The future gets no say in who we are.
Of all the various out-door recreations I have tried, when it comes to genuine, exciting sport, give me hunting with a camera.
The truth of the matter is, the birds could very well live without us, but many -- perhaps all -- of us would find life incomplete, indeed almost intolerable without the birds.
Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble.
Birds, it must be admitted, are the most exciting and most deserving of the vertebrates; they are perhaps the best entre into the study of natural history, and a very good wedge into conservation awareness.
Birds. . . are sensitive indicators of the environment, a sort of "ecological litmus paper,". . . The observation and recording of bird populations over time lead inevitably to environmental awareness and can signal impending changes.
The more you look, the more you will see.
We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun; he is no more humane, while his education has been sadly neglected.
When you love something, it never goes away.
Reminds us that greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away is the challenge put before us all.
I want to see how far I can train. I have to see how far my body will go.