Oliver and Nick Komar grew up in Newton Highlands, and their lives today revolve around birds.
The twin brothers still remember their first day of birding with their father along the Charles River in the Oak Hill area when they were 7 years old. They saw a rose-breasted grosbeak and a Baltimore oriole.
“When I got those beautiful birds in focus in my binoculars, I was hooked,” said Nick.
From then on, they biked around Newton every day before and after school looking for birds. Oliver and Nick received early encouragement and training from Brookline Bird Club members and began leading outings at the age of 12.