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Returning to Old Haunts

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When I was first learning to bird in the summer of 2013, I spent a summer living with my fiance in Virginia Beach. It was here that I discovered my first White Ibis, my first Eastern Towhee, my first Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher , and while these species may be “common” to me now they filled me with wonder then.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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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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