Georgia Audubon Birdfest 2023

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Celebrated Urban Birder, David Lindo, inspires people to re-look at their urban environments, where over 20% of the globe’s bird species have been recorded, sometimes without us noticing. David's keynote address will challenge us to appreciate and conserve the birds that share our city lives.​

He is the author of The Urban Birder, Tales From Concrete Jungles, #Urban Birding, How To Be An Urban Birder, and The Extraordinary World of Birds.

In 2020, David was shortlisted for the Professional Publishers Association (PPA) Columnist of the Year Award. He was also on the 2021 judging panel of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year and is a judge on both the Bird Photographer of the Year and The British Wildlife Photography Awards. He has regular columns in Nature’s Home (RSPB), Bird Watching Magazine (UK), and recently, Bird Watchers Digest (US). Plus, he has written countless articles on urban birds, urban conservation, and wildlife in general for many websites, publications and magazines and plus, the forewards to several books. He is a regular television and radio presenter and has been featured on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 in the UK as well as other TV and radio channels around the world including CBS in the United States.

David was recently named as the 7th most influential person in wildlife by BBC Wildlife Magazine.