Tag Archives: #PacificBird
A Birder’s Delight
STILL UNSURE ABOUT WHAT TO GET THE BIRDER IN YOUR LIFE FOR THE HOLIDAYS? TAKE A LOOK AT THESE IDEAS… 13. FIELD GUIDE FRENZY Field guides are always a safe bet for the bird lover in your life. Consider getting the well-equipped … Continue reading
Stocking Stuffers
STOCKING STUFFERS BIRD LOVERS WILL ADORE… 6. BIRDY BOOKS Avid readers would love a reflective book on the joys of birding. Bird books and novels, like The Big Year by Mark Obmascik, Life List by Olivia Gentile, or The … Continue reading
30 Birdy Holiday Gift Ideas
Selecting special holiday gifts for friends and family members is (almost) always a delightful experience. For me, this proves to be doubly true when choosing gifts for the bird lovers in my life. Why? Because I know exactly what will tickle … Continue reading
Beak of the Week: American Oystercatcher
An American Oystercatcher plucks a Moles Crab out of the sand. Allow me to introduce to you the American Oystercatcher! The long, vibrant reddish-orange beak and yellow, red-ringed eyes of this large, otherwise neutrally colored, shorebird are so striking it … Continue reading
PB Debuts In WildBird Magazine
The January/February 2012 Issue of WildBird Magazine The January/February 2012 issue of WildBird Magazine has officially arrived! Like me, bird lovers, nationwide, are excitedly plucking the latest copy from their mailboxes, nestling by the fire and leafing through the pages … Continue reading
Beak of the Week: Lilac-Breasted Roller
As an art aficionado, with a background in art history, it should come as no surprise that I often connect things in the natural world with manmade works of art. To me, it is obvious why people, myself included, are … Continue reading
Beak of the Week: Wild Turkey
Welcome to “Beak of the Week!” Find the new ‘Beak of the Week’ on The Birding Bug Blog EVERY MONDAY! We thought this would be a great way for all of us to learn more about a different species of bird … Continue reading
Preparation, Meet Opportunity.
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Seneca, Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC – 65 AD) In birding, like any sport, reward is largely dependent upon effort. With birds appearing anywhere at anytime, one must always … Continue reading
Impromptu Birding
Like most avid birders, I never know when my luck might strike. Once you start birding, it doesn’t take very long to learn that a ‘life bird’ may appear when you least expect it; or worse yet, when your binoculars … Continue reading