10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2024
In my younger days I was very keen on what is generally known as Big Day Birding, or trying to see as many species of birds as possible in one day. Called The Big Bird Race , it tells the story of how my team, representing Country Life magazine , recorded 155 species in 24 hours in East Anglia (Suffolk and Norfolk).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2020
But every Monday, when my weekend work peak has passed, I literally head for the hills, and recharge my batteries with a healthy dose of total solitude. And lots of birds, of course. This may be one reason why it is so hard to explain to non-birders the solitary passion that is birding. But for introverts and birders?
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. At the end of the workshop we all went birding, to further test the glasses of our choice. impressive for Central Europe.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2020
Going birding is even more of a no-brainer now than before. Many moons ago, when I used to work in the (supposedly) booming petrochemical industry in Trinidad, most of my time was actually spent birding. I racked up a staggering number of life birds in the surprisingly rich surroundings during my four-odd years slaving for The Man.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2012
No wonder folks are hoarding water and batteries! Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was actually a whole flock of birds. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. How about you?
10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2013
Birding by kayak can now come off my bucket list. … My camera battery is probably pretty tired, too, from taking shot after shot of natural beauty and avian charmers. I’ll be reporting more in the next few days about the coolness that is the Spring Wings Bird Festival , held every year in Fallon, Nevada.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
What that meant for me, birding wise, is that I could get out for a few hours in the morning and then get home and get to it on my laptop without having to worry about things like showering, getting dressing, or commuting. The first bird that came into view made me think. And this bird was way out over the water.
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