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Field Guide to the Birds

This was a book written by Roger Tory Peterson and published in 1934. It was one of the first modern books of its kind.

Tekels Park

This was near the author’s childhood home in Surrey. It was a wild meadow where the author could play and observe wildlife and plants.

The Great American Eclipse

This was when the sun moved into the shadow of the moon in 2017 and there was darkness in the daytime.

Antofagasta, Chile

This was where Macdonald met Nathalie Cabrol for an expedition. It represented Mars, which Cabrol was studying.

"Swan Upping at Cookham"

This was a painting the author became obsessed with after Brexit. It showed a tradition that had occurred in England for centuries.

Poolbeg Power Station

This was an abandoned electric plant where Macdonald viewed peregrine falcons.

Swifts

These are birds that rise in the evening in...

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