10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2020

In fact, if I remember correctly, it was 2013 when I first noticed (from an office window) a huge collection of sticks at the crown of a large immortelle tree. These irruptive visitors to T&T always are a pleasure to experience. We counted seven of these alluring birds while I killed my camera battery.

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Trinidad Battery Industry Bats 258

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

At first, I made a few record shots, digiscoping through the Swarovski 25-60×65 STX with a hand-held mobile phone, until the battery went flat. The gull was showing no intention of moving, so I went home to collect a camera. How to describe the experience in one word? in which way? In every way!

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Greece Battery Experience Experiments 173

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

I thought of this experience as I read Still the Same Hawk , a collection of twelve essays about nature and New York City, edited by John Waldman. Not surprisingly, I found the most compelling essays were those by people who had had similar experiences to mine. This is what got me, the incongruity.

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