▁Bird s ▁of ▁South western ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁BC ▁and ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Gre yst one ▁Books ▁published ▁a ▁mem oir ▁style ▁book ▁of ▁ess ays ▁by ▁C ann ings ▁titled ▁An ▁En chant ment ▁of ▁Bird s : ▁Mem ories ▁From ▁A ▁Bir der ' s ▁Life ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Gre yst one ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁ess ays , ▁titled ▁Fl ights ▁of ▁Im ag ination : ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Writing ▁about ▁Bird s , ▁edited ▁by ▁C ann ings . ▁Co - author ed ▁with ▁his ▁son , ▁C ann ings ▁contributed ▁to ▁Bird find ing ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Best ▁Places ▁to ▁Bird ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁both ▁also ▁published ▁by ▁Gre yst one . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁At ▁ 5 8 ▁years ▁old ▁C ann ings ▁entered ▁politics ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁seeking ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁P entic ton ▁r iding ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁provincial ▁election . ▁C ann ings ▁won ▁the ▁nom ination ▁over ▁Summer land ▁coun c ill or ▁David ▁Finn is . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁general ▁election ▁C ann ings ▁lost ▁to ▁P entic ton ▁mayor ▁Dan ▁As ht on ▁of ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁which ▁went ▁onto ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁majority ▁government ▁with ▁the ▁BC ▁N DP ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁opposition . ▁▁ ▁C ann ings ▁continued