The new James Bond movie, Quantum Of Solace, is opening today, which is my excuse to mention that Ian Flemming named his star character after famed birder and author James Bond, who wrote Birds of the West Indies, which is still one of the very best books on Caribbean avian fauna. Ian Flemming had a copy of Bond's bird book at his home in Jamaica -- a home called "Golden Eye." So now you know ...
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