David Gessner @writingosprey
I write about a lot of things but keep circling back to birds. My books include Return of the Osprey and The Tarball Chronicles: Beyond the Oiled Pelican. Joined March 2024-
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🦉Who whooo’s signed up for our Bird Book Club tomorrow with author David Gessner to discuss The Book of Flaco: The World’s Most Famous Bird? Don’t miss this discussion with the author and our community! Register here: loom.ly/lulc5nM
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A great week of Flaco talks on Cape Cod! (Photo of Flaco near trap by David Barrett.) And as a bonus I got the cover for the 25th anniversary edition of Return of the Osprey with photo by Mark Smith. @marktakesphoto @BirdCentralPark @SandraBirdlover @RubenGi02391602
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Have you ever seen an Osprey skip across the surface of the water like a stone? Sometimes that’s the preferred method of hunting, especially when the fish are sitting right on the surface. Watching this bird navigate the entire process blows my mind. It literally snatched a…
In New York this Saturday? Come on out for triple Flaco! @SandraBirdlover @RubenGi02391602 @BirdCentralPark
Got a Flaco sighting coming up in Oyster Bay, home of our greatest presidential birder! @BirdCentralPark @SandraBirdlover
A lot of my Flaco interviews struck the same note. Not this one where we discussed Sontag, Warhol, and the self-consciousness of our current life of screens. Thanks to @brinicio @BirdCentralPark podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi…
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Spoke with David Gessner about his new book on the world’s most famous owl, Flaco. The Book Of Flaco tells his story. It’s awfully good: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tou…
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Join us for a conversation with @writingosprey and @billroorbach about The Book of Flaco, a story about the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from Central Park Zoo. When: February 27, 6pm Where: 20 Cooper Square RSVP through the link below! events.nyu.edu/event/349283-t…
David Gessner retweeted
Just in time for the weekend's #Flaco remembrances, @writingosprey's #TheBookofFlaco landed on my doorstep with lovely writing, photos, and remembrances from people like me who fell in love with this beautiful bird. It's heartening to know there's a flock of us.
David Gessner retweeted
Don't miss the discussion of David Gessner's book on Thursday. The event is free and open to the public, but you need to register IN ADVANCE in order to get into the building. events.nyu.edu/event/349283-t… @writingosprey
David Gessner retweeted
'The Book of Flaco' is out today! From the author, David Gessner: “Flaco was kind of a portal into seeing beyond the merely human, seeing that there’s this world here...I want to bring the reader through the portal." blairpub.com/shop/p/book-of…
On Sunday, Feb 23 we are going to host a gathering in New York on the anniversary of Flaco's death. There will be music and food and readings. Please join us from 6.30-10pm Quench 52 Gallery 250 East 52nd Street @BirdCentralPark @EspressoBird Photo by @RubenGi02391602
I may not have as much hair but the spirit is the same. Please join me tonight in Brooklyn to talk Flaco. eventbrite.com/e/book-event-d… Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 7:30pm Event address: 686 Fulton street Brooklyn, NY 11217 @BirdCentralPark #flacolives
Long day but made it to New York alive. Nice balmy temps. Hope a few folks will brave the cold to join me and talk Flaco tonight...@BirdCentralPark @RubenGi02391602 @SandraBirdlover ..stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/97800621…
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