One of us just finished “Life List,” a new book by Olivia Gentile. It’s a biography of Phoebe Snetsinger who saw more species of birds than any human before her. Ms. Gentile was interviewed this week in the New Yorker’s blog, The Book Bench. Decscribing a trip to Kenya — to follow the path of one of Ms. Snetsinger’s birding trips — Ms. Gentile told them, “I had this sense that I was exactly where I was supposed to be, doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing—learning that life is about survival, mating, storing your food, caring for your young.”
If you need a reason for bird-watching, that is as good as any.
Tags: bird watching, Birding, life list, Olivia Gentile, Phoebe Snetsinger, world record for birds
Fat Finch — Backyard Birds, Birding & Blogging 
June 18, 2009 at 7:56 pm |
Great-tailed grackles are KEWL birds … if people don’t like them … they can MOVE?? We’re taking up their environment, for Pete’s sake!! They’re just adapting to the new environment!!
June 30, 2009 at 9:02 am |
Oooh! Thanks for the recommendation! Can’t wait!