IF you open Google today, Thursday, June 9, 2016, to see beautiful birds adorn the rich colors of the Google name. On the back of the birds, it seems an observer noting observe birds.
Dedicating their Google doodle today for Phoebe Snetsinger, a bird watcher who has recorded 8398 species of birds in the world. Until now, the number of birds that are finding most of the world, even for experts birds (ornithologists) though.
The journey of life Phoebe Snetsinger quite remarkable for someone who really likes to birds. The book "Life List" (2010) by Olivia Gentile tells the life of Phoebe Snetsinger complete.
June 9 is the birthday of Phoebe Snetsinger. He was born in 1931 in Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA, and died on November 23, 1999, when he was 68 years old. Snetsinger studying to get a degree of German literature at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA. After her husband conscripted to Korea, he then continued his master's studies and took an interest in German literature.
Kesukaanya of birds grown since he watched the movements of birds blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) in 1965, or when he was 34 years old. Blackburnian warbler is a small pekicau bird unique to North America. These birds are included in the order passerines or one order with a sparrow that is commonly found in Indonesia.
His life was turned sharply at the age of 50 years, when he was supposed to enjoy old with 4 children. Melanoma, skin cancer that attacks continue to undermine it. At that time, Snetsinger said that he only had less than a year remaining time of his life. To fill the "rest of his life" was, Snetsinger then decided to adventure around the world to pursue his hobby of bird watching. Alaska was chosen as the first destination for bird watching there.
What has been sentenced to a doctor was wrong. He's not merely one year as had been previously thought. Eagerly, Snetsinger ventured up to 18 years to observe the colorful birds that have beautified the world. In his adventures, he never attacked malaria in Zambia, almost died in Zaire, until kidnapped and raped on the outskirts of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. However, it all does not stop the enthusiasm for bird watching.
Snetsinger hobby is traveling in areas not commonly explored most people. A number of places including conflict areas or areas with poor environmental conditions ever traced. As ornotolog amateur, he began to routinely record the birds he encountered every day, especially birds of rare subspecies.
The spirit and enthusiasm Snetsinger precisely stalled not because of skin cancer that attacked. Van he was traveling overturned when observing birds in 1999 in Madagascar. He was reported dead at the scene. The last bird had he noted is red-shouldered Vanga (Calicalicus rufocarpalis), pekicau small bird whose existence is now quite fragile in nature. These birds are included in the order of passerines, birds pekicau Snetsinger favorite, is also quite rare bird species and was discovered in 1997.
In 2003, the Association of American Bird Observers (American Birding Association / ABA) published the book "Birding on Borrowed Time" by Phoebe Snetsinger. ABA greatly appreciate Snetsinger struggle not only as adventurous narrative but also human registrar travel documents.
Nothing wrong with Google dedicate today to Phoebe Snetsinger. Because of the struggle, enthusiasm, and dedication during life is worth more than just sit waiting for death.
