What began as a simple photography project to photograph birds ended in 360 'Bluebird boxes' and roughly 31,400 birds banded. Happy 102nd Birthday Al Larson!
Al Larson is known as"The Bluebird Man" because of his care for conservation of the bird. At 102, he's still an avid birder.CASCADE, Idaho — Al Larson came to Idaho at the age of three, but he didn't quite settle. His stepdad was a pastor, so his family moved around a lot. For example, in second grade he attended four separate schools.
That is fitting, because he's celebrating his 102nd birthday, 99 years after he first stepped foot in the Gem State. "I was out for a walk when I noticed a bluebird going into a natural cavity of a tree. I thought well if I could put up a box like they have back east, I could have a captive bird I could take pictures of, so I started putting boxes up."
"Today is my birthday, I'm 102," he said."I tell people I've finished my first century and working on my second." As for the legacy he built with the bluebirds, it's all about helping, and that hasn't changed 34 years later.
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