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Birdwatching Dot Com
is about wild birds and the sport of birding. It's for everyone
who's interested in bird watching and enjoying nature.
It's hummingbird season!
 Our hummers have arrived. We've hung up the newest thing to attract hummingbirds. It's the Hummer Helper nesting material. Hang it close to your window, and watch the female hummers take it. It encourages them to nest in your yard!
 We enjoy sharing the lore of birding in a free e-newsletter about birds and birding. For a sample, click the miniature at right to see the March, 2008, issue.
Please feel free to subscribe. Or see some back issues.
We hope you'll find some good ideas here to help you have fun watching birds. Birdwatching is your lifetime ticket to the theater of nature. |
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 Vortex
binoculars.
We're impressed! Vortex makes good optics, in the same factories as big-name manufacturers. Quality? Comparable. Price? A lot less.Warranty? The best. If your Vortex ever needs repair, Vortex promises to fix or replace it—for free!
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 Another new binocular that fascinates us is one made for watching butterflies. It's the Papilio, from Pentax. It focuses as close as 18 inches!
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Mulberries attract some of our loveliest birds. Cedar waxwings, for example.
 Jim Weaver, of Tennessee, sent us a beautiful photo of three cedar waxwings with the note, "Caught these guys in my mulberry tree."
A detail of the photo is at right, with one waxwing and some of the ripening mulberries. Click the photo to see the full picture.
Some people notice waxwings when a flock of them starts singing in a fruiting tree. Cedar waxwings do sing but their "song" is so high pitched that many people's ears can't pick it up.
It's a lot of fun to learn birds' songs so that you can know which birds are around even before you actually see one.
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Reviews
of new and unusual DVDs about birds
and birding. |
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Gifts!
Everything for the birdwatcher. You'll find binoculars, videos, software, vests, books, as well as ways to learn the songs of birds. And a page of our best picks for binoculars in every price range.
 Special Offers — Looking for a bargain? See a whole page of sales, close-outs, and special offers.
Bring bird songs indoors!
with Nature's Window Monitor 2
 Wake up to the dawn chorus of birdsongs this spring! Even while you're still in bed. This high-quality bird-listening device lets you enjoy all of nature's sounds — birdsongs, frogs, crickets, wind, and water — even with your windows closed. Sale!
Swarovski Sale — If you're thinking of getting one of the world's greatest spotting scopes, check out this sale on Swarovski spotting scopes and digiscoping outfits. (These sales are scheduled to end in June, 2008.) |
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Would
you like to start birdwatching with your kids? Here are some
tips! And some great gift ideas for kids.
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 New Vista Version!
Now in version 3.9, the Guide to Birds of North America CD-ROM from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology works with Vista (as well as Windows XP and Windows 2000).
Pop the CD-ROM into your computer, and have over 900 birds ready to look at, listen to, and read about. Or get a subset, for a certain state, region, or bird family, at a lower price.
Up to date. Easy to use. Educational (and really fun). Thousands of color photos, short videos, quizzes, screen shots, and loads of features. A wonderful way to learn your birds. And you'll love our low price.
FLASH! Now there's a Mac version.
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Birdwatching
is the very best kind of fun: easy, inexpensive, healthful and satisfying.
Like Henry David Thoreau, we consider any day wasted
that we don't go for a walk and enjoy nature. |
Good birding!
Michael and Diane Porter
(Who we are)
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