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As a black person who deeply loves nature, I repeatedly feel unsafe in it. Dr. Drew Lanham (a black birder) captures the terror and tradeoffs. He abandoned a remote project after "Someone at the university joked about my degree being awarded posthumously." https://lithub.com/birding-while-black/
The fact that this list (also by Dr. Lanham, ornithologist and professor) even exists is heartbreaking.
"3. Don’t bird in a hoodie. Ever." https://orionmagazine.org/article/9-rules-for-the-black-birdwatcher/
"3. Don’t bird in a hoodie. Ever." https://orionmagazine.org/article/9-rules-for-the-black-birdwatcher/
Recently, we put up a bunch of bird feeders at our little homestead upstate NY. I love seeing them out the window as I'm chained to endless Zoom calls. I bought the Peterson's bird ID guide. I'm slowly learning finches, wrens, woodpeckers...
So thank you @brokeymcpoverty for the roll call. https://twitter.com/brokeymcpoverty/status/1265446170496819201?s=20
And, @samsanders, I am in. #BirdingWhileBlack https://twitter.com/samsanders/status/1265641340169142273?s=20
For those not yet hip to @JasonWardNY, who hosted the incredible Birds of North America. Get to know my favorite bird nerd. (Jason, more bird ID questions coming your way – stay tuned!) https://twitter.com/JasonWardNY/status/1179483867364896768?s=20
Yesterday, I learned the mournful cooing song of mourning doves. Which seemed apt for this moment. (Also, their tails are pretty amazing looking.)
THIS THIS THIS! (And @RaeWynnGrant and I are crashing the party :) https://twitter.com/fran_keller/status/1265481319020032000?s=20
And thank you @emorwee for covering this in HEATED, and putting it in context of how deeply people of color are more concerned than whites about the environment and climate but are less likely to have careers and hobbies that reflect that concern. https://heated.world/p/as-rare-as-hens-teeth
p.s. Meanwhile, Chris Cooper continues to take the high road: “If our goal is to change the underlying factors, I am not sure that this young woman having her life completely torn apart serves that goal.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/nyregion/amy-cooper-dog-central-park.html
This is my recent experience, going for a walk near my family farm in rural upstate NY. There are so many confederate flags up here. It’s scary. https://instagram.com/stories/ayanaeliza/2317970772768743056
