As we mourn the passing of Christine Auger, the French actress who played a femme fatale in “Thunderball,” it’s worth noting that her character, Domino, was named for a … bird. Matthew Parker, author of “Goldeneye,” pointed out in an
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I am pleased to announce that the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia will host the official book launch for “The Real James Bond” on Tuesday evening, March 3. I’ll do a talk, a Q&A, and book signing. Bond worked
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In the 2002 007 film “Die Another Day,” James Bond the secret agent posed as James Bond the ornithologist and even held a copy of one of the later editions of Bond’s landmark field guide — with Bond’s name obliterated.
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The cover of my upcoming book has generated a bit of speculation. Is the bird’s head that of: a. A Cuban Green Woodpecker. b. A Flameback Woodpecker from Asia c. Another species of woodpecker, going undercover. I decided to ask
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