People Travel Thousands of Miles Just to See This Bird Blink. Here's Why It's Worth Every Mile.
Every year, birdwatchers fly from Europe, North America, Japan, and Australia to the papyrus swamps of Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan. They hire boats, wade through knee-deep water, and spend hours — sometimes days — searching the dense reed beds of lakes Victoria, Albert, and the Bangweulu wetlands of Zambia. They are not looking for a flock of rare migrants or a colony of colourful…









