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#Naturalitsy

This guy is my absolute idol ❤️ I was devestated when the BBC cancelled the fabulous Autumnwatch programme. When Covid hit Chris and his stepdaughter Megan started a Youtube series called The Self-Isolating Bird Club that helped keep us sane.
The BBC's decision has freed them from the tight constraints of what they can discuss. They're launching 8 out of 10 bats tonight on YouTube with a diverse, young presenting team. ⬇️

Nature addict #bookmail today

After discovering winter watch for the first time and devouring it I had to get hold of Chris packham‘s books , absolutely adore his love for nature. He is a real activist for the animals (and vegan 🤩) , only recently found out he is autistic too ❤️ can‘t wait to read his story.Thought we needed an Attenborough read too 😍

We also fitted some bird box cameras so hoping we get to see some nest building soon 🤞

Perfect setting for photo!.
Book club pick for August. I'm rather interested as like Chris on his programmes...

#autismawareness #acrossapril @Eggs

Chris has Asperger's Syndrome.

I think the following Littens will have thought I'd post about someone entirely different for this prompt lol! (Yes, I did want to use her initially. #AddictedtoTheChase)

@Cinfhen @TrishB @squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣😘😘😘

Gorgeous poetic prose, a book with is both beautiful and heartbreakingly honest and sad. Loved!

(...continued) for liking nature or being slightly ‘different‘ will get this, even if not the boiling down of animals‘ heads! I think parents of children with Asperger‘s might find it helpful. In many ways it‘s a brave book.

I listened to the audiobook, read by the author, and hearing it in his voice (and knowing who he is from TV) made a difference. I admit I used to find him annoying (smug) but now I know about his Asperger‘s and saw a documentary about him feel empathy, and listening to this book even more so. There are some lovely lyrical passages and searing honesty, without affectation. Those of us who even in a comparatively mild way were bullied for liking

I don't care for cool: I prefer peculiar fervour. Chris's experiences with birds (especially his darling kestrel) and beasts are incandescent but it is not a "nice" nature book. There's heaps of death and suffering, from innumerable invertebrates in jam jars to therapy sessions following a suicide attempt. Stylistically, the timeline jumps around and he often goes into adjectival overdrive, which is exhilarating at first but becomes exhausting.?

Well, check you, tiny plastic dimetrodon!
(I love this chapter heading so much!)

#shadesofblue
#somethingforsept