March 12, 2026
Horned Grebe at the Celery Farm
My first ever here. And the spring arrivals are arriving! The grebe was No. 186 on my Celery Farm life…
This is one of the most collectible editions of Birds of the West Indies because it was featured in the 2002 007 movie, Die Another Day.
Pierce Brosnan's James Bond poses as an ornithologist, carrying this book (with Bond's name crossed out).
The question is: What bird is on the cover?
The answer:
Black-billed Parrot. The cover illustration is a cropped, flopped, stylized adaptation from this Don Eckelberry illustration from Birds of the West Indies, below.