Useless quote for 3 Jun:

"American birders use a nice shorthand expression for such an epiphany: 'the spark bird' – the encounter that switched on the nature-loving light."

Mark Cocker, in "Review: A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Fortey", The Guardian 18 March 2021

Link to source:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/18/a-curious-boy-by-richard-fortey-review-the-making-of-a-scientist

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