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Shows With Contributions by Mark Bramhill

American Goldfinch seen from its left side, sitting in sunlight

Spark Bird: Rosemary Mosco's Bird and Moon

Rosemary Mosco was drawn to birds as a shy child, because they rewarded patience. In college, she struggled to connect with her classes in anthropology. She began volunteering with a group in Toronto that tries to stop birds from hitting windows. At the same time, she created a cartoon…
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American Goldfinch seen from its left side, sitting in sunlight

Spark Bird: Rosemary Mosco's Bird and Moon

Rosemary Mosco was drawn to birds as a shy child, because they rewarded patience. In college, she struggled to connect with her classes in anthropology. She began volunteering with a group in Toronto that tries to stop birds from hitting windows. At the same time, she created a cartoon…
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American Crow calling, perched on branch against clear blue sky

Spark Bird: Kira Jane Buxton's Crow Rescue

Kira Jane Buxton wrote two novels about a foul-mouthed pet crow navigating the extinction of humanity. But her love for crows began just a few years before writing the books. She found an injured crow surrounded by 60 others calling out in alarm. Though Kira was nervous, she took the crow…
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American Crow calling, perched on branch against clear blue sky

Spark Bird: Kira Jane Buxton's Crow Rescue

Kira Jane Buxton wrote two novels about a foul-mouthed pet crow navigating the extinction of humanity. But her love for crows began just a few years before writing the books. She found an injured crow surrounded by 60 others calling out in alarm. Though Kira was nervous, she took the crow…
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Blackburnian Warbler perched on leafy branch and showing its bright orange breast, and black-and-orange striped head and dark wings

Spark Bird: A Blackburnian Warbler’s Journey

Justine Bowe fell in love with birds when she was a kid, on a hike with her dad when she saw the fiery colors of a Blackburnian Warbler. Justine now manages the Bird Friendly Coffee program at the Smithsonian Institute's Migratory Bird Center, working with coffee farmers to preserve…
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Blackburnian Warbler perched on leafy branch and showing its bright orange breast, and black-and-orange striped head and dark wings

Spark Bird: A Blackburnian Warbler’s Journey

Justine Bowe fell in love with birds when she was a kid, on a hike with her dad when she saw the fiery colors of a Blackburnian Warbler. Justine now manages the Bird Friendly Coffee program at the Smithsonian Institute's Migratory Bird Center, working with coffee farmers to preserve…
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A group of pigeons, with a mostly white speckled pigeon at the front in left profile.

A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching

Illustrator and science writer Rosemary Mosco is the author of the new book, A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching. The book explores humanity’s long relationship with pigeons, from domestication thousands of years ago to fancy pigeon breeding in recent centuries. Rosemary's book not only…
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A group of pigeons, with a mostly white speckled pigeon at the front in left profile.

A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching

Illustrator and science writer Rosemary Mosco is the author of the new book, A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching. The book explores humanity’s long relationship with pigeons, from domestication thousands of years ago to fancy pigeon breeding in recent centuries. Rosemary's book not only…
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American Robin standing in sunny grass

Spark Bird: The First Robin of Spring

Rasheena Fountain studied environmental science and worked at her local Audubon Society. Now she writes about nature and diversity in the outdoors. And what got her interested in the first place? It all started in kindergarten, with a teacher named Miss Beak and the first robin of spring.
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Crows on street light

Spark Bird: Birding from the Bus

Kelsen Caldwell drives a bus in and around Seattle for King County Metro. As a bus driver, sometimes there’s downtime if your bus is moving too fast. What do you do with all that extra time? If you’re Kelsen, you fall in love with birds.
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