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I consider myself to have been the bridge between the shotgun and the binoculars in bird watching. before i came along, the primary way to observe birds was to shoot them and stuff them.
-Roger Tory Peterson
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I Consider Myself To Have Been The

Roger Tory Peterson
I consider myself to have been the bridge between the shotgun and the binoculars in bird watching. before i came along, the primary way to observe birds was to shoot them and stuff them.
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