Julie Zickefoose will be next guest on BirdCallsRadio
Julie Zickefoose, naturalist, writer, artist, author of "The Bluebird Effect" ©Phoebe Linnea Thompson. All Rights Reserved.
Be sure to tune in Sunday, April 15th 1 to 2 p.m. as BirdCallsRadio features a special live interview with Julie Zickefoose. Julie is a popular wildlife artist, naturalist, writer, and author of Letters from Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods, and The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds, a recent pick for Oprah Book Club “Book of the Week.”
Julie draws inspiration for art and writing from her 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio – land from which she says she learns something new every day. She and her husband, Bill Thompson III, ” have seen more than 180 species of birds and nearly 70 species of butterflies on their nature sanctuary.”
The Bluebird Effect, according to Zickefoose, “has grown from 40 years of working with, studying, drawing and helping birds; trying to fix them when they’re broken and mothering them when they’re orphaned.” The book includes more than 320 illustrations by the author.
Julie was educated at Harvard University in biology and art and worked as a field biologist for six years for The Nature Conservancy before concentrating on her career as a freelance artist. Her credits include articles or artwork in publications such as “The New Yorker,” “Smithsonian” and “Bird Watcher’s Digest.” Julie has contributed more than 40 natural history commentaries to NPR’s news show, All Things Considered. her blog, Julie Zickefosse on Blogspot http://juliefoose.blogspot.com, entertains around 20,000 visitors per month.
The Rain Crows, her band with husband Bill Thompson III, Editor of Bird Watcher’s Digest, recently released its first album, “Looks Like Rain.”
This promises to be a lively and engaging BirdCallsRadio program. Be sure to tune in from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, on 1490 WGCH or Listen Live on BirdCallsRadio The show will be repeated on Monday from 9 to 10 p.m. worldwide on 1490am WGCH Listen Live.
If you have questions you’d like us to ask Julie on air, drop us a line at “contact me” or Call-In Questions at 203-661-5051.