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Living in Paradise
As is standard operating procedure, once a song gets stuck in your head you must pass it off to someone else. In this case it is you, the innocent reader who should thank me...
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My Northern Birds
One of the ways I could describe the unique mix of birds I can see here in southwestern Mexico, would be to divide our species into five categories. The invasive species are...
11 hours ago - 10,000 Birds
Into the Florida Woods for the Holiday Weekend
During the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend, thousands of people headed to the coast - at least to the beaches that were still open during covid-19. Yet, because of the...
1 day ago - 10,000 Birds
What It's Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book
“Look around, look around...” The refrain is from Hamilton , a demand and a plea to look with the brain and the heart and then to look again. Listening to them, I thought the...
1 day ago - 10,000 Birds
Beats the Beltway: a review of Bruce Beehler's book “Natural Encounters”
In his blog, Birds and Nature North America, the peripatetic Bruce Beehler professes to cover not just what the title says, but also American culture, American history, and...
2 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Best Bird of the Weekend
Summer felt officially “on” this weekend in many parts of the northern hemisphere. That summer generally signals a decline in local avian diversity probably hasn't sunken in...
2 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Janet Turner, Bird Artist
Snow Geese The following is from my latest book, The Art of the Bird: The History of Ornithological Art through Forty Artists. Janet Turner was one of the artists I discussed...
2 days ago - Ornithology
Windjana Gorge in 2020
As we all well know there is something very different about 2020. Following on from our first camping trip for 2020 we took another camping trip a bit further afield. Having...
3 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Enjoy Innovative Electronic Music = Help Endangered Birds
Do you want to help endangered birds? How about helping with conservation of cool tropical birds by listening to innovative electronic music? Whether you happen to be more...
4 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Collaborative list - June 2020
So, just as our heroes head back out into the woods, the woods go quiet. After their incarceration, a bit of birdsong would be just what was needed to lift the beats back to...
4 days ago - 10,000 Birds
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Guide to Long Distance Binoculars
Guide to choosing the best high powered long distance binoculars to be used for land based observation. Most high lower bins are usually designed with astronomy in mind...
Best Birding Binocular 2016/2017
During the year many, many binoculars arrive on my desk for testing and review. So at times even I can find it a little overwhelming as to which is best. This every year I...
BirdWatching Binoculars 101
If you are new to birding, choosing your first pair of binoculars can seem a little daunting, but it needn't be. This guide takes you thought where to start and all the...
My Northern Birds
One of the ways I could describe the unique mix of birds I can see here in southwestern Mexico, would be to divide our species into five categories. The invasive species are...
Into the Florida Woods for the Holiday Weekend
During the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend, thousands of people headed to the coast - at least to the beaches that were still open during covid-19. Yet, because of the...
What It's Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book
“Look around, look around...” The refrain is from Hamilton , a demand and a plea to look with the brain and the heart and then to look again. Listening to them, I thought the...