A writer discovers an unexpected passion for birding, along with a new understanding of the world and her own place in it.
When Julia Zarankin saw her first red-winged blackbird at the age of thirty-five, she didn't expect that it would change her life.
Recently divorced and auditioning hobbies during a stressful career transition, she stumbled on birdwatching, initially out of curiosity for the strange breed of humans who wear multi-pocketed vests, carry spottin.