Soaring with Fidel

I have been a major reading kick lately. In part because I've had a lot on my mind the past couple weeks. It also helps that I just got a bunch of books from Barnes and Noble for cheap! I had a bunch of gift cards and coupons so I got 6 books for a total $5 from my pocket. One of the ones I bought was called Soaring with Fidel. This book combines my love of travel and nature as the author goes on a journey from Cape May to Cuba and beyond following Osprey.

The book focused more on the traveling with osprey as the background. In that regard it was slightly disappointing (although I did still learn a few tidbits). What made me jealous was how lucky the author was. He was able to take decent chunks of time away from work and had a friend bankroll the trips. Many of the people he encountered along the were big birders and have had a large influence on osprey research. That said, I would love to be able to take a trip like his (yeah, I have the travel itch again!). But hey, if I can't travel I guess reading about someones trip will have to do for the time being.