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These are some gifts you might get for fellow fans of birds and nature, or put on your own holiday wishlist.

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An enchantment of birds: Memories from a birders life"
By: Richard J. Cannings

I recently read this book and it was insightful. Maybe some of you would enjoy it.
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I went to a bookstore in a library and found some really cool books about birds, including Birds of an Iowa Dooryard by Althea R. Sherman. I haven't read all of her essays yet, but I'd really  recommend "Down with the House Wren Boxes" (1925). You can read a pdf here.

I just thought it was really interesting and funny how she starts off talking about how the House Wren is a Menace to Society and should be put to trial for his Crimes... but people are biased due to his cuteness and would never hold him accountable.

You can find other old birding magazines online, like Bird-Lore, which has a mixture of scientific articles, personal experiences, questions, how to engage the youth, and some good old fashioned bird discourse, as well. I just think it's really interesting to read through and see that people circa 1899 were basically forming the same sorts of communities like we do today! 

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You can get a free download of the ebook Trees with Edible Leaves. This is a great addition if you're into food forests or other permaculture. Beech and mulberry are among the hardy ones.  Beech is good for caterpillars, and mulberry fruit attracts birds.

Also, remember "edible" is a flexible term. I've seen people complain that tree leaves are "technically edible, but why would you want to." This usually means they don't know what they're doing. You'd think the same thing about grape leaves if you tried to eat one right off the vine. But if you've had dolmades -- pickled grape leaves stuffed with rice and lamb -- then you know better. So if you want to eat tree leaves, look for recipes.

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