Forrest Tower, left, is a wildfire information officer. Terry Bird, centre, and Robyn Byrne, right, are both avid birders who volunteer at a bird observatory. They're among a number of people whose names match their lives — a phenomenon that a psychologist says has some backing.
Forrest Tower, left, is a wildfire information officer. Terry Bird, centre, and Robyn Byrne, right, are both avid birders who volunteer at a bird observatory. They're among a number of people whose names match their lives — a phenomenon that a psychologist says has some backing. Sometimes you come across apt names for people that are simply too good to be true — names that are befitting of their jobs or where they end up in life.
Fox says that she grew up loving animals, and wanting to protect them became her life's sole purpose. Fox says that having that connection made her want to reform society for the better, and make it prioritize the interests of other beings and the environment.At the Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Victoria, the board of directors features not one, but four people with avian names — a Chick, Nightingale, Robyn, and appropriately, a Bird.
"We all do promotion for Rocky Point Bird Observatory and people love the fact that we have bird names," says Ann Nightingale, the observatory's migration co-ordinator. "It's turned out to be very good all around for us, personally, and for the organization." But he says that the pointed criticism of the wildfire service, which he often has to face, can take its toll.
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