Funny Bird Sex: Stories Birds Tell about Birds and People
Wed, Oct 20
|Millicent Library
John Nelson blends science, literature, and personal observation to explore the distinctive lives of twelve bird species--in Massachusetts and beyond--and the stories they tell us about sex, family life, song, dance, mimicry, migration, and adaptability in birds and humans.
Time & Location
Oct 20, 2021, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Millicent Library, 45 Center St, Fairhaven, MA 02719, USA
Guests
About the Event
The Friends of the Millicent Library welcomes John Nelson, noted author and birder, who will present “Funny Bird Sex: Stories Birds Tell about Birds and People” on Wednesday, October 6, in the library auditorium. His slide show presentation begins at 6:30 and blends science, literature, and personal observation to explore the distinctive
lives of twelve bird species--in Massachusetts and beyond--and the stories they tell us about sex, family life, song, dance, mimicry, migration, and adaptability in birds and humans.
John Nelson is the author of the essay collection Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds and Cultivating Judgment: A Sourcebook for Teaching Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum. His essay “Funny Bird Sex” in the Antioch Review was awarded a 2018 Pushcart Prize, and his narrative “Coming of Old Age in Samoa” in The Missouri
Review was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. A professor emeritus at North Shore Community College, John was the 2021 Visiting Writer at the college. He founded…