Isolated in the middle of the North Atlantic and bordering the Arctic Circle, Iceland stands sentinel to the meteorological depressions of the Great North. At the young age of 20 million years, this island offers a landscape known for its birding and midnight sun. By Philippe Jaeger After leaving Iceland’s capital, […]
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Bird Mentor: Advanced Skills for Beginning Birders
Leica Interview with Kristi Dranginis I first met Kristi two years ago during the predawn hour at our bird banding station along the Animas River in Colorado. I remember she was sipping a fragrant homemade chai while we waited for the rest of the crew to arrive. We exchanged small talk […]
Read MoreOf Unlucky Magpies and Gangs of Redwings
Alan Davies and Ruth Miller have been guiding clients around North Wales and the Dee Estuary this autumn and shared some of the best moments with us. “Our latest Birdwatching Magazine Birdwatching Trip was a huge success! Not only did we enjoy amazing birds in stunning scenery but we had […]
Read MoreCamaraderie through Cotingas
Experiences are often the most enjoyable when shared with other people. Here at the Cristalino Private Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon, residential guides and visitors are joined by the birds, where over 600 species have been recorded. As a guide at Cristalino, I am fortunate to be amongst species such […]
Read MoreMagic over the Islands
Each fall season for the past few years, hawk counters at the Florida Keys Hawkwatch have broken their own world record for the most Peregrine Falcons tallied at a single migration monitoring site in a season. Recent Peregrine Falcons totals @ FKH 2012 – 3,836 Peregrine Falcons tallied 2013 – 4,010 Peregrine Falcons tallied […]
Read MorePounding Hearts and Beating Wings: Cape May Migration Madness
Cool morning temperatures and crisp organic scents saturate the forest floor while lush blankets of red, yellow and gold adorn the treetops; autumn has fallen across North America. The chaos and excitement of breeding season is over. Young birds are learning the ins and outs of functioning on their own […]
Read MoreThe binoculars and the bear
We all know that binoculars are one of the most important pieces of wildlife observation equipment. Manufacturers are always keen to tell you about long lists of amazing selling points – image quality, brightness, contrast, transmission, waterproofing and so on – but one they don’t often mention is how much […]
Read MoreWorld Record in Hand
The Date – September 16th, 2015, the place – the Thattekad Bird Sanctuary in Kerala, India. You can see the rain drops clinging to the branches and leaves in the image above. Definitely not Noah’s most technically perfect image he’s shared, but likely the one that was shared the most! On a […]
Read MoreAmazonian Yard Listing
There isn’t anything too much more indescribably exciting than nearing the end of a long journey to a foreign birding location. You’ve spent evenings gawking at Google images, worn the pages of a formerly new field guide, you’ve read dozens of trip reports in the weeks leading up to the […]
Read MoreStay tuned – Countdown to the new world record in…
Let the countdown begin. Noah Strycker is a mere 39 species from seeing more bird species in a single year than any other human being! Think about that, approaching half of the world’s bird species in just nine months time! No one can appreciate the magnitude of this amazing accomplishment […]
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