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This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

August 10, 2016
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

Two good inches of rain in 48 hours, and the land comes alive again, after a hot, rainless month. The earth is damp.

The bare soil at the edge of a soybean field turns into an impromptu oasis. Killdeer wade in and bathe and bathe.

Soaking Killdeer

Here's another photo of the same killdeer enjoying the puddle. We like the way its wing feathers seem to curl up in pleasure.

Killdeer

Chickadee on hand

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A scope you can always have with you

Have you ever been out birding and wished you brought your scope? Because sometimes your 8x or 10x binoculars can't quite make out a bird's idendification.

Celestron Hummingbird Scope

Meet the new Celestron Hummingbird ED Micro Spotting Scope. I'll fit in a loose pocket.

The 7-power version is easy to hand hold. And we throw in a tabletop tripod for free.

MORE ABOUT THESE TINY SCOPES

Seeing Birds
with your Ears

We can see birds with our ears. Through trees. Around corners. In the dark. A Killdeer calling out its name as it flies overhead

Birding By Ear CD teaches how to know birds by their sounds.

Birding By Ear CDs

This invaluable aid to learning bird songs seems to be going away, as the publisher is not re-issuing editions after they sell out. Already the Backyard version and the Western version are unavailable.

The Eastern North America version is still available, but we don't know how much longer it will last.

This is how Diane Porter learned to watch birds with her ears. If you live in Eastern North America and want to learn your bird songs, we recommend it to you.