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Birding’s Biggest Dips

10,000 Birds

For those that might not fully comprehend, the birding slang-term to “dip” or to “dip out on” a bird is to go looking for a particular species and not find it. That bird can then be referred to as a”dip”, the noun version of the word. All twitchers will experience it at some stage or another.

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Disneynature Earth Q&A

4 The Love Of Animals

I also loved the birds of paradise. As soon as you get into that situation, I think you’re breaking the first rule of wildlife film making, which is to record and never interfere in any way with the animals at all. That made the wildlife viewing all the more special really, so that’s probably my favorite place.