I had walked these fields as a child. First with sharp eyes straining to pick out smudges on the landscape, or to find names for things that moved. Then, with field glasses, I enjoyed the Ashy-crowned Sparrow-larks and the Paddyfield Pipits, and the Red-wattled Lapwing’s broken-wing charade to lead the inquisitive Marsh Harrier away from its nest.
![The Birdwatcher at home - Beej in Keralassery](https://b3453562.smushcdn.com/3453562/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/Keralassery-14-1024x768.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Birdwatcher at home - Beej in Keralassery](https://b3453562.smushcdn.com/3453562/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/Keralassery-32-768x1024.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
And now, armed with video camera, and with wife for amanuensis, I stroll the fields exactly as I did as a child.
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