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Birds of the Mesozoic: An Illustrated Field Guide

Posted on July 19, 2023April 3, 2024 by Jingmai O’Connor

Birds fascinate people. A quick journey through human history reveals ample evidence of how birds have captured our imagination since the dawn of history and across cultures, from illustrations of birds in paleolithic cave art, to the in ancient Egyptian god Horus depicted as an eagle, to carved thunderbirds crowning totems in many North American indigenous cultures. oday, fascination in birds takes another form: birders – folks who engage in birdwatching as a recreational activity. In a report issued by... Read More

Audubon at Sea: The Coastal and Transatlantic Adventures of John James Audubon

Posted on July 10, 2023April 3, 2024 by Stephen W. Kress

Christopher Irmscher (a noted Audubon Scholar) and Richard J. King ( an accomplished writer about marine literature) provide an excellent review of John James Audubon’s waterbird adventures at a time of renewed interest in Audubon’s place in ornithology history and recent controversy about his life as a slave owner during this time of racial awakening. Read More