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Birdwatching Quotes

“I sat there and my love to him poured out more and more, and, lo, he flew down to a stump, and then to my knee. I knew beyond a shadow of doubt that the important thing is the love that goes out from oneself.”

Art Artist Birdwatching Birding Walter Anderson

Book:Approaching the Magic Hour: Memories of Walter Anderson

Source: Approaching the Magic Hour: Memories of Walter Anderson

“We seem to birds to be chained to planet Earth.”

Earth Freedom Animal Walking Human Wings Legs Flying Birds Birdwatching

Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“An army never expects to lose a war to a flightless bird – or any bird, really.”

War Humor Nature Environment Comedy Birdwatching

Book:Nature's Last Dance: Tales of Wonder in an Age of Extinction

Source: Nature's Last Dance: Tales of Wonder in an Age of Extinction

“Sometimes I think that the point of birdwatching is not the actual seeing of the birds, but the cultivation of patience. Of course, each time we set out, there's a certain amount of expectation we'll see something, maybe even a species we've never seen before, and that it will fill us with light. But even if we don't see anything remarkable - and sometimes that happens - we come home filled with light anyway.”

Inspirational Birdwatching Birdwatcher

Book:Birding with Yeats: A Mother's Memoir

Source: Birding with Yeats: A Mother's Memoir

“There are approximately ten thousand species of birds on the planet and no single individual has seen them all.”

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Author:Bernd Brunner

“The sharp thrill of seeing them [killdeer birds] reminded me of childhood happiness, gifts under the Christmas tree, perhaps, a kind of euphoria we adults manage to shut out most of the time. This is why I bird-watch, to recapture what it's like to live in this moment, right now.”

Birdwatching Birding Birdwatcher

Book:Birding with Yeats: A Mother's Memoir

Source: Birding with Yeats: A Mother's Memoir