Sh*t Birders Say

It had to happen. Following the Sh*t Girls Say YouTube meme Jason Kessler captures the stuff that birders say. No need to confess if you recognise yourself.

Bird Photography

40 Breathtaking Examples of Bird Photography

Dear Santa

I’ll leave out a single malt and the good cheese biscuits. In return I’d like:

The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia  Richard & Sarah Thomas, Alan McBride, David Andrew (2^nd Edition 2011) Birding sites for all of Australia’s endemic birds and regular migrants such as seabirds and waders, Australian Island Territories, logistics, Bird Finder Guide including supplementary information on where to find rarities.

Birding Australia Australian Edition Lloyd Nielsen (2010) A comprehensive directory for birders lists good birding areas, key species, best time to visit, suggested itineraries, Australian Island Territories, regional maps, birding tours and guides (including pelagic), local contacts, birding clubs, accommodation, climate, travel, driving in the outback, relevant websites, plus essential health and safety tips.

A Garden on the Wing Lloyd Nielsen & Garry Sankowsky A CD-Rom giving information on attracting birds and butterflies to the Australian garden. Flowering and fruiting plants for birds; selecting suitable land; changing an existing garden; making artificial nesting sites and feeders for birds, plus much more.

The Great North American Bird Watching Trivia Game topics include habitats, mannerisms, field marks, diets, nomenclature, and more, across three levels of difficulty.

An Australian version of the iFlyer BirdSong Scanning Wand Press a button, scan a barcode, and iFlyer plays a high-quality digital recording of a bird's song.

  A Will Wilson birdbath - Willie Wildlife Sculptures Ocean Grove, Victoria

Wingscapes BirdCam Motion-activated, digital wildlife camera The BirdCam 2.0 takes 8-megapixel, high-resolution photos and videos of backyard birds.  In addition to the motion-sensitive mode, the BirdCam 2.0 can also take digital photos or videos at a specific time interval. It has a flash for night time images as well.

Bird Nerd cap in brushed cotton from Cafe Press

Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman, and Jack Black go birding

The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and a Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik is being made into a movie starring Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman, and Jack Black.

In 1998 three birders, Sandy Komito, Al Levantin and Greg Miller, chased Komito's record of 721 birds in North America. In the end Sandy Komito kept his record, listing an astonishing 745 birds. Many in the birding community believe this record may never be broken, as 1998 was one of the strongest El Niño years on record and many vagrant birds ended up in North America.

Whether Owen et al can match the on-screen presence of Hunter Valley birdos Mick, Steve, and others in Chasing Birds, is doubtful, but with that cast it should be funny. Hopefully it can maintain the humour/respect balance of the book.

Bird Journal

Version 1.3 of Bluebird Technologies Bird Journal includes Christidis and Boles taxonomy, making it now more relevant to Australian Birders. It won't replace that Spirex notebook, but will add a whole new dimension to birding records.

The World Series of Birding

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Jon Stewart & Steve Carell poke fun at the 2000 World Series of Birding.