A Bird from the Lord.

Links from Paul's show

Paul's books - Love & Quasars and The Stars Beneath Us

Free Birding & Ecology Resources

Merlin Bird ID

E-Bird

iNaturalist

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Follow Paul:

Twitter

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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.

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