{"id":2924,"date":"2007-10-04T20:20:26","date_gmt":"2007-10-04T18:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/the-bird-watchers-dream\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:44:09","slug":"the-bird-watchers-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-bird-watchers-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"The bird watcher&#8217;s dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" title=\"cCam\" alt=\"cCam\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2007\/10\/aaa.png\" \/>I used to be a young ornithologist which I hope I&#8217;ve spelt correctly. I got a badge and a bird book and used to attend meetings every Friday afternoon at my school. I was quite young but I can still point out a buzzard from a kite. 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