For those of you who do not know who Sandi Komito was, he was portrayed in the movie "The Big Year", his character was played by Owen Wilson. Sandy held the North American birding record for many years, this was before all the birders had access to the internet and e-bird. He was one of the locals down here in South Florida and was loved by everyone who knew him. He would always have great stories to tell and he was a wealth of information and always helping new birders. This was a shot of Sandy and I taken a couple of years ago. Sandy is the one on the left.
Everyone like getting their photo taken with him. He was a real celebrity, but we knew him as a super guy!
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Everyone like getting their photo taken with him. He was a real celebrity, but we knew him as a super guy!
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Two Guys Just Broke the North American Big Year Record—But How?
It turns out, seabirds and extreme birding go really well together.
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When bird watchers get cutthroat
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession; Mark Obmascik; The Free Press: 270 pp., $25
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