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Remember the Birdman of Alcatraz? I am introducing you to the Birdman of Shelter Bay.

I'm buying a house in Shelter Bay with different feeding areas, including a bird watering hole. I'm converting one of my patios to a seed station.

About 55 years ago, give or take, I was hired to work at a sleep-away camp in New Hampshire. It was a big deal because I was the only one of my friends who could not afford to be a camper, but now I was going as a counselor.

The only opening was to be the rifle instructor and I gamely undertook the position even though I didn't know much about guns.

There were twin...