Last weekend I attended the AGM of the Beijing Birdwatching Society at Beijing Normal University.  The coordinator, Xiaoming, invited me to speak about the 3 new birds added to the Beijing Municipality list in 2011: Little Gull, Glaucous Gull and Black Bittern.  I was fortunate to have seen all three (finder of the Little Gull, [...]

Most of you may not know I am a avid bird watcher that is when I can. All video footage was filmed indoors because of our cats outdoors.. I will be having a series of bird watching videos so stay tuned .. This is a beginner video I know the lighting is not the best [...]

BIRD WATCHING – PRADA 2012. PRADA SPRING 2012 CAMPAIGN IMAGES Featuring Natasha Poly, Guinevere van Seenus, Elise Crombez, Meghan Collison, Katryn Kruger and Ymre Stiekema. Posted by J. LORENZO at …

image by sul4bh It was just Christmas 2011, and I found (and watched!) something special I never knew about Malaysia! When we arrived, my Aunt drove us to my grandmother’s house. The next morning, we were going to eat breakfast when I spotted some fast flying tiny black birds! Joy called them, dipping [...]

Spotted at the Santo André Lagoon in the Alentejo region of Portugal     Squacco Heron song     The Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, is a small heron, 44–47 centimetres (17–19 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 centimetres (7.9–9.1 in), with 80–92 centimetres (31–36 in) wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in [...]

The immature Common Eider was still at the Flaggy Shore along with a Whimbrel and ten Great Northern Divers. Two Yellowhammers were near Boston. Five Black-throated Divers, over 40 Great Northern Divers, ten Black Guillemots and a pod of Common Dolphins were off Black Head.

Realizare site web The hobby of bird watching is not restricted to warm months.  In fact, a lot of bird species hang around all winter long and these varieties make for some enjoyable bird watching, feeding and picture taking. Winter feeding of birds is actually recommended over summer feeding, though some feed these feathered friends [...]

Title: Birdwatching flashback: Unspoken Want Author : darthbatgirl Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: I own nothing Characters: Roy/Tim Summary: It was just suppose to be training Word Count: 733 Warnings: little bit of angst A/N: …

The holiday season concluded a very busy year. In December I wrapped up my final exams and submitted the annual report for my research to the forest service. Both events were quite successful. Shortly thereafter my mother visited for five days. The primary activity filling our days involved bird watching. The first day I took [...]

Tucan shot by the brilliant Ana Cotta/Flickr Brazil has around 1800 bird species, 20% of the world total, and many of them unique to the country. Despite this rich feathered biodiversity, birdwatching is far from being fully developed and most of those who travel around to observe birds are foreigners. WikiAves, one of [...]