Check Out the Harris’s Sparrow!
The Harris’s Sparrow steals the show. They’re the biggest of all the sparrows and flaunt a dramatic and colorful plumage.
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The Beautiful Barn Owls
If your interest is beautiful birds, don’t neglect the distinctly beautiful Barn Owl. As with many owls, they are nocturnal predators that aren’t often seen.
Birding with Kids, You Don’t Have to be an Expert
Birding is a fun, low-impact outdoor activity that adults and kids can share together. Here are a few tips I recommend for getting started, keeping it interesting, and being safe, especially in the time of social distancing.
A Great Time to Start Backyard Bird Watching
I got a call asking how to get birds to a feeder and asking what birds would they see. Oh boy! Now I have two family friends asking me how to start up a little bird watching in their backyard.
The Remarkable Sandhill Crane!
No matter if it’s thousands of migrating Sandhill Cranes covering the sky in “V” shaped formations, or the stately presence of these large birds casually foraging along fields and wetlands, they are a spectacle to see.
It’s All about Identification
Somebody has always seen more and knows more about the day’s sightings than somebody else! I was the least experienced at the time, so I was the most doubted! These back and forth debates happen at all levels.
Spotting Scopes, Better than Ever!
Today’s technology has brought so many improvements to our everyday lives and activities. This clearly includes birders. High tech cameras inside bird houses, binoculars that let you see at night and contain cameras for spectacular photos, cell phones and more.
Identifying Bird Calls
I’ve been watching and identifying birds since I was a kid. Hawks and owls were favorites, and eagles were best if I would ever see one. I could identify some woodland birds if they were colorful. My real birding didn’t begin until …
The Best Binoculars for Birding?
One of the most common questions I’m asked by newer birders is, “What kind of binoculars are best for birding?” The answer is relative to the individual birder and what kind of birding he or she does.
Birding Evolution and Economics
It wasn’t that long ago that birds were pretty much taken for granted and bird watchers were few. Egrets were hunted for their plumage and ducks were shot by the gross. Backyard woodland birds were target practice for BB guns and rifles.