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It warms the cockles of my heart when my non-birding friends take an interest in birds. A close friend – Craig Banks  – was very excited when he watched a Black-headed Heron catch a Cape Molerat in Hermanus this past weekend. He even had the composure to take some photos and video. He made me [...]

A bird tour in Gambia (a humorous account from a novice birding spouse) “It’s more than 40C (104F) and I’m not in charge of anything. I’m ducking from one inadequate scrap of bushy shade to the next behind a straggle of sweating binoculared figures chasing Hassan, our local bird guide. Hassan runs marathons in the [...]

Here’s a video about the American Bird Conservancy’s initiative to promote conservation through tourism in Latin America. I guess it’s like the BLSA birding route concept, but on a different scale.

Here’s a video that runs through a variety of bird displays. Has anyone ever seen grebes displaying like that? It must rank amongst the top birding experiences. Something I’ve always wanted to see is a raptor cartwheel display. I’ve missed one by 10 seconds, which adds to the desire… For those with slow internet connections [...]

All birders should watch this video, it’s truly phenomenal! For those with slow internet connections I suggest playing the video then pausing it immediately. Wait for it to load completely (wait for the red line to reach the end) and then play it.

Another video from Wayne Petersen; this time on how to use a spotting scope for birding. It’s not an earth shattering account, but for those who are new to birding and spotting scopes you may find it helpful.

Technology, digital photography in particular, is becoming an important part of a birders tool kit. Check out this explanation of how a digital camera can be used to identify birds.

Check out this video if you are new to birding and want to purchase a pair of binoculars.

Crows are known to be intelligent birds, but research has indicated that they may be more intelligent than we think; they can apparently identify individual people by their faces. There are anecdotal stories of Indian House Crows (Corvus splendens) recognising individual people in India. Conservation officials who set poisoned bait for these birds were purportedly [...]

Who would have thought that Michael Jackson would help highlight the joys of manakin breeding displays! Take a look at this video from pbs.org for some electrifying footage of Club-winged and Red-capped Manakins strutting their stuff. Amazing!