I’ve become The Bird Guy to my friends and family. When they see a bird they don’t recognize, I’m asked to identify it with nothing more than a blurry photo. When the algorithms feed them bird-related ...

In Iowa, 212 bird species nest throughout the state during nesting season. Nesting season is a great opportunity for first-time birdwatchers to make observations and start identifying species. Expert ...

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From casual bird buddies to ornithology obsessives, you can now trek to far flung corners of the globe and identify any feathered friend you find – as long as you have a smartphone. The hugely popular ...

Scientific evidence suggests dinosaurs met their extinction through asteroid impact. Today, if a species goes extinct, chances we as humans had something to do with it. In this century alone, we've ...

We become desensitized to the common sounds around us—car alarms, chattering squirrels, the mechanical functions of modern living kicking on and off throughout the day. If you had asked me a week ago ...

Glass. Identify. Photograph. Document. Share. Activating those verbs is the value proposition of Swarovski’s new AX Visio electronic binocular, which gives birders an entire field guide literally at ...

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

Just about everyone can identify at least one or two birds. So just about everyone is a birder, at some level. (The term “birder” is synonymous with bird watcher.) If you want to get more serious ...

SHEFFIELD — For Zach Adams, birding isn’t about getting every identification right — it’s about having fun. “You’re going to be wrong. Everybody gets bird identification wrong. I get it wrong all the ...

Because birding requires little gear, and can be done almost anywhere, it’s a great activity for your next trip. Here’s what you need to know. By Elaine Glusac Elaine Glusac, an avid birder, is the ...

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