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. Yes, I know that birding can be turned into a social experience of sorts, but it will still always involve lots of silence and stealth. And lots of birds, of course. No problem!
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. Yesterday evening I got home from the second Swarovski Skills Camp at Lake Neusiedl in the east of Austria. impressive for Central Europe.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2020
These irruptive visitors to T&T always are a pleasure to experience. We counted seven of these alluring birds while I killed my camera battery. Before we got to our destination, I pulled the car over to investigate an almost deafening twittering. Once we arrived at a suitable (i.e.
10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2013
My camera battery is probably pretty tired, too, from taking shot after shot of natural beauty and avian charmers. So I’ll leave you with a few photos that will hopefully whet your appetite for my next wrap-up of what was an amazing experience. Birding by kayak can now come off my bucket list. …
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 29, 2012
No wonder folks are hoarding water and batteries! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I don’t know how things are in your part of the world, but in my geographic proximity, people are freaking out. They seems pretty pleased to be on the property themselves!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
And seeing as there were good northwest winds overnight, weather radar had shown lots of birds taking off, and the winds were expected to continue from the north through the morning, I decided that I would make my way to Fort Tilden at first light and install myself on the Battery Harris Platform. and also had the guts to call this bird.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
At first, I made a few record shots, digiscoping through the Swarovski 25-60×65 STX with a hand-held mobile phone, until the battery went flat. Before I acquired my own Swarovski binoculars, I had the chance to test both ELs and CLs for months at a time and so, from my own experience I knew what level of quality this brand guarantees.
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