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Now, for many of us nature nerds, books and birds go hand in hand.

That's why Bird Note brings you conversations with award-winning writers

about how birds inspire

their work.

Like birder and field guide author Ken Kaufman.

Paying attention to the birds around you is going to make your life more three-dimensional

and more exciting and they can bring more beauty into your life. And former U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limone.

I pass the feeder and yell,

Grackle party.

And then an hour later, I yell,

Morning Dove After Party.

I call the feeder the party and the seed on the ground, the after party.

Birdnote takes you behind the scenes of books like A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching with Rosemary Moscow.

I was not always a fan of pigeons.

The fascination really exploded when I was living in Toronto.

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