10,000 Birds

“The Birdwatchers” (Hold Steady)

He had a guide book and binoculars
He called himself a birdwatcher …

When they asked for our credentials
We told them we were looking for some birds

We regret to inform you that motivation remains out of stock. In its place, we offer carefully curated reminders that avian life persists regardless of effort, intention, or good design. These posters are not solutions. They are documentation.

Inspired by Peter’s comment on one of my earlier posts on this blog, I decided to shine a spotlight on the often ignored Bananaquit. The reaction of birders to the presence of a Bananaquit varies greatly, I have found. In the initial stages of a birding tour, these cheerful birds tend to elicit some degree of a positive reaction – this glow ...

Before writing this review, I arranged my National Geographic birding books on my favorite bookshelf–field guides, pocket guides, encyclopedic guides, birding essentials, birding basics, the titles practically shone in the dark, shiny yellow spines shouting ‘National Geographic’ in customized black sans serif typeface, decades of birding knowledge at the ready. Birds have alw...

We sent out another list of questions to bird guides who have already been profiled on 10,000 Birds. In the fourth edition of this second series, we ask

What part of bird guiding do clients never see?

Here are the answers.

The preparation and research to find a hard bird.