Thank you, Rob! It was a ton of fun. (Except for the hard parts, which were hard...)

From the roundup: “Balanced and reflective, Starlings calls on readers to challenge their prejudices and misconceptions of one noisy three-ounce blackbird, a vital step in our own journey to recast the meaning of belonging on a chaotic and increasingly violent Earth.”

Glad to have such a thoughtful review of Starlings in the American Ornithological Society (@amornith.bsky.social) journal Ornithological Applications. #books #ornithology #naturewriting #birdwatching

…from the good folks in the environmental wing of H-Net Reviews, ‪@hnetreviews.bsky.social

And while you're there, you can read an interview with me about all manner of things, including what we think about birds, what birds might think of us, extinction, art, bears, writing, reading and, of course, starlings.

www.orangeblossomordinary.com/interviews/i...

3 things I learned while writing Starlings (thanks to @nautil.us mag for the chance to explore):

1. Nature has a way of delivering unintended consequences.

2. Outsmarting these birds is harder than you think.

3. Histories are complicated – and never finished.

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Yep, indeed. There were other introductions but the ones in Central Park, by a guy named Eugene Schieffelin in the late 1800s, were the ones that stuck. I take a deep dive into that strange history in the book.

I need to check that out. Thx for the head's up!