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I am an ornithologist, wildlife ecologist, and college professor. I am a father, husband, son, and brother. I hope to some I am a friend. I bird. I hunt. I gather. I am a seeker and a noticer. I am a lover. My being finds its foundation in
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“And that if I heard only silence, it was because I was not yet accustomed to silence.”
― What Comes After
― What Comes After
“The list total isn't important, but the birds themselves are important. Every bird you see. So the list is just a frivolous incentive for birding, but the birding itself is worthwhile.”
― Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
― Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
“The mystery of whether a life can turn on a single touch given or withheld.”
― What Comes After
― What Comes After
“I’m not sure where you’re coming up with this stuff, but here’s the deal: Every mother screws up her children one way or another. It’s up to you whether you stay that way.”
― What Comes After
― What Comes After
“Not bad, thanks. Trying not to look at the news constantly and caught between wanting to know what’s going on in the world and dreading knowing what’s going on in the world.”
― The Sawtooth Slayer
― The Sawtooth Slayer
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