So far, most of the pieces that I’ve written for Bird History have been stand-alone stories. But for the next several months, my bi-weekly pieces will tell the story of how the United States started protecting its birds. This meandering, fifty-year saga, involving feather hunting, ladies’ clubs, murder, international treaties, and bird lovers from all…
Month: April 2025
Birding, 10,000 BC: America’s first humans found a world filled with birds. Some of the most incredible disappeared with the mammoths.
Bird History is free to read, but putting together these posts is a lot of work! If you like what you’re reading, I’d invite you to upgrade to a paid subscription on my Substack. If you do, I’ll send you one of my hand-made linocut prints — you can check them out at the end…