David Gessner
@writingosprey
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I write about a lot of things but keep circling back to birds. My books include Return of the Osprey and The Tarball Chronicles: Beyond the Oiled Pelican.
Joined March 2024
Cape Cod friends. Please come out and join me at Welfleet Audubon this Thursday night to talk about the 2th anniversary edition of Return of the Osprey. https://t.co/yhMmCKVEDt
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9 years ago I was the recipient of unexpected generosity when Robert Redford called me out of the blue to say nice things about my book, All the Wild That Remains. Today Sierra mag published an essay I wrote about Redford's first environmental fight. https://t.co/ppRtnIhqhq
sierraclub.org
The actor was an activist determined to protect, land, air, and water
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Thrilled to announce the release of the 25th anniversary edition of Return of the Osprey, published by Cornell U. Press. It has a stunning cover by Mark Smith and a foreword by Helen Macdonald that made Nina cry and got me a little choked up too. @marktakesphoto
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馃Who whooo鈥檚 signed up for our Bird Book Club tomorrow with author David Gessner to discuss The Book of Flaco: The World鈥檚 Most Famous Bird? Don鈥檛 miss this discussion with the author and our community! Register here: https://t.co/6bB6C2iz4P
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A great week of Flaco talks on Cape Cod! (Photo of Flaco near trap by David Barrett.) And as a bonus I got the cover for the 25th anniversary edition of Return of the Osprey with photo by Mark Smith. @marktakesphoto @BirdCentralPark @SandraBirdlover @RubenGi02391602
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Have you ever seen an Osprey skip across the surface of the water like a stone? Sometimes that鈥檚 the preferred method of hunting, especially when the fish are sitting right on the surface. Watching this bird navigate the entire process blows my mind. It literally snatched a
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In New York this Saturday? Come on out for triple Flaco! @SandraBirdlover @RubenGi02391602 @BirdCentralPark
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Got a Flaco sighting coming up in Oyster Bay, home of our greatest presidential birder! @BirdCentralPark @SandraBirdlover
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Here is the link to the conversation:
podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode 路 Tourist Information 路 04/05/2025 路 1h 18m
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Flaco was not just a bird so many loved but an embodiment of the house of mirrors we all now live in. @brinicio @BirdCentralPark
https://t.co/QViJYYxkv5
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A lot of my Flaco interviews struck the same note. Not this one where we discussed Sontag, Warhol, and the self-consciousness of our current life of screens. Thanks to @brinicio @BirdCentralPark
podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode 路 Tourist Information 路 04/05/2025 路 1h 18m
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Spoke with David Gessner about his new book on the world鈥檚 most famous owl, Flaco. The Book Of Flaco tells his story. It鈥檚 awfully good: https://t.co/9YFkkP5kuD
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https://t.co/6eE0IChLSg come on out and talk flaco!
events.nyu.edu
A conversation with David Gessner and Bill Roorbach about The Book of Flaco
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The Flaco story led me to many unexpected places. One was a deeper consideration of zoo ethics. Read about it in https://t.co/tbHVFmSMgW And come on out tomorrow night the 27th at 6 at NYU. (link below) https://t.co/kE2jYHliJB
@BirdCentralPark @EspressoBird
salon.com
It鈥檚 more than just a bird's tale; it's a rich commentary on our urban ecosystems and the will to survive
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Join us for a conversation with @writingosprey and @billroorbach about The Book of Flaco, a story about the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from Central Park Zoo. When: February 27, 6pm Where: 20 Cooper Square RSVP through the link below! https://t.co/dAKtD9nfW6
events.nyu.edu
A conversation with David Gessner and Bill Roorbach about The Book of Flaco
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Just in time for the weekend's #Flaco remembrances, @writingosprey's #TheBookofFlaco landed on my doorstep with lovely writing, photos, and remembrances from people like me who fell in love with this beautiful bird. It's heartening to know there's a flock of us.
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Meanwhile the first sentence of this article yesterday: "One year ago Sunday, New York鈥檚 most famous Eurasian eagle-owl died by flying into a building."
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The New York Historical Society exhibit, remembering the owl who came to represent freedom and resilience in New York City, runs through June 6.
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On the anniversary of Flaco's death, I write about his environmental legacy in Sierra magazine. What the media got right, what they got wrong. Photo by Anke Frohlich. @_AnkeFrohlich @BirdCentralPark @rsboynton @SandraBirdlover
sierraclub.org
An owl's death underscores the hazards faced by wild birds, especially in an urban setting
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Don't miss the discussion of David Gessner's book on Thursday. The event is free and open to the public, but you need to register IN ADVANCE in order to get into the building. https://t.co/Yb5fj8PP4t
@writingosprey
events.nyu.edu
A conversation with David Gessner and Bill Roorbach about The Book of Flaco
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'The Book of Flaco' is out today! From the author, David Gessner: 鈥淔laco was kind of a portal into seeing beyond the merely human, seeing that there鈥檚 this world here...I want to bring the reader through the portal."
blairpub.com
The story of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from Central Park Zoo and captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of followers around the world.
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