Roman ALAN<p>Useless quote for 3 Jun:</p><p>"American birders use a nice shorthand expression for such an epiphany: 'the spark bird' – the encounter that switched on the nature-loving light."</p><p>Mark Cocker, in "Review: A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Fortey", The Guardian 18 March 2021</p><p>Link to source:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/18/a-curious-boy-by-richard-fortey-review-the-making-of-a-scientist" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2021/mar</span><span class="invisible">/18/a-curious-boy-by-richard-fortey-review-the-making-of-a-scientist</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/UselessQuote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UselessQuote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/RichardFortey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichardFortey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/MarkCocker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkCocker</span></a></p>
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