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03-01: 2019 Bird of the Year Artist Megan Massa

03-01: 2019 Bird of the Year Artist Megan Massa

FromThe American Birding Podcast


03-01: 2019 Bird of the Year Artist Megan Massa

FromThe American Birding Podcast

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Multimedia bird artist Megan Massa is the latest artist to create the Bird of the Year cover art, an auspicious list that includes David Sibley, Julie Zickefoose, and Louise Zemaitis, among others. Her experiences have run the gamut from the hobby side of birding to birds research to art and her creation, a Red-billed Tropicbird soaring over a boat full of birders will be featured on the cover of the February 2019 issue of Birding magazine. It's the first Bird of the Year work to exist completely in a digital realm, a fascinating process that allowed Megan to add some cool artistic easter eggs. She joins host Nate Swick to talk bird art, research, and the needs of college-aged birders.  Plus, a good-bye to the Iiwi, a bird that asked all of us to learn a little more about Hawaiian native birds.  Thanks to the Space Coast Birding Festival for sponsoring this episode. We'll be there! Will you?
Released:
Jan 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The American Birding Podcast brings together staff and friends of the American Birding Association as we talk about birds, birding, travel and conservation in North America and beyond. Join host Nate Swick every other Thursday for news and happenings, recent rarities, guests from around the birding world, and features of interest to every birder.