A friend passed this along, and I thought I'd share. I've heard Sibley speak in the Meadowlands, and he was terrific.

He was also gracious enough to write the foreword to the Celery Farm book (In the Presence of Nature),  for which I am forever grateful. He is one of the true good guys.

David Allen Sibley: What It’s Like to Be A Bird 

Online Class - https://www.92y.org/class/david-allen-sibley 

Tue, Dec 8, & Dec 15, 2 pm ET, $40 for both sessions 

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a bird? Can birds smell? Is that the same cardinal that was at your feeder last year? What are backyard birds doing and why?

Photographed this guy earlier this month near the Celery Farm.

The little thing is a plastic milk bottle cap, used in lieu of a quarter for scale.

On Monday I asked:

Can you I.D. this bird by its silhouette? Photographed this fall in North Jersey.

The answer:

It's a Common Raven I photographed at Stateline Lookout.

If you're looking for perfect gifts that support the Fyke Nature Association and the Lee Memorial Library, stop by the library and buy a 2021 Celery Farm calendar ($15 each) or a signed copy of my book, The Real James Bond ($25).

Calendar proceeds go to Fyke. Book proceeds benefit the library. (I'm on the library's board and try to promote it whenever I can.)

The Free Library of Philadelphia just posted a cool podcast about The Real James Bond, including a segment about a 16th-century cartographer/spy.

You can listen to the podcast -- which begins with a snippet from Schiffer's audiobook version narrated by Raphael Corkhill -- on Spotify here for free.

The Free Library's Joe Shemtov and Andrea Lemoins hosted the podcast. (Thanks, Joe and Andrea!)