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More Birds Than Bullets: a book review

10,000 Birds

As McMullan tells it, birding goes pretty well with the military lifestyle, at least for himself and a select few others. As shown by the photo, below, of McMullan and Merlin, his Eurasian Eagle Owl friend, McMullan is a rough-hewn 6’4” foot bear of a man; he describes himself as resembling a character from the World Wrestling Federation.

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Flights of Passage: a book review

10,000 Birds

After a good introduction called “The Miracle of Migration,” the substance of the book is organized not by strict taxonomy, but by “loose association” into six sections: Wildfowl and Diving Birds, Seabirds, Shorebirds and Waders, Songbirds, Raptors and Owls, and “Other Bird Migrations.”. By Mike Unwin and David Tipling. 9 ¼ x 11 3/8, $40.

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