Animal Person
DECEMBER 17, 2009
Black Bear. I mistakenly believed that geography would solve any problems I had: that once positioned where all of nature is respected, and people are working toward the common goal of protecting the environment, I would be in that elusive place we spend our lives searching for—home. How could I have been so wrong?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2015
Traveling the rural Maharashtra on previous days, every village had its share of small, slim and long-legged domestic chickens crossing in front of us, not unlike this wild cousin at all. Nowhere in India have I seen broiler horror-chicken like those sold in supermarkets back home. The morning is cold, much colder than we expected.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
There is a lot more to tell: descriptions of remote villages, delicous exotic food, unusual exotic food, going hungry, preparations for treks into isolated jungle areas (does one buy Quaker Oats or a live chicken?), And sun bears. If it were just the birds, I’d grab my bins and be on the next plane to Asia or Africa. And mosquitos.
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