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Stories of birds, photographers & photography, science & science fiction, politics, culture, and curiosities.
WILD THINGS is as wide-ranging as my interests, and those of my wife, Barbara Ramsey, who loves science, fiction, fiber arts, and much more.
In the next edition:
Barbara’s Ten Favorite Nonfiction Books
Revisiting the Wood River Delta and an elegant egret
Photographer Viktor Kolar and the transformation of a communist-run industrial city in the Czech Republic.
Coming soon
Defending documentary against the Rejectionists: a discussion of Susie Linfield’s book, Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence
The ocean scientist who survived a tsunami.
A grandfather’s funeral: echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird.
And, of course, more birds!
Past Issues
Magical Memories and Magical Thinking. Documenting apartheid, Why Fermi’s Paradox isn’t one, and one from the heart. Plus: new exhibits to see.
Looking Back. Why the Great Horned Owl is a ferocious hunter; Photos and memories of Senegal, and the untimely death of Lat Conerly, Barbara’s grandfather.
Crows & Dragons & Heroes. Photos of an extraordinary roost in Vancouver, Barbara’s list of all-time favorite books of fiction, and discussion of the new film on Bayard Rustin.
From the Andes to the Alps. Photographing flamingos at the zoo, goiters in Switzerland: a public health mystery, and experiences with the violent left in the 1970s.
What are Wild Things? Appreciating winter sparrows, memories of photographer Larry Fink, Slow Horses and Britain’s decline, and the leftists cheering Hamas.
Welcome to Wild Things. Photographing Neah Bay Doves, moral corruption on the left, and Alaskan dinosaurs.
See. Wide-ranging.
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