Artist David Sibley: For the birds

CBS Sunday Morning
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Published 2019-11-17
David Sibley has been called the most important illustrator of birds since John James Audubon or Roger Torey Petersen, and his "Sibley Guides to Birds" have sold more than two million copies. Rita Braver finds out how the bird fancier became one of the most respected and successful chroniclers of bird life.

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All Comments (21)
  • @lizannewhitlow1085
    God love him. And all the beautiful birds...little onions with numerous skins to peel back. It never ends. 🙏🏻🤗
  • @TXMEDRGR
    What a wonderful relationship between father and son. They're a great pair.
  • @joanhoffman3702
    Sibley's bird field guides are the best! And I used Roger Tory Peterson's guide for many years. My copies are always close at hand
  • @lindawood7753
    We were overjoyed to watch your "revisit" with Sibley this morning. We love his guides and his story.
  • @jiveturkey9993
    This guy's drawings are so good that I actually thought they were photographs. I'm not a bird watcher or anything I'm just a guy that casually glanced at the Sibley bird guide. I just assumed that what I was looking at were photographs. Then it hit me that they were actually drawings and I was completely blown away.
  • @bluewaterpines8323
    Thank you very much for this interview. We New Englanders, have a special affinity with the birds. Now in Florida, i am learning a whole new bird language. Thank you.
  • @BellaWorldAni
    I loved this story. I watch birds, but just in my yard. It's so peaceful & relaxing. I can understand why he's dedicated his life to birds. And what a wonderful family! :)
  • @DavidWestling
    A good example of what can happen when you follow your passion.
  • @shyguy23000001
    They're such a great family. Went to school with his sons.
  • @marthaanderson2656
    I can remember the anticipation of his book and it certainly lived up to expectations. It went with me on my first trip to Southern California and helped solve the puzzles of the regional differences in song sparrow plumage around the country.
  • @johndlabella
    This is a sweet Piece! By being sweet, it may not have Guilty conveyed the weightiness of Mr. Sibley's achievements and it doesn't show the steely focus and courage that lady behind his risky decisions as a young man. Nor the ecological significance of his work and how it relates to our chances of survival as human beings. But I was smiling the whole time I watched it.
  • @lc9902
    What a sweet story🦉🦅🐦🦜
  • @liliana1lfr
    My favorite segment on yesterday's broadcast! I am a birder.
  • @r.mcbride2837
    That was thoroughly enjoyable! We love birds. We have feeders and watering stations all around our property and so enjoy watching them. Don't really know much about them, but they are so lovely. Guess we will have to buy one of Mr. Sibley's guides. :-)