Author Archives: Danielle
5 More Reasons To Get The Birding Bug!
#6 BIRDING IS INEXPENSIVE (Birding on a Budget!) If you’d like to start feeding birds in your backyard, it can be very simple and affordable. Options range from offering some clean water and light ground feeding to investing in an … Continue reading
Categories: Birding Basics, Pacific Bird™
Labels: Adventure, Backyard Bird Feeding, Bird Watching, Birder, Birding Basics, The Birding Bug
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5 Reasons To Get The Birding Bug!
#1 BIRDING IS POPULAR (ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE DOING IT!) With over 53 million birders (This is a super-conservative number, as some organizations have calculated up to a whopping 81 million birders) in the United States alone, bird watching is…. drumroll, … Continue reading
Categories: Birding Basics
Labels: Backyard Birder, Bird Watching, Birder, Birding, Birding Bug, Pacific Bird
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Birdfair Bliss
Birdfair Bliss Held annually at Rutland Water Nature Reserve in Leicestershire, the world’s largest international birdwatching event draws over 20,000 bird enthusiasts from across the globe. With everything a birder could want in one place, it is unsurprising that this … Continue reading
Categories: Birding Adventures, United Kingdom
Labels: British Birdfair, Rutland
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Birdfair Bound
When it comes to birds and wildlife, this is the event of the year! Or so we’ve heard… With three full days on our calendar marked British Birdfair, Michelle and I are prepared to find out exactly what this birdwatching … Continue reading
Categories: Birding Adventures, United Kingdom
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Birding Philosophy
Let me preface this entry by sharing with you the first word that ever left my lips: “why?” While most infants manage to utter the words “mama” or “dada” before the age of one, much to my parents’ dismay (or … Continue reading
Categories: A Little Something Extra!, Backyard Birding, Birding Basics, Pacific Bird™
Labels: #BirdingPhilosophy, #Birdwatching
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Standing Ovation, Please.
As its’ name suggests, the Blue-footed Booby’s chief identifying feature is its bright blue feet. The name booby comes from the Spanish term bobo, which means “stupid” or “clown.” Given the bird’s clown-like behavior, it seems quite fitting. I think … Continue reading
Categories: Birding Adventures, Galápagos Islands
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Wings in the Moonlight
It is 10:00 p.m. on Monday, day one aboard the Galapagos Legend. I’ve been curled up in bed for nearly 30 minutes reading up on tomorrow’s activities, islands and, of course, anticipated bird sightings. My husband, Jonathan, and I are … Continue reading
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Hello!
Danielle and Michelle in Quito, Ecuador (June, 2009). Michelle and I agree that it is so much more enjoyable to follow a blog when you know more about the people writing it. Therefore, it seemed only natural that our first … Continue reading
