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The Author
Mark Cocker is a UK-based author, journalist and naturalist who writes regularly for The Guardian and The Times. He is well known in Britain for his work on wildlife. His eight books, include Birders:Tales of a Tribe and Birds Britannica, a hugely acclaimed study of the cultural importance of birds in his home country. His book Crow Country (2007) was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.He has travelled the world in search of wildlife and broadcasts on BBC Radio as well as lecturing and teaching regularly on the subjects of wildlife and nature writing.
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The Photographer
David Tipling is a professional wildlife photographer with an international reputation. His beautiful and highly distinctive images have earned him many awards and accolades. Recent pictures were described as "windows of wonder'. He has won the documentary award for the European Nature Photographer of the Year for his work on Emperor Penguins. He is the author or commissioned photographer for more than 30 books that include Collins Top Birding Spots in Britain & Ireland, The National Parks and Other Wild Places of Britain & Ireland, Attracting Wildlife to your Garden and most recently The RSPB Guide to Digital Wildlife Photography. He lectures regularly and holds workshops and conducts wildlife photography holidays.
 Visit David's website at www.davidtipling.com
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The Researcher
Jonathan Elphick, has spent over 50 years watching, studying, thinking and writing about birds. As a natural history author, editor, consultant, researcher, lecturer and broadcaster he has worked on a huge number of books, magazines and other publications. Several highly acclaimed titles include The Birdwatcher’s Handbook, a guide to birds of the British Isles and Birds: The Art of Ornithology. He lives in London and travels extensively in search of birds and wild places, and is a Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and of the Linnean Society.
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BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of autonomous national conservation organizations that focuses on the conservation of birds. Active in 118 countries all the national NGOs and local conservation groups around the world that form BirdLife share a common concern for nature. Many work as conservationists, but the majority of members are volunteers, people who just love birds, and seek to support their conservation. Understanding the human culture surrounding birds is vital for their and our survival, not only because of the recognition they have as environmental indicators, but because of the deep-rooted place they have in all human societies. We hope that people throughout BirdLife will feel inspired to send in their own accounts, and stories, and that the Birds and People project will contribute to encouraging effective conservation throughout the world.
For further background information on BirdLife and the project, please visit: www.birdlife.org
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