Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Magazines, for Big Blend Radio’s Nature Connection Show with National Geographic’s resident birding expert, Jonathan Alderfer. An acclaimed artist, author, and editor, Jonathan has specialized in painting birds and natural history subjects for more than thirty years and has authored, edited, or illustrated more than twenty books for the National Geographic Society. On this episode he discusses his latest book, the second edition of National Geographic’s Kids Bird Guide of North America.

Plus, hear Steve Schneickert as he recalls the Hollywood History of Cartoon Birds, and the song “Uncle Remus’ Tales” by the Tall Men Group.

This episode was sponsored by the Historic Coronado Motor Hotel in Yuma, Arizona, who invites you to come on out to this historic river city for the first annual Yuma Bird, Nature and History Festival, held January 4-6, 2019.