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Tony Angell, Co-Author “Gifts Of The Crow”

By | June 20, 2012 | Authors, Birds, Fish & Reptiles | No comments

Tony Angell–co-author (with John Marzluff) and illustrator of “Gifts Of The Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds To Behave Like Humans,” a fascinating book that’s both scholarly and anecdotal in making the convincing case for crows being enormously intelligent and emotional…and similar to humans– Read more…

Karen Atwood, of Florida Parrot Rescue

By | February 8, 2012 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Captive Exotic, Rescue | No comments

Karen Atwood–Senior West Coast Vice President and Southwest Coast Foster Coordinator for Florida Parrot Rescue–discusses the founding and evolution of Florida Parrot Rescue (earlier called Tampa Bay Parrot Rescue), and how her own involvement began. Read more…

Chris Chester–author of “Providence Of A Sparrow: Lessons From A Life Gone To The Birds”

By | April 4, 2005 | Authors | No comments

Chris Chester–author of “Providence Of A Sparrow: Lessons From A Life Gone To The Birds,” an acclaimed, award-winning memoir of sorts–discusses this gorgeously-written & poignant chronicle of rescuing and then living with a house sparrow named B., the extraordinary impact this singular bird had on him (and anyone else who met B.), including the seismic shift B. created in the way Chris & his wife Rebecca lived their lives, which continues to this day with 17 birds living in their home.  Read more…