Talking Book with Frank Rennie (The Merlin)

About this episode

Frank Rennie discusses his latest book on the ecology of the Merlin raptor and shares his experiences as an author.

Frank Rennie is the author of numerous books, including his latest one, 'The Merlin - The Ecology of A Magical Raptor'. During this interview we are delighted to be talking to Frank about his experiences as an author, as well as the backdrop to this latest book. And, of course, as you would expect, there are a number of interesting tangents as our chat evolves. The Merlin - The Ecology of A Magical Raptor here The Corncrake - An Ecology of An Enigma here Among The Layers of The Land here The Changing Outer Hebrides here

People in this episode

Host: Neil Middleton

Guest: Frank Rennie

Topics covered

• ecology
• raptors
• author experiences
• interview
• nature writing

Keywords

• Frank Rennie
• The Merlin
• ecology
• raptor
• nature writing
• interview
• books

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Merlin - The Ecology of A Magical Raptor, The Corncrake - An Ecology of An Enigma, Among The Layers of The Land, The Changing Outer Hebrides

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