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The Crow's Story
Birds are intelligent, especially parrots and crow relatives - jays, nutcrackers, ravens, jackdaws and others. The Clark's Nutcracker stores conifer seeds in the late summer...
22 hours ago - Ornithology
Best Bird of the Weekend
October is when rumors of the next season become harder to deny. Where I live, the full splendor of fall foliage coupled with initial fingers of frost refutes the notion that...
1 day ago - 10,000 Birds
Getting Good Bird Video with a Phone Skope Adaptor
Two weekends ago I was scheduled to take part in a live birding video, one of twenty birders from across North and South America who were out and about looking for good birds...
1 day ago - 10,000 Birds
Curlew Sandpiper feeding
One of the more common shorebirds along Broome's beaches is the Curlew Sandpiper- Calidris ferruginea. They are often found in large mixed flocks and many have recently arrived...
2 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Highlights from Costa Rica, Global Bird Weekend, 2020
If the birding world had an official holiday, it would have to be Global Big Day. No other date captures the attention of so many birders, no other day is dedicated to the...
3 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Tenet Wines: The Pundit Syrah (2016)
At the risk of yet again reinforcing our predictable North American slant at Booze and Birds, it has to be noted that this year's United States presidential campaign season has...
4 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Mammals of South Asia
I was lucky to visit India several times, but as a keen birder I carried along only a bird book, and even upgraded it to a new edition between the trips. Ahead of the first...
5 days ago - 10,000 Birds
A Good Walk Well Spoiled
Golf is a good walk spoiled. - Mark Twain Once, and only once, a while after I became a bit crazy about birding, my long-suffering wife decided to go along with me and see what...
6 days ago - 10,000 Birds
Owl Giants
West of the Mississippi from Canada to Central America lives the Burrowing Owl. These small, brownish tan-colored owls with bright yellow eyes are the only raptors in North...
8 days ago - Ornithology
Best Bird of the Weekend
Any time of year that features skies filled with birds pretty much all day demands attention pretty much all day. If your neck is sore from being on a swivel this weekend, may...
8 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...
The Crow's Story
Birds are intelligent, especially parrots and crow relatives - jays, nutcrackers, ravens, jackdaws and others. The Clark's Nutcracker stores conifer seeds in the late summer...
Getting Good Bird Video with a Phone Skope Adaptor
Two weekends ago I was scheduled to take part in a live birding video, one of twenty birders from across North and South America who were out and about looking for good birds...
Best Bird of the Weekend
October is when rumors of the next season become harder to deny. Where I live, the full splendor of fall foliage coupled with initial fingers of frost refutes the notion that...