The blog carnival that celebrates the best writing about wild birds, I and the Bird issue #14 is now available for your reading pleasure at Bird-brained Stories. Written as a spoof of Garrison Keillor's beloved imaginary hometown, Lake Wobegon, it is a tale that is full of wonderful essays and photographs, including some from first-time contributors (oh, and I also contributed a little something), so settle in with a hot cup of tea and some cookies for a pleasurable evening of reading about birds!

If you are inspired to contribute a blogged essay, poem or photograph of your own to the next edition of I and the Bird, send the URL to Mike by 17 January.