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Birding by Volunteering

10,000 Birds

I bring this up not to boast (well, not much) but because I think that this approach to wildlife travel is somewhat neglected in birding circles. In Hawaii I stood on a beach as albatrosses fledged and Tiger Sharks prowled for the less successful ones. I’ll also take the opportunity to travel a bit. Amazing stuff.

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Out and About with the Cumberland Bird Observers Club

10,000 Birds

After we got back to the cars everyone pulled chairs out and sat down for a cup of tea (I had neglected to bring some but was not to go without thanks to the hospitality of these fine people). I talked to an American visitor from Hawaii who had brought his wildlife-mad son along.

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