Transcript of “Warbler Neck”
Grant, I just learned the term warbler neck.
Apparently, this is a dreaded affliction among people who spend a lot of time watching warblers.
You mean like watching opera divas?
Like opera divas perched in a tree?
What are we talking about here?
From the orchestra pit?
No, warblers, the birds, tend to spend a lot of time up in the treetops.
And I learned that from a wonderful book called Better Living Through Birding, Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World.
It’s by Christian Cooper, who now has a TV show about birding.
Oh, that sounds so good.
I love birding.
Birding is fantastic.
It always rewards you.
And apparently, linguistically, it rewards you as well.
Very much so.
And I think he would love this book because he’s so passionate about his topic.
I mean, he’s passionate about other things like Marvel Comics and his history of gay activism, but also birdwatching.
And I’ve learned so much.
And I actually walk around the world differently because I listen for birds in a way that I never did before.
