By Karen Schmidt A couple weeks ago, contributor Karen Schmidt shared some interesting crow and eagle interactions she witnessed in Seattle’s University District in her debut blog post. She joins us again to take us on a peaceful and birdy lakeside walk near her home. On May 1, I left my house to attempt a… Read more »
by Brandon Holland It was a day when everything just fell into place, a rarity for the past month. I had woken up and was letting my dog out. I grabbed my binoculars, just in case—you never know what little gem will be waiting for you just outside your door. I had recently moved, and… Read more »
by Karen Schmidt If it were not for the COVID-19 virus, I would have missed seeing the most amazing wild bird interaction this morning. Normally I would not be having a cup of coffee on my front porch at 10 a.m. on a Monday. I would be doing something more “useful”… like going to work…. Read more »
by Bryony Angell It’s been a looooong winter, and one of many changes. Not just for me, but the world at large. I moved house and city, and the coronavirus hit. The “Brooding birder” title of this post is a bit of a pun, the “brooding” for emerging from winter, but also describing how bummed… Read more »
by Joseph Downs Holy earthworms, sunflower seeds, and suet! You think you have your hands full with the coronavirus pandemic? You should be one of the feathered friends who are essential to the psychological economy of our kind. Then you would know how it is when push comes to shove. I live on the fourth… Read more »
by Tom Ferguson I grew up in Texas, playing football. Then I joined the Army and became an Airborne Ranger. I was sure I was unbreakable. Ranger school is the world’s most stressful school, and I survived. After military service, I jumped headfirst into the culinary world. I graduated from the Culinary Institute of America… Read more »
By Bruce Wunderlich | Production Director, Bird Watcher’s Digest “Oh no! You’re not really going there, are you?” That was the reaction I received from most of my friends when I told them I was going to Honduras on a birding tour. I have to admit, their reactions concerned me a little. This was my… Read more »
Marbled Murrelets, by British bird artist Darren Rees, graced the cover of the July/August 2017 issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest, and was accompanied by a fascinating story and profile of this species on the pages inside the issue. (Read the story here!) Now, to help with the cancer-related expenses of BWD’s editor and co-publisher, Bill… Read more »
By Rack Cross When it comes to birding trails one size does not fit all. Kingsport, nestled in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains of Northeast Tennessee, hosted an unforeseen series of events in our city of about 54,000 people that resulted in a municipal birding trail that serves to improve the quality of life… Read more »
Ed Kanze won the Birder of the Year 2017 contest with his essay, “Find a Bird, Get a Life,” which ran in the March/April 2017 issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest. Recently having claimed his prize: a trip to Costa Rica, courtesy of Swarovski Optik, he submitted this story: Costa Rica with Swarovski By Ed Kanze… Read more »
