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There are birders and there are BIRDERS. Nathaniel Bowler is the latter. He incorporates parts of birding aside from just avians, such as cleaning up his "patch," and still birding while ill.
Thoreau famously said he wanted to suck the marrow out of life. Jesse C. McEntee does, lives adventurously and writes about it. Next Adventure will inspire you to add more adventure to your life, and will give you ideas as to how to do that.
Neil Barker's writing and photography is a bright spot in my mornings. His poems are beautiful and inquisitive, his images are detailed portals to the encounters with Nature that serve as the backbone of his pieces. He also raises deeper questions that his encounters with Nature prompt him to ponder. You should absolutely subscribe to Neil Barker's Meditations on Nature | Korean-style Sijo poems.
Sarah describes herself as a swooner; her work might make you swoon also. Not only does she write with an enjoyable irreverence, she weaves in bits of history and folklore, making her avian essays as educational as they are fun. (For Sarah's foraging writing, she has another newsletter: Foraged and Fermented.)
If you want to read about birds and/or the American West, Life is for the Birds is exactly what you are looking for. Carl's writing ability combined with his knowledge of birds is a rare combination--an absolute delight to read.
Pamela is a poet, naturalist, photographer, and thinker with a valuable perspective. Aside from regular access to her photography, subscribing to Words and Pictures will provide affirmations to help you navigate this complicated and occasionally quite difficult world. She also provides quotes and experiences that remind us: Be kind to each other.