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Lifelong Bird Passion
- James Maley started watching birds as a toddler and memorized feeder species before he could read.
- His passion returned strongly in high school and turned professional in 2001 when he was paid to research birds.
Birding Ranges From Hobby To Obsession
- Birding spans casual observers to obsessive 'listers' who chase rare sightings globally.
- Some listers have seen thousands of species, showing birding can become lifelong and extreme.
A Birding Life Consumed
- Phoebe Snetsinger turned birding into a global obsession after a cancer diagnosis and remission.
- She survived attacks and extreme travel but ultimately died in a car crash in Madagascar while birding.