17: Birding as Therapy for the Chronically Ill (author + Lyme disease sufferer Bob Bell)

Courtney talks to Bob Bell about how birding gave him a new lease on life in the midst of a fraught diagnosis, difficult illness, and early retirement. The connections between birding and hope for those suffering from acute or chronic illness.
Links from Bob's show
Bob's book: Out of the Lyme Light and Into the Sunlight
Free Birding & Ecology Resources
Merlin Bird ID
E-Bird
iNaturalist
Seek
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Many thanks to Emily Dickinson, for having such a lovely poem in the public domain. Our music is by Del Belcher. The Thing with Feathers is hosted and produced by Courtney Ellis.

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