On this episode I talk with a relative newcomer to birding, Courtney Ellis. Courtney began birding during the pandemic, and has become a birding enthusiast and ambassador.  Check out her podcast <a href='https://courtneybellis.com/the-thing-with-feathers-podcast/'>The Thing with Feathers</a>, as well as her soon to be released book <a href='https://courtneybellis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/screen-shot-2023-10-24-at-11.40.45-am-1.png'>Looking Up: A Birders Guide to Hope Through Grief</a>.
We talked about my <a href='https://birdbanter.com/index.php/2023/02/26/the-bird-banter-podcast-148-with-holly-merker-additional-info/'>episode #148 with Holly Merker</a> where you can hear about <a href='https://ornitherapy.com/'>Ornitherapy</a> and the <a href='https://www.themindfulbirdingnetwork.com/'>Mindful Birding Network</a>. 
To read more about the things we talked about check out the blog post on <a href='https://birdbanter.com/index.php/category/thebirdbanterpodcastblog/'>BirdBanter.com</a>. 
Thanks for listening. Until next time, good birding and good day!

The Bird Banter Podcast #172 with Joshua Covill

Bird Watchers, Birders, Nature Lovers should hear the Bird Banter Podcast.  Hear Birders talk about birdwatching, or birding for the more passionate. Hear their birding stories, about bird watching experiences, about birding research, birding travel, and birdwatching anecdotes.  It’s fun, conversational and tries to be a birding ambassador to  improve the world one birder at a time.