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Returning to Old Haunts

10,000 Birds

When I was first learning to bird in the summer of 2013, I spent a summer living with my fiance in Virginia Beach. Little seemed to have changed, other than a brand new LEED-certified environmental center that had been built near the terminus of the protected area.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

10,000 Birds

Maharashtra, February 2013. A mozzie bites me, so I take the “Expedition Plus Insect Repellent” from my rucksack (when I think about it now, any local brand would probably be equally efficient, but they lack the word “expedition” which immediately turns you into a proper explorer) and start spraying my hands and neck.

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