Sharon Stiteler, the ever-effervescent and non-geeky Bird Chick, had a VERY cool birthday present for me from her trip down to the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival: photos of four wonderful birders holding my book!
Liz Gordon, who writes the Blue Lizard Birding Blog
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