My transition from being a kid interested in all kinds of animals to being a full-on birder happened when I was around 11 years old,...
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We are bound to suffer. Yes, winter has done it again: here in Heidelberg, we are subjected to the painful games of Mr. Grey, trapped under...
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This post is a first for 10,000 Birds. Yes indeed, and hold on to your seats: this post is about a European member of...
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There are some birds I have not seen in North Carolina because they are very rare. There are some birds I have not seen...
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Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) are the only New World representative of the long-tailed tits (Aegithalidae) and they are primarily limited to the western parts of...
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I put up my bird feeders just a week ago, and already I’ve settled into a routine: In the morning, I fill them. As...
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Few American birds have the publicity problems of the titmouse. Even though they are numerous, if not downright gregarious throughout most of their range,...
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John Mark Simmons, the co-founder of Two Birders and Binoculars, has enjoyed birding all his life and has won various birding competitions. John Mark...
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