Marina Richie is the author of Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher, winner of the 2024 John Burroughs Medal for distinguished nature writing and a 2022 National Outdoor Book award. She writes about the natural world from her home in Bend, Oregon. She has a graduate degree in journalism from the University of Montana and an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Oregon. Her new book, Feathered Forest: Aloft with Birds in Ancient Trees, with a foreword by David George Haskell will be released in September 2026. You can learn more about Marina here. She wrote about her time at the Mesa Refuge, reflecting on kingfishers, on her blog.