110 Slow Birding - with Joan
Try a different form of birdwatching.
This episode explores how the principles of slow food can apply to birdwatching – featuring behavioural ecologist Joan Strassmann’s insights on paying attention to your everyday bird neighbours.
Joan E. Strassmann loves to watch local, common birds as they live their lives. She is Rebstock Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis where she teaches behavioral ecology and works hard to inspire students. The Slow Food movement inspired her to write ‘Slow Birding’ to encourage a thoughtful approach to observing life outside.