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Our contributing editors aren't just columnists. They're bestselling authors, popular public speakers, tour leaders, field researchers, and well-known artists. Each is knowledgeable, likable, and frequently, really funny. They're just the sort of people you'd want to go birding with. They're the biggest names in the world of birding. And you can find them in every issue of Birder's World.
David Allen Sibley Artist David Allen Sibley is the author of the bestselling Sibley Guide to Birds, Sibley's Birding Basics, and Sibley guides to birds of eastern and western North America. His first article for Birder's World, a profile of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, appeared in our August 2006 issue. His column "ID Toolkit" appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor Pete Dunne Contributing Editor Pete Dunne is an expert birder, a gifted storyteller, a popular public speaker, and one of America's preeminent nature writers. His first article in Birder's World, the essay "Hawks and Feeders," appeared in June 1987. His wide-ranging column "Birder at Large" appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor Julie Craves Contributing Editor Julie Craves is a tireless researcher and bird bander with a keen interest in the stopover ecology of migrant birds. She is also a personable writer with a gift for making everything she writes readable and entertaining. Her first article in Birder's World, "Forest Fire-tail," a profile of the American Redstart, appeared in June 1994. She answers readers' questions about birds in her column "Since You Asked" in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor - Hummingbirds, Mallards, and tails
- Earthquakes, feathers, and cormorants
- Brush piles, seed eaters, and plumage abnormalities
- Northern Cardinal, songbirds, Mourning Dove
- Goldfinches, Barn Swallows, and hummingbirds
| One of the great benefits of subscribing to Birder's World is enjoying the columns written by our contributing editors. Not a subscriber? View two of our FREE preview articles below. Since You Asked Julie Craves answers readers' questions about the gripping power of a Bald Eagle's talons, why a Rose-breasted Grosbeak's plumage might appear coffee-brown, not black, and whether it's OK to mix dry dog food into suet. Read more » Amazing Birds Eldon Greij describes the legs of birds and explains why their backward-pointing "knees" are actually ankles and how an amazing bone-tendon arrangement causes birds' toes to be open when their legs are extended and closed when the legs are flexed. Read more »Kenn Kaufman Contributing Editor Kenn Kaufman is an expert birder and naturalist, a bestselling author, a talented artist and photographer, a world traveler, and a renowned public speaker whose presentations blend fact, philosophy, and much good humor. His work first appeared in Birder's World in April 1988. His column "ID Tips," featuring the photographs of Brian E. Small, appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor Eldon Greij Eldon Greij is a biologist and a lifelong educator and the Founding Editor of Birder's World. His popular column "Amazing Birds" appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor Paul Kerlinger Contributing Editor Paul Kerlinger is a biologist and nationally known expert on bird migration and behavior and a former director of New Jersey Audubon's Cape May Bird Observatory. He first used radar to track bird migration more than 25 years ago, and he was one of the first to study birding ecotourism and economics. His first article in Birder's World, the essay "Are Black Rails for Real?" appeared in April 1994. His column "On the Move" appears in every issue of the magazine. recent posts by this contributor |
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