One of the challenges all bird watchers face is the decision to or not to take a field guide on any birding excursion. Leaving home without one could be a serious mistake but if one is to be taken, which one should it be. Small size also means smaller images and less information available. Of […]
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Twelve Days of Christmas: Day Five – Bird Feeders
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the ones most often neglected. Take buying a gift for your favorite bird watcher. Time and again I am asked “What type of bird feeder should I buy for a friend who’s really into bird watching?” My answer to them is nearly always the same: “Don’t buy a bird feeder […]
Twelve Days of Christmas: Day Four – Digiscoping
Santa dropped by the house the other day. While it is not uncommon for him to stop by in May or June for a bit of birding out on Sauvie Island followed by an iced tea out on our back porch afterward, at this time of year he normally only makes his customary midnight visit […]
Twelve Days of Christmas: Day Three – Periodicals
One of the things that so often amazes me whenever I talk with one of the estimated forty-seven million plus bird watchers practicing their favorite hobby throughout the United States is just how many of them have yet to subscribe to one of the many fine bird watching magazines published here. To my way of […]