Wow!! Today marks the 53rd edition of Bird Photography Weekly and the beginning of the second year of bird photography greatness! Join in on the fun and spread the word like crazy!! It is hard to believe a whole year has passed since we introduced this new concept. Our first week we had a respectable
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Male Indigo Buntings are one of the most beautiful birds we get on a regular basis here in northern Illinois. They are also some of the more digiscopable birds. This was taken with our trusty Swarovski Digiscoping Setup. Really going at that itch!
Veery has temporarily moved! The Birdfreak Team is partially split for the summer/fall as Veery spends six months working in Jefferson City, Missouri. Her son Dakota has moved as well now that the summer fun has ended with a new school year. Join them as they answer the question: How’s the birding in Mid Missouri?
The summer has been extremely busy and has sailed by in a fun-filled blur. One of the big projects we are working on is a complete overhaul of the “Birdfreak Guide to Taking Kids Birding”. Some of what we hope to accomplish: One guide split into two age groups, each of which can be printed
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While no birds are featured in this photo, this is one of the many pristine wetlands found in the huge Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin’s back country. Common Loons, Bald Eagles, and Ospreys are just a few of the birds that are really quite easy to find here.
While there are a multitude of field guides to North American birds, does one stand out as better than all the rest? We try to answer this simple yet essential question as part of The New Birder Experience with Stacia. With the many field guides out there, birders often gravitate towards one or two absolute
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