The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will host bestselling author Randi Minetor Friday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Minetor will discuss her latest book, The Complete Language of Birds, which explores myths and folklore involving birds.
Ancient Egyptians believed that the Earth began as an egg laid by a giant goose. Ojibwa people of America’s northern plains tell of a great flood that swept away the world’s evils, and the bird that braved the deep waters to bring a bit of soil up from the bottom to bring land back to the surface. European scientists once believed that swans survived the winters by turning themselves into barnacles and adhering to the bottoms of ships, transforming back into swans in spring.
These and other tales in The Complete Language of Birds harken back to a time when birds seemed like magical beings with the answers for so many of the world’s questions.
This program is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending can register at mobilize.us/s/SONRoX
For more information contact Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Publicity Chairperson Susan O’Handley; 607-643-5680; info@doas.us
