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The Child Bird Immersion Adventure!
My daughter had a friend over for a visit last Saturday. A very warm day for February here in Michigan as the temperature was near 50°f. My wife was in need of some much needed sunshine and I am always up for the opportunity to be outside so my wife and I took the kids…
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Conservation Saturday
As a birder, the environment is everything. I am in it all the time! From lush forests and sandy beaches to urban parks and little pocket ponds. I started to feel the urge to do conservation work a couple of years ago. I began my trek by taking classes at the local community college to…
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Have Scope Will Travel!
For every birder, gear is a MUST! Some birders have binoculars that have been in their family for generations and are enjoying the same pair their grandfather used to watch baseball games from the stands. Others have got to be on the leading edge of new technology in the advancement of eye pieces and get…
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The Eagle Adventure
With expectations that this will be my first installment of what, I hope, will be many, I’ll begin with an enjoyable birding failure! (Let’s root for this not to become the norm!) I’ll start by saying that when my wife, who is not a birder, mentions to me about a rare bird, I should really…