In Don Stap’s article “Flight of The Kuaka” he describes his experience in capturing Bar-tailed Godwits, a type of bird that migrates from Alaska to New Zealand each year. Stap also explains how this bird’s species is endangered and facing new challenges in the changing world. The first thing I noticed about the article is the story that Stap presents you with. He describes to you his experience of capturing the bird and, using descriptive language, brings you along with him on this journey. However you soon notice that this article is much more than just a story.
Stap’s writing soon takes a turn into a more scientific approach. The writing uses terms from the bird watching community that may be lost upon the average reader. Stap does not give his readers much of a definition for some of the terms, which leave the reader to continue on and have to fill in the blanks. The article appears to be readers within the bird enthusiast community as opposed to the average reader.
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