The (Big) Year that Flew By : Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record - Arjan Dwarshuis blhhgf They became a refuge and

They became a refuge and a way to think about the world outside the urgencies of the present

All that changes with the arrival of this book

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One of English literature's classic masterpieces-a gripping novel of love

The (Big) Year that Flew By : Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record - Arjan Dwarshuis blhhgf They became a refuge andThis is an epic journey by a man who's not only obsessed with birds but who has a deep spiritual connection with the planet.' David Lindo, author of How to be an Urban BirderThe (Big) Year Flew By is the tale of one avid birder's epic, record breaking adventure through 40 countries over 6 continents in just 365 days to see 6,852 bird species, many on the precipice of extinction. Would Arjan Dwarshuis be able to break the coveted `Big Year' record,