Editors

Who writes Perch & Feed

Three editors, each owning a section. The hosting how-to and table-setting work goes to one. The glassware and home-bar work to another. Holidays gets its own beat. Different specialties, one consistent voice.

Portrait of Owen Marsh, field editor at Perch & Feed, with a bookshelf of bird guides and binoculars in the background

Field Editor

Owen Marsh

Covers: Hummingbirds, Attracting Birds, Backyard Species Guides, Seasonal, Water & Plants

Owen writes the field side of Perch & Feed: species behavior, what birds show up when, regional migration patterns, and the attract-them-with-the-right-habitat approach that beats throwing seed at the problem. He works from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds database, the Audubon field guides, and peer-reviewed ornithology research, and cites them in every article. He is not a credentialed ornithologist; for bird identification questions, he points readers to the Merlin Bird ID app, which is better than anything a website can replicate.

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Portrait of Hannah Reed, habitat editor at Perch & Feed, smiling in a sunlit living room

Habitat Editor

Hannah Reed

Covers: Feeders & Seed, Optics & Gear

Hannah covers the gear side of Perch & Feed: feeder design, seed types, bird baths, and the binoculars / spotting scopes / bird cameras that earn their price. Her real opinion: most beginner birders overbuy on optics and underbuy on the right feeder for their actual yard. She's been feeding birds in a small backyard for ten years and has tested most of the feeders, scopes, and seed blends that get reviewed on the site.

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