11/4, Tuesday, 6:30pm. An excellent talk hosted by UW Graduate School at Town Hall:
Ed Yong speaks about Becoming a Birder.
I found this recording on Youtube of the same talk he gave earlier this year.
The talk is very well laid out, excellent photos by Yong himself, many moments of funny remarks.
This photo is a wetland near his home where he first picked up birding.
He talked about peace (meditative, quiet), community (other birders), reliability and surprises, amazing feats by some birds.
The only one I still remembered is the non-stop migration pf Bar-tailed Godwit.
During Q&A, he commented that his next book will be published early 2027, which he just finished.
That's much longer than I expected.
Out in the lobby, there's a table to sign up on some bird club.
A few flattened bird that we are allowed to touch. All their furs are very soft.
Update: I just ordered both of his books, even though I've already read one. I also bought a laminated leaflet of PNW birds when I went to a different book talk at Elliot Bay Books.
