Nearly a year ago I posted about an adventure embarked upon by fifteen-year-old Malkolm Boothroyd and his parents, Wendy and Ken. They set out on a 12-month quest to count birds. On their bikes. Malkolm has called the project Bird Year.
They started in the Yukon and are now, according to their terrific and often hilarious blog, counting birds in Texas.
Malkolm has raised nearly $20,000 for various bird and habitat protection organizations (the Bird Year trip itself is completely funded by the team).
The team is entering the home stretch and if I could, I’d stand on the highway to give them a standing ovation. I love it when other people have grand (and useful) adventures that I can read about from the comfort of home!