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By Wendy Clark on January 6, 2021 Leave a Comment

On the Road Again: Florida-Bound

When I was growing up in landlocked Tennessee, our family spent summers in Florida. Our annual pilgrimage to the Sunshine State involved loading up the Country Squire “Woody” Station Wagon to the hilt with beach towels, bathing suits, pots and pans, cooking spices, and groceries. I felt a “Lewis & Clark” kind of pioneering adventure… Read more »

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By BWD Staff on September 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Well-Equipped Birder: Squirrel-Proof Feeders

BWD Editor Dawn Hewitt and Production Director Bruce Wunderlich tested out a two different squirrel-proof feeders. Here are their reviews. Dawn My yard is rich with squirrels. I have used two Brome squirrel-proof tube feeders for several years—a SquirrelBuster Plus and a SquirrelBuster Peanut Feeder—and they have proven true to their claims. I have enjoyed… Read more »

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By Guest Contributor on September 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Well-Equipped Birder: Bino Dock Keeps Optics Handy

by Marion & Rich Patterson Sometimes, when one is hustling to get to work or an appointment, a streak of feathery color zips in front of the car and perches in a roadside tree. Or an unusual raptor circles the highway. Perhaps a different-looking duck is cruising the edge of a distant pond. Dedicated bird… Read more »

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By Kelly Ball on August 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

Explore Optics and More in Zeiss’s Digital Nature Hub!

In an alternate version of 2020, I would be in Rutland, England, this week, attending my first British Birdfair (not to mention my first visit to England!) with our publisher, Wendy Clark. Responsibly managing travel and public health safety during COVID-19 resulted in cancelation of the physical event, which normally draws about 24,000 attendees from… Read more »

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By Wendy Clark on July 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

Spotting Scope Phobia: My Personal Story 

As someone who started birding later in life, I was fortunate to have among my birding mentors professional guides, authors, biologists, and naturalists. Growing up as more of an “indoor girl,” this was intimidating for me, to say the least. I was not only intimidated by their knowledge and experience, I was also terrified by the equipment they used…. Read more »

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By Guest Contributor on July 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Well-Equipped Birder: One Size Doesn’t Always Fit All

by Chuck Jakubchak I have used a traditional bino harness for several years but always considered it awkward when wearing or storing. The RYO Ultra-Light Bino Harness caught my eye in a recent issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest because of its thin profile and advertised light weight. I contacted Redstart Birding and ordered the XL… Read more »

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By Wendy Clark on July 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Well-Equipped Birder: A Review of Insect Shield Scarves

Biting bugs really love me. I’ve tried spray repellents, electronic repellent thingamabobs, wrist bands—all of it. Nothing has ever succeeded in keeping mosquito-ninjas from attacking me. I believed nothing would—except remaining behind closed doors. Until now. Earlier this year, I attended the North Shore Birding Festival on Lake Apopka near Orlando, Florida. Most of us… Read more »

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By Sarah Clark on June 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Well-Equipped Birder: A Review of the RYO Ultra-light Bino Harness

Depending upon your physique, a conventional neck strap toting a full-sized binocular makes for some severe fatigue after a long session of birding. And while a crisscross harness’s design redistributes the weight more evenly across the back and shoulders, I’ve never found them to be the most comfortable. On my first excursion to Magee Marsh… Read more »

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By Jessica Melfi on May 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

Merlin 101: As Easy as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

I have several birding apps on my phone, but there is only one that I really use, and I use it almost daily during the spring: the Merlin Bird ID app, produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I sing its praises whenever I get the opportunity, especially to new birders, especially to young birders…. Read more »

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By Bill-and-Ben T-and-L on December 6, 2018 Leave a Comment

OTWTB Podcast Episode #46: The Birder in Winter (Wears Silk Long Johns, Apparently)

Back to the North from points farther south, the fellows chat throughout a winter-themed episode about such topics as suet feeding, birding in Texas and Colombia, weather and birds, winter clothing, acclimatization, fogging optics, and Ben’s new-found love of silk long johns. Bill recounts a traumatic first grade incident involving yellow snow, and his latest… Read more »

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