Posted in Bird Droppings by Pete Dunne
April 15, 2009
He was just one of the crowd on my regular Monday morning walk. Male, early 60s (I figured), retired or nearly so. Looked to be in good shape; guy who got out a lot.
Relatively new birder. But a pretty experienced outdoorsman I learned as the morning went on.
Hunted and fished all his life. Saw a [...]
Posted in Birding Fieldcraft by Don Freiday
May 1, 2009
Birding in bad weather can be spectacularly good. This is particularly true of coastal areas or large inland water bodies, where precipitation seems to cause birds to move more often and closer to shore than they might otherwise be. Flooded fields are another good bet during heavy rain, because they often attract grounded shorebirds and [...]
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