My friend Karl, whom some of you may know by his Twitter handle @TheIneptBirder, posted this humorous graphic the other day, and I had to giggle because it’s so true. One minute it’s OMG SO MANY BIRDS ALL THE TIME IT’S SO EXCITING PLEASE DON’T LET IT EVER END! And then it ends. I imagine… Read more »
I remember in years past, I would occasionally pack up the car on the pleasant spring or summer day and go for a ride in the country. With no particular destination in mind, I would cruise down back roads and country lanes, past farm fields bursting with new crops, driving under clear blue skies through… Read more »
Like many of you, I’ve been marveling at the number of “pretty birds” coming through our backyards—grosbeaks, orioles, tanagers, and the like. My social media feeds are just full of amazingly colorful pictures! Many times in the past several weeks I have celebrated the timing of this seemingly banner year of bright and beautiful visitors… Read more »
“Awesome!” That was my nephew’s expert opinion after seeing the latest superhero movie. “They had such weird superpowers that they really confused the bad guys. Great movie. Can’t wait to see it again.” I judged this might not be the best time to explain to him that those weren’t real superheroes. In fact, they weren’t… Read more »
The ancient Greeks learned about birds from close observation. They noticed, for example, that during summer countless swallows could be seen wheeling over ponds and marshes. But in winter, there were none. Then again, in the following spring, the swallows would reappear. They concluded that, when winter weather was imminent, the swallows buried themselves in… Read more »
This past January, Editor Dawn Hewitt was invited to speak on the legacy of Bird Watcher’s Digest at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. Here is the third and final portion of her talk. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Connections The blogs, the podcasts, the magazines, the books, the website—those are… Read more »
One of my favorite perks of my job is that I get a fairly steady stream of texts, emails, and DMs asking for help identifying a bird. Most of the time I even know the answer! What tickles me most about this is who is doing the asking—friends from all areas of my life, often… Read more »
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 »
This past January, Editor Dawn Hewitt was invited to speak on the legacy of Bird Watcher’s Digest at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. Here is Part 2 of her talk. You can find Part 1 here. Stay tuned for the next installment continuing the story! Noteworthy Contributors I would be remiss if I didn’t mention… 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 »
