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Day 185: Putting the Brakes On
July 04, 2015 —
Sometimes you just need a log truck to happen by, even in Africa.
Noah Strycker is a writer, photographer, and adventurer. In 2015 he embarked on an international Big Year, and blogged all about it at audubon.org/features/birding-without-borders.