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The power of focus

One day recently I was pigeon shooting on a field in the middle of a wind farm. The giant propellers and regular ‘whoosh-whoosh’ sound as the blades cut through the air did not seem to disturb the pigeons but they had an effect on me, one I was not aware of until the end of the day.

There were not as many pigeons on this stubble as had been expected from my reconnaissance

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