One Habit of Uber Famous Birders

One Habit of Uber Famous Birders

One Habit of Uber Famous Birders

What is one habit that most uber famous birders all have in common?  It’s something that you can do right now.

Please leave a comment below and let me know what stood out about the bird you chose to journal this week.

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Making Sense of Markings

Making Sense of Markings

Making Sense of Markings

If you only have a split second to look at a bird, what are the best features to focus on?

Along with crushing on her little Leica binoculars, Kristi will share an easy tip to follow in those situations where you know the bird you’ve just gotten in focus is about to fly… and fly far.

Please leave a comment below and tell me what family markers you chose for the species you decided to focus on.  I’d love to know!!

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Geeking Out on Feathers – The Mystery Wing

Geeking Out on Feathers – The Mystery Wing

Geeking Out on Feathers – The Mystery Wing

16 people go to a wetland, one of them finds an entire wing of a bird on the trail.  How long do you think it took them to figure out what bird it belonged to??

Longer than it will take you after you watch this video. 

Leave a comment below and tell me what bird you think this wing belongs to.

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Geeking Out on Feathers – Part III

Geeking Out on Feathers – Part III

Geeking Out on Feathers – Part III

Picking up where we left off last week (last video), Do you remember those three feathers we looked at in Geeking Out on Feathers I??  The owl, the hawk and the turkey??

This week you’ll learn the last of the 7 Questions to Bird Identification; Markings, and be able to take a stab at the identity of those three feathers.

Leave a comment below with your best guess about which bird belongs to Feather 1, Feather 2 & Feather 3.

If you’d like to take a closer look at these three mystery feathers before making your guess, click on this link  for a short video detailing each one.

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Geeking Out on Feathers – Part II

Geeking Out on Feathers – Part II

Geeking Out on Feathers – Part II

Picking up where we left off last week (last video), Kristi shares the next steps in distinguishing hawk, owl and turkey feathers. With the tips she offers, you’ll be able to solve many of the what-feather-is-this mysteries you come across.

Leave your comment below and tell me why you think a bird wing would have camber

I’d love to hear your ideas!!!

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Geeking Out on Feathers –        Part 1

Geeking Out on Feathers – Part 1

Geeking Out on Feathers – Part 1

Have you ever found a feather on the ground and wondered what bird it came from?  In today’s video, Kristi will walk you through the first steps to identifying bird feathers.

Leave a comment below and tell me what you learned about the difference between a Secondary Feather and a Tail Feather.

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