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Birding Without Borders
Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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Traveling to 41 countries in 2015 with a backpack and binoculars, Noah Strycker became the first person to see more than half the worlds 10,000 species of birds in one year. In 2015, Noah Strycker set himself a lofty goal: to become the first person to see half the worlds birds in one year. For 365 days, with a backpack, binoculars, and a series of one-way tickets, he traveled across forty-one countries and all seven continents, eventually spotting 6,042 speciesby far the biggest birding year on record. This is no travelogue or glorified checklist. Noah ventures deep into a world of blood-sucking leeches, chronic sleep deprivation, airline snafus, breakdowns, mudslides, floods, war zones, ecologic devastation, conservation triumphs, common and iconic species, and scores of passionate bird lovers around the globe. By pursuing the freest creatures on the planet, Noah gains a unique perspective on the world they share with usand offers a hopeful message that even as many birds face an uncertain future, more people than ever are working to protect them.
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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Settled in to @LitStephanie recommendation today - The Big Year… which was an inspired recommendation after I‘d been reading the tagged book about a guy trying to spot 5,000 of the worlds birds in one calendar year. Loved the movie. Big thanks @LitStephanie

LitStephanie I knew you would like it! Yay! 3y
Mitch @LitStephanie Mr K was sceptical but even he enjoyed it ! 3y
LitStephanie @Mitch 😁 It is so funny. 3y
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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Thanks so much for the recommendation @LitStephanie my life could use some comedy right now - so I‘ve just purchased the DVD online for Qa.20! Bargain!

LitStephanie Awesome! I hope you love it as much as I do. It is a parody of the birding world. As a birder who doesn't even have a life list, this movie makes me laugh so much. 3y
AmyG This was a funny movie. 3y
Mitch @LitStephanie I can see there will lots of specific vocabulary to get excited about 🙌 3y
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Mitch @AmyG Its my turn to pick the movie this Saturday - I had to sit through Batman last weekend - so Mels in for a treat! 3y
TEArificbooks This is one of my all time favorite movies ever. It is just a nice story with a nice message. Good book too. 3y
Mitch @mdm139 that‘s a great endorsement. Looking forward to it! 3y
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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My bookseller recommended this to me this weekend - it looks fab. The author sets a target to see 5,000 bird species in one year ( half of the world‘s species) ! Wow!

LitStephanie That reminds me of the movie Big Year. 😀 3y
Mitch @LitStephanie I‘ve not heard of that - Googling it now! 👍🏼 3y
stevesbookstuf1 Looks really interesting! 3y
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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Back from a long work trip. Now I think I‘ll try this now that I‘m finally home and relaxing while my lasagna cooks 🤘🏽

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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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I received this book from my niece in Alaska! I love it already. I am a bird nerd and love travel books. Perfect

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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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Puffins! Happy Earth Day 🌏

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GypsyKat Beautiful!!! What a totally awesome experience! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Mollyanna How absolutely beautiful! Wow! What an opportunity! Thank you for sharing the pictures. 7y
umbrellagirl Scotland? 7y
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Centique Oh wow! I‘m so jealous! Beautiful pictures 😍I raised money for a nearly extinct bird here (takahe) and getting to visit them high in the mountains was one of the best experiences. Putting this on my list of places I need to visit! 7y
rabbitprincess PUFFINS ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 7y
KimHM 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 7y
Andrew65 What beautiful pictures, it is days like this beautiful memories are made of. Thanks for sharing and tagging me. Inspired me for the Summer! 👍😍😍😍 (edited) 7y
TheBookStacker 😍😍😍😍 7y
LeahBergen Wonderful! Where are you travelling? 7y
Mitch Thanks guys. I‘m in The Shetland Islands @LeahBergen & @umbrellagirl It‘s a work thing, but it‘s so beautiful I‘m going off track quite a bit! 7y
Kimberlone Puffins! We‘ve got lots of those in AK also! 7y
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5 ⭐️s

I‘m not into birdwatching myself, but I do find birds fascinating, and Strycker‘s AWESOME with sharing his enthusiasm and his wisdom in this book. He‘s a great storyteller, and very infectious to boot, so I wouldn‘t be surprised if this book brings a few readers over to the feathery side of life, so to speak XD.

Tamra I love it when I think I have no interest in something or the topic seems very odd, but then am drawn in and end up being so glad I read it. 7y
kammartinez @Tamra I agree! It takes a great storyteller for that magic to happen for me, but when you get the right mix of great narrator + great topic, it's absolute dynamite for the brain XD. 7y
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World | Noah Strycker
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Loved this! So many fascinating details about his time exploring different countries and their birds. As a casual bird watcher I‘m now determined to get a pair of binoculars and take it to the next level.

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