Sunday, October 5, 2008
Spying avifauna
Today I learned something random: that James Bond is named after a birder. Several years ago, I bought "The Birds of the West Indies" for use in The Bahamas. I always noticed that the author's name was James Bond. Turns out that author Ian Fleming had an estate in Jamaica and was an avid birder. He owned a copy of the book and hence 007's name.
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How cool! Hmmmm... what character traits do birders and secret agents share?
Oh so many. And my middle name is Danger.
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