Posted by:
Beth
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Date: May 29, 2020 05:17PM
So...
There are a lotta birds around here. A great horned owl made off with one of my ducks. NOT appreciated. The ducks are enjoying their new nighttime digs in my garage avec wading pool, straw, etc. etc.
There are a TON of birds zooming around my house. I've complained about the bald eagles. Swallows are dive bombing me. Black capped chickadees are being super cute, and I have a cool app on my phone, Merlin, that helps me identify some of these interlopers. I'm also taking an online class about raptor identification. Three cheers for Cornell!
https://academy.allaboutbirds.orgI like these interlopers, and I wonder if they've always been zooming about and I didn't notice or if they're new because they like me. I think they like me.
My mother would like to buy me a pair of binoculars and a big book o' birds for my birthday.
1. What is a good beginner line of binoculars? I must wear glasses and cannot wear contacts. My vision blurs two feet away from my face.
a. Can binoculars correct my far vision without glasses?
2. Mom said to go all out on the bird book. I'd like _The Birds of America_, but that's not going to happen. I don't think she means a pocket ID book.
Fingers crossed I won't be arrested for birding while brown.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/29/2020 05:41PM by Beth.