vintar:Apparently the first bird field guide was written by a woman who was rallying against the fas
vintar:Apparently the first bird field guide was written by a woman who was rallying against the fashion of turning birds into hats. She tried lobbying against the practice, she tried writing angry newspaper articles about it, she tried holding informative classes about why people should like live birds instead, but all to no avail! No-one cared that someone hated what they liked, no matter how many letters to the editor she wrote.So instead she wrote a funny little book that people could carry around with them. It encouraged them to look at the birds that lived around the area and describe them, not in dry textbook, terms but as flashy young men, sombre old grumps, and sweet little housewives working hard to feed their children. It was something entertaining and fun to read that turned birds into interesting little feathery people worthy of sympathy instead of just a resource.It worked and her effort in changing the public’s opinions on birds was credited as part of the reason why the practice was eventually outlawed.This without doubt is the most ruthlessly perfect execution of the concept of “catching more flies with honey than vinegar” that I’ve ever seen. -- source link
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