30 Birds

19/ Marathon


nighthawk

The high-pitched whine of the drill cutting into my molar made it difficult to hear.

      Dr Canterbury had my full attention, however, as he leaned over me, pressing with the drill. "Go to the [zzzzzzzzZZZZ] in summer, and you'll see the Antillean [zzZZZZZzzzz]." Although I hadn't heard them, I knew what the missing words were: "Marathon Airport" and "Nighthawk." "Ugh-A," I said, as best I could with a mouth full of cotton.

A list of the many topics brought up in this chapter can be found in Addendum.
See Photo Credits for who provided us with this magnificent image (full-size in full chapter).

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Birds treated, but not featured (see Photo Credits):