Here's an extract from a book about how to watch birds, aimed at beginners ...... this is the bit about " basic equipment" ... First of all, your own "basic" equipment : stout, old clothes and footwear are essential ( your mother will agree here).Don't wear bright colours or even "unnatural" shades like navy-blue, which show up badly against light backgrounds. Drab raincoats, or tweeds that blend with the vegetation, are very good. You should carry a light stick in the nesting season, so that you can probe bushes and herbage without disturbing them; a stick is also useful to lay over the points of a barbed-wire fence that you wish to cross. Always carry a notebook and several pencils and a pocket-knife ( pencil points break easily when you are excited); a map of the district, for any long expeditions, is important. You are not likely to forget your field-glasses, if you have a pair, and I'm sure all good bird-watchers should carry a compass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well .. that was interesting, was it not ! It's amazing how things change, even in birdwatching. Not that it's hardly ever called that these days. Go on ... have a guess at the date of that book .....you might even have an idea as to the book's title ... and its author. The answers to all of that will be after the music...... which is going to be from the stunning Wir sind Helden ... here they are with a brilliant video for " Kaputt" ... Dein Vater ist kaputt
Aber du bist es nicht Zerbeult und verbogen Und vielleicht nicht ganz dicht Aber irgendwo darunter bist du seltsam o.K Beinah unversehrt unter allem, was weh tut Ich weiss du willst helfen Ich weiss du grämst dich Ich weiss du willst abhauen Ich weiss du schämst dich Es ist okay jeder soll fliehen der kann Wenn du den Fluchtwagen fährst Schnall dich an So viel kaputt Aber so vieles nicht Jede der Scherben Spiegelt das Licht So viel kaputt Aber zwischen der Glut Zwischen Asche und Trümmern War irgendwas gut Deine Mutter ist kaputt Aber du bist es nicht Du trägst dieselben Verbände Schicht über Schicht Aber irgendwo darunter Bist du längst schon verheilt Du hast viel zu lang Ihre Wunden geteilt Ich weiss du willst helfen Aber du… OK ... that was good ....now that book was in its 1st edition in 1952. How close did you get ? It was written by the excellent Bruce Campbell. And it was called ....
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