{"product_id":"birds-and-other-angels","title":"Birds and Other Angels","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirds and Other Angels\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cspan\u003eBarbara Bosworth\u003c\/span\u003e features large-format color photographs of birds in the hands of the people who study them, reflecting on care, attention, and the fragile interdependence between humans and the natural world. The essay, “My Favorite Angel Lives in the Met” by Laura Howes, (Professor Emerita, English and Medieval Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville) accompanies the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eFive fold-outs throughout the book create an expansive view of the natural world, as seen through Bosworth’s customary 8×10 camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eBosworth writes, “Birds, to me, are wonderment. A flash of color, a song. I feel fortunate to have grown up in a family that paid attention to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe photographs in this book were made with an 8x10 film camera while working with bird banders in northeast Ohio and central Massachusetts. Bird banding is a method used to study behavior, track migration routes, and monitor populations. Licensed banders catch and then release the birds, collecting data that becomes part of a larger ecological archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eBirds are deeply affected by shifts in climate, land use, and human presence. They remind us our world is fragile. With the banders, I found a generous community of people who treat the world with respect. My wish, before it is too late, is for us to all care for the environment, and pay attention to the birds and angels in our lives.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e9” x 12.25”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e88 pages with 5 fold-outs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50 images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHard cover with tipped-in image\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGold foil stamped spine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished Spring 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-indent=\"1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Dust Collective\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dust Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44025859604567,"sku":"DUST-Birds","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1781\/2331\/files\/birds.jpg?v=1783713449","url":"https:\/\/charcoalbookclub.com\/products\/birds-and-other-angels","provider":"Charcoal Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}