troutbirder

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Gender	Male
Industry	Non-Profit
Occupation	Retired
Location	Bluff Country, Minnesota , United States
Introduction	I am a not so recently retired social studies teacher and basketball coach. Still hunting birds though now with a camera instead of a gun. Nature devotee, dog lover, birder, gardener and still all around outdoor adventure seeker. Troutbirder II is my alter ego. He loves books and history and spent the Bush II years gradually converting to "yellow dog" Democrat.
Interests	Movies, books, World War II, canoeing, dogs, flyfishing, flower gardening, birding, bird watching, German Shepherds, GSD, wilderness, American History, camping, Minnesota, wildflowers, gardening, biography, book reviews, biking, nature photography, teaching, historical fiction, prairie restoration, European History, Civil War, Minnesota Twins, hiking, Minnesota Gophers, storytelling, camping, travel, Bald Eagles.
Favorite Movies	Marley, Sparticus, Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, Dr Zhivago, Planet of the Apes, Band of Brothers
Favorite Music	Country, Classical, Don McLean, John Denver, Chopin
Favorite Books	The Count of Monte Cristo, Killer Angels, Shogun, Pillars of the Earth, Marley, David McCullough, Shelby Foote, William Manchester, Steven Ambrose, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Steven Pressfield, Rick Atkinson, Sharon Kay Penman, Last Child In The Woods, Coleen McCullough, Mark Twain

Your pajamas have duckies on them. Why did you switch from choo-choos?

I am a birder... what else?