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10000birds.com /1 month ago

So many questions …

There is  something about birders in the field that attracts non-birders. They see us with our bins and that is all they need to start asking questions. I try to be a birding ambas...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: Why birding rather than fishing (or another outdoor hobby)?

We asked several of our writers the same questions. Here are the answers to the one above. — Even if I wasn’t a vegetarian, fishing wouldn’t be my thing because it is too boring. B...

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birdnote.org /1 month ago

Another BirdNote Quiz

Let's have some fun and test your bird ID skills! This quiz features: an American Robin an Olive-sided Flycatcher, (like the photo above) a Red-tailed Hawk a Steller's Jay, wh...

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10000birds.com /1 week ago

Ask a Birder:  What do your non-birder family and friends like you to share from birding?

We asked several of our writers the same questions. Here are the answers to the one above. — I think I have created at least a casual interest in birds among some Facebook friends...

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10000birds.com /4 weeks ago

Ask a Birder: What changed in your life once you started birding?

We asked several of our writers the same questions. Here are the answers to the one above. — I think I became more perceptive about nature in general. Meanwhile, I have also branch...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: What do male birds do to attract females?

Actually, male birds have a large range of options to impress females. Here are the most important ones. 1. Singing Female birds frequently judge males by the complexity of their s...

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birdnote.org /5 days ago

Birding 101: Birding Without Leaving Home

You don’t need fancy binoculars or lavish trips abroad to look for birds. In fact, you don’t even have to leave home — you can enjoy the birds out the window every day. And you don...

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10000birds.com /1 day ago

Interviews with 10,000 Birds Writers: Rolf Nessing, Germany

Your Birding History And Future How long have you been a birder, and how did you get into birding? I was already watching birds as a child. I had two small (really small) bird book...

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birdnote.org /1 month ago

J. Drew Lanham’s Taxonomy of Bird Obsessions

Ornithologist J. Drew Lanham's favorite bird is “the one with feathers.” But here, he shares a few species that have been especially on his mind lately — “selected birds of the mom...

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birdnote.org /6 days ago

Spark Bird: Em De Blas and the Vermilion Flycatcher

Em De Blas has years of experience leading bird outings with Chicago BIPOC Birders, the Chicago Ornithological Society, and the Urban Birding Festival. But their birding journey fi...

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10000birds.com /2 weeks ago

Seven Ways for Birds to Attract Scientific Attention

Here are seven pieces of advice for any bird hoping to attract the attention of ornithologists. 1. Live in Europe or North America.Geographic location is one of the strongest facto...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Interviews with 10,000 Birds Writers: Luca Feuerriegel

Your Birding History And Future How long have you been a birder, and how did you get into birding? I started keeping a checklist and birding journal when I was 11 years old – the l...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Interview with Anders Hundebol, Developer of the Birdey bird ID game

About the Interviewee Anders Hundebøl is a birder and solo developer from Denmark. He came to birding only 5-6 years ago, and it took over quickly. Birdey began as a selfish little...

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10000birds.com /3 weeks ago

Ask a Birder: What do you do when your partner complains that you spend too much time birding?

We asked several of our writers the same questions. Here are the answers to the one above. — I’ve found a really good way of birding early in the morning when we are on vacation. I...

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irishtimes.com /4 days ago

Was this bird on our back porch one of the finch species?

Éanna Ní Lamhna answers readers’ queries about a bird, a moth and very small fly

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birdnote.org /1 month ago

Spark Bird: Adriaan Dokter And The Common Swift

Adriaan Dokter is an aerial ecologist who designs tools to study how birds migrate. On the Bring Birds Back podcast, Adriaan traces his fascination with flight back to an early exp...

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birdnote.org /4 weeks ago

Learning More About Birds by Sketching Them

Many people take an interest in birds as they get older. But others start very early, like one young BirdNote listener named Ben Bradmon. He has been learning how to identify birds...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Twitching

This post is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 yea...

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audubon.org /1 month ago

Bending the Bird Curve, Together

Every bird has a story. Some travel thousands of miles across continents. Others depend on a single type of habitat found only in a small corner of the world. Yet all birds share a...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Birder: Are there bird species in which males are the choosier sex?

Yes! Here are some examples. In Jacanas such as the Pheasant-tailed Jacana, the females are larger and more aggressive. Females defend territories that may contain several males. E...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Ask a Bird Guide: If birds disappeared tomorrow, what would you do instead?

We sent out another list of questions to bird guides who have already been profiled on 10,000 Birds. In the tenth edition of this second series, we ask If birds disappeared tomorro...

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birdnote.org /1 week ago

BirdNoir: Who’s Soaring Overhead?

In this episode of BirdNoir, Private Eye Michael Stein helps a lakefront resident get to know the avian neighbor that’s been flying by each day. More info and transcript at BirdNot...

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10000birds.com /1 month ago

Bird Guides of the World: Sudheesh Thattekad, South India

What is your favorite bird species? My favorite bird species are the Sri Lanka Frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger) and the Ceylon Bay Owl (Phodilus assimilis). Both are highly noc...

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10000birds.com /2 weeks ago

Bird Guides of the World: Adarsh Nagda, Kenya

What is your favorite bird species? The Narina Trogon. I even feel like it could be a good candidate for our national bird, carrying all the colours of the Kenyan flag. It’s not a...

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