Erin Gettler is a naturalist, writer, photographer, and artist with a deep love for the ecological treasures found in urban areas and suburban backyards. She shares her curiosity about the natural world, from birds and bugs to butterflies and botany, through her words, photographs, and paintings. Gettler has written for the blogs Bird Watcher's Digest (for which she was a founding contributor) and The Last Word On Nothing. She currently writes for Seventh Generation's corporate blog on the subject of conservation. Gettler lives in the Pine Barrens of Long Island, New York, with her husband and her feisty rescue kitten. Her websites include:Birdseed: A Field Guide In Small Bites www.birdseedfieldguide.tumblr.com andThe Familiar Wilderness www.thefamiliarwilderness.com