The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis

By Courtney Ellis

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Episodes: 67

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Stories, experts, and special guests on how birds help us keep looking up.

Episode Date
67: Ornithology? Theology? How about Ornitheology! (Kevin Burrell)
May 06, 2024
66: Amy Tan's Backyard Bird Chronicles
Apr 29, 2024
65: Paying Attention, Being Astonished (Roy Howard)
Apr 22, 2024
64: What Birds are the Most Metal? (Dan Baldassarre)
Apr 15, 2024
63: The Wonder of Sandhill Cranes (Mary Gemignani)
Apr 08, 2024
62: Ted Floyd on Bushtits, eBird, and Birding Magazine
Apr 01, 2024
61: Courtney's New Bird Book - Looking Up (with Daryl Ellis)
Mar 25, 2024
60: Kenn Kaufman on the Birds Audubon Missed
Mar 18, 2024
59: Hope in the Mystery, Children's Books, and Robin Red-Breast (Glenys Nellist)
Mar 11, 2024
58: Delight, Parenting, and Bald Eagles (Shemaiah Gonzalez)
Mar 04, 2024
57: Raptor ID, Bird Counts, and Cape May (Adehl Schwaderer)
Feb 26, 2024
56: Photography, Cardinals, and Cats (Stu McClay Smith)
Feb 19, 2024
55: Project FeederWatch with Emma Greig
Feb 12, 2024
54: Birding for Introverts (Kristen Johnson)
Feb 05, 2024
53: Renaming the birds with Andrew Walsh
Jan 29, 2024
52: Colorblind birding with Justin Gerhardt
Jan 22, 2024
51: Sparrows, Prayer, and the Art of Calm (Roger Hutchison)
Jan 15, 2024
50: Bald Eagles, Working for Justice, and Facing Hard Histories (Sarah L. Sanderson)
Jan 08, 2024
49: Daryl Ellis is Now a Birder?
Dec 18, 2023
48: The Ministry of Noticing (Anita Peebles)
Dec 11, 2023
47: Mining the Bright Birds with Jody Collins
Dec 04, 2023
46: Puff-puff-puffins with Photographer Carol Pope Gordon
Nov 27, 2023
45: Birds of India with Mohit Mehta
Nov 20, 2023
44: Forgotten Female Birds with Laura Fabrycky
Nov 13, 2023
43: Finding Owls with Anuj Ghimire
Nov 06, 2023
42: Avian Saints? How Birds Can Point Us Toward the Divine (Caryn Rivadeneira)
Oct 30, 2023
41: Margaret Renkl on The Comfort of Crows
Oct 23, 2023
40: Evolutionary Biologist Steve Peck on Science, Faith, and How Things Can Be Known
Oct 16, 2023
39: Nature Journaling for the Soul (Heather Lefebvre)
Oct 09, 2023
38: Safety in Birding (Tiffany Kersten)
Oct 02, 2023
37: Birds of Costa Rica (Eugenio Garcia)
Sep 25, 2023
36: The History + Science of Bird Migration with Rebecca Heisman, Author & Ornithologist
Sep 18, 2023
35: Whooooo Knew? The Truth About Owls with Children's Author Annette Whipple
Sep 11, 2023
34: How to Catch a Hawk (Dave Conrads, Director of UI Wild)
Sep 04, 2023
33: A Young Birder on Hope and the Birds of New Mexico (Jodhan Fine)
Aug 28, 2023
32: Debbie Blue Considers the Birds
Aug 21, 2023
31: Hope for Overthinkers, Great Blue Herons, and the Unique Gifts of Children's Literature (author Jessica Whipple)
Aug 14, 2023
30: The Inept Birder on the Comedy that Brings Us Together (Karl Mechem)
Aug 07, 2023
29: Patsy Clairmont on Bluebirds, Grief, and the Power of Words
Jul 31, 2023
28: A Birdy Playlist from Music Journalist Aarik Danielsen for your Summer Road Trip
Jul 24, 2023
27: Jocelyn Anderson on Bird Photography, Hand-Feeding, and Sandhill Crane Adoptive Parents
Jul 17, 2023
26: The Wisdom of Birds + Interfaith Conversations (Aaric Eisenstein, the Avian Rebbe)
Jul 10, 2023
25: The NYTimes Summer Birding Project (Elaine Chen & Jenna Curtis)
Jul 03, 2023
24: Living More Gently on the Earth (Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, Author + VP of the Evangelical Environmental Network)
Jun 26, 2023
23: Rare Bird Alerts, Birding for a Living, and Yellow-Breasted Chats (Nate Swick, host of the ABA's American Birding Podcast)
Jun 19, 2023
22: The Allure of Birding, Being Kind on Twitter, and Birds of Michigan (author Traci Rhoades)
Jun 12, 2023
21: The Story of Stella the Stellar's Jay + Finding Hope in the Wild Things (author + editor Paul J. Pastor)
Jun 05, 2023
20: Birds & Blooms & Tufted Titmice, Oh My! (Molly Jasinski, editor at Birds & Blooms)
May 29, 2023
19: Birding Book Culture, Field Guides, and the Birds of Social Media (Birding Magazine's Frank Izaguirre)
May 22, 2023
18: Celebrating Wonder + Cardinals (priest and poet Jason Myers)
May 15, 2023
17: Birding as Therapy for the Chronically Ill (author + Lyme disease sufferer Bob Bell)
May 08, 2023
16: Amazing Woodpeckers and the Inclusivity of Birding (avian ecologist Lauren Pharr)
May 01, 2023
15: Birding for Better Mental Health (Bekah McNeel, author of Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down)
Apr 24, 2023
14: Practicing Curiosity, Birds of Saskatchewan, + Mary the Blue Jay (microbiologist Dr. Janet Hill)
Apr 17, 2023
13: Fast Birding, Big Years, and Mississippi Kites (Rev. David Johnston, priest + birder)
Apr 10, 2023
12: The Poetics of Birds and Holy Week + Sandhill Cranes (Amy Nemecek, author of The Language of the Birds)
Apr 03, 2023
11: Conservation as Stewardship + Woodpeckers (Dale Gentry, Regional Director of Conservation, Audubon Society + Founder of Disciple Science)
Mar 27, 2023
10: Why Good Theology Matters for the Planet - and Each of Us (Keith Gregoire)
Mar 20, 2023
09: Spring Migration, Bird Blinds, and Purple Finches (Christy Hyman, human geography prof + bird photographer)
Mar 13, 2023
08: No-Drama Nuthatches and the Art of Paying Attention (Susie Finkbeiner, author and birder)
Mar 06, 2023
07: The Urgency of Birding and the Power of Silence (Fernando Ortega, singer, songwriter, and birding book author)
Feb 27, 2023
06: Bird Surveys and St. Francis (Paul Foth, birding guide and church historian)
Feb 20, 2023
05: It's Time for the Great Backyard Bird Count! (Becca Rodomsky-Bish, project leader at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Feb 13, 2023
04: The Delight of Birding Societies and Conservation (Dr. Tim O'Connell, president of the Wilson Ornithological Association)
Feb 06, 2023
03: The Joy of Backyard Birds (Dr. Joan Strassmann, biologist and author of Slow Birding)
Feb 01, 2023
02: The Friendship Between Faith and Science + Barred Owls (Dr. Paul Wallace, physicist and astronomer)
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 01: Preview to The Thing With Feathers Podcast, birds and hope with Courtney Ellis and non-birder spouse Daryl
Jan 19, 2023