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Look Closer, Not Farther: See More on Every Walk
A few weeks ago, my friend Em and I were scanning the far side of a lake for migrating ducks and shorebirds. When I finally got tired of squinting through binoculars and turned around, there were a dozen American bullfrogs in the little pond right behind us, eyes above the water, watching us. That moment made me admit something: I'm a horizon scanner. And a lot of the best nature is happening within arm's reach. **The Horizon-Scanner Habit** Our attention goes to distance and drama: a soaring hawk, movement at a tree line, the big find. That's not a character flaw, it's how attention works…
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