Birding Aussers I suspect that most of you will have heard of Bo Beolens, the Fat Birder. You may even have consulted his legendary websites for advice on trips, read his reviews of bird books or operators, or even made new contacts and friends through his efforts to put birders in touch with each other. Some will even know that Bo has led trips of disabled birders throughout the world. To all birders Bo has been a shining light, and especially the disabled or ill, seniors, children, and women, the unfit, and the unacclimatised, indeed anyone who has at times, found birding a challenge. But more than that Bo has been a friend to many, the sort of friend that having been through so much greets anything you tell him with empathy and understanding, and often possible solutions. Bo’s humour is also legendary. Who else would refer to themselves as “fat” or “grumpy”? Now Bo needs a hand, for he and ex-wife Cherry, have experienced the worst that any parent has to face, the loss of a child. Their daughter, Suki, died a couple of months ago, just after her husband suffered a devastating brain aneurisym. Bo writes of Suki: “Suki Bryson née Crombet-Beolens wanted the world to be saved from the ravages of human kind. She passionately believed in greener energy, more re-cycling and real conservation.” Bo doesn’t want condolences; they just make him weep. But he and his family do want to do something positive in Suki’s memory. Here again in Bo’s words: The aim is to buy a small plot of land of just a few acres and plant a woodland and make it accessible. Its a long term project for Cherry, me and my son Ash. The website about it is here: www.sukiwoodlandtrust.org
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