The Rise of the Young Birder
With pandemic life affecting us all, we envy the raw freedom of birds; no better time to look outside and witness the constantly unfolding spectacle of life. Many species are nesting and feeding babies, you would be surprised to know exactly how many birds are with you all along. Youngish birder Faraaz Abdool invites everyone to get to know the birds that share our space. He wants especially the youth to check out the T&T Young Birders’ Club on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ttyoungbirdersclub All photos courtesy Faraaz Abdool. Birds have captivated our minds for millennia. Their mesmerizing mastery of the air frustrated and hypnotized humans at the same time. Artists wanted to replicate their unending chromatic diversity in paint, scientists wanted to study the creatures and people coveted the most resplendent feathers for self-adornment. In the early days it was necessary to trap and kill the bird to be able to view and study it, fortunately we became we...