Marcus Chen

Avian Biology Enthusiast & Science Writer

I'm a lifelong bird watcher and amateur ornithologist with a background in biology and a genuine obsession with understanding how wings work. For the past decade, I've spent weekends in nature preserves with binoculars and a field notebook, documenting flight patterns and wing mechanics across species. I'm particularly fascinated by the evolutionary trade-offs between powered flight and flightlessness—what drives a species to abandon the skies? Beyond the field, I translate complex avian biomechanics into writing that makes sense to curious generalists. I live with my partner and two rescue parakeets in Portland, and I'm equally at home analyzing slow-motion flight footage or hiking trails in search of rare local species.