Carroll Tyson

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One of my favorite experts on movies and 007 is Jamie Skinner from Down Under, who keeps me abreast of things Bond. Here’s his latest — definitely worth a read. There’s been no time to fly for a new Bond

This spring I’ll be speaking about the real James Bond at New Jersey Audubon’s Spring Weekend in Cape May in late May (date and time TBA) and two venues on Maine’s Mount Desert Island: *The Jesup Library on June 11

When I wrote The Real James Bond several years ago, I figured there’d be another 007 movie by now. No such luck. Now it appears that the creative logjam has been unstuck, with Amazon buying the key rights to the

On June 12, I’ll be doing a talk for the Friends of Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine, about two of their favorite former summer residents, (the real) James Bond and his uncle, the artist Carroll  Tyson. The talk

Happy birthday to noted ornithologist and identity-theft victim James Bond, who was born on this day 125  years ago today. Bond was born at 1821 Pine Street, a four-story brick building that’s still standing. It is now apartments. Here’s a bit

On Tuesday evening, my Screech Owl Companion co-author Scott Weston were guests on “Bird Calls,” an NPR program out of Shreveport. Host Cliff Shackelford, Scott, and I could see one another on Zoom while we chatted. Above is a shot I grabbed

While I was researching The Real James Bond, one of my best days was when I interviewed the great Cuban ornithologist Orlando Garrido in Havana. Orlando and Bond had a mutual admiration society, and Bond tried to promote Orlando’s career