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“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
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.
My first morning in Mindo started at 5:00 a.m. The moth blind was only about 100 to 150 metres away, but getting there early was important. A quick look the evening before had revealed exactly where the best spot in the hide would be, and there was no intention of giving it up. The lodge owner had already warned that a group of birders would be arriving at first light, so be...