The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
And sun bears. The books work best when the birding is coupled with the human element. On the other hand, Phoebe Snetsinger’s memoir, Birding on Borrowed Time , becomes tedious because of her lack of emotional disclosure. 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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