In the preface of “Latin for Bird Lovers” (Timber Press), Roger Lederer and Carol Burr explain the importance of binomial nomenclature, the scientific names of Greco-Latin origin that h… ...

Author Amy Tan spends hours in her backyard, watching and drawing birds go about their business. Her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, is full of essays and illustrations about her ...

I took up drawing so that I could study, learn and record the new birds that I encounter. Sarah Joannides, 59, Mosier, Ore. Joanna Poethig ...

In her most recent book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” the best-selling author revels in a newfound preoccupation with birds — and drawing. By Margaret Roach To them, she isn’t a best ...

She’s a novelist turned naturalist. New York Times best-selling author Amy Tan has turned her intense gaze to the world of birds and shared her private drawings and musings in a new book ...