[ Harold does tease, but it's usually obvious when he does it. Even his more acerbic comments are targeted either to provoke some thought or deliberately aimed at a place he thinks the recipient can withstand some prodding. ]
I've always liked birds, [ he admits in return. ] They're beautiful, of course, but they're also fascinating from an evolutionary perspective. The diversity is astonishing. There's over two hundred species of woodpeckers alone.
It's quite a deep subject if you have interest in exploring it. Ornithology, that is.
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And bird watching. I really like birds. I, uh, I think I heard a woodpecker the other day.
[Either that or he was hallucinating percussive sounds. Not unusual.]
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I've always liked birds, [ he admits in return. ] They're beautiful, of course, but they're also fascinating from an evolutionary perspective. The diversity is astonishing. There's over two hundred species of woodpeckers alone.
It's quite a deep subject if you have interest in exploring it. Ornithology, that is.
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After Afghanistan though, my memory isn't so good.