I’ve become The Bird Guy to my friends and family. When they see a bird they don’t recognize, I’m asked to identify it with nothing more than a blurry photo. When the algorithms feed them bird-related ...

In Iowa, 212 bird species nest throughout the state during nesting season. Nesting season is a great opportunity for first-time birdwatchers to make observations and start identifying species. Expert ...

Turn your smartphone into your best and most-used birding resource with these handy apps. Our favorite bird identification apps are easy to use, and they’ll help you get the most out of every ...

Bird photography is a fantastic pastime that is slightly different wherever you go. Here are some of the best camera accessories any amateur bird photographer should invest in.

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Heard a chirp or spotted a flutter? These free apps identify backyard birds by sight or sound — no binoculars or in-depth bird knowledge required.

Because birding requires little gear, and can be done almost anywhere, it’s a great activity for your next trip. Here’s what you need to know. By Elaine Glusac Elaine Glusac, an avid birder, is the ...

The golden days of fall are perfect for getting outside. While some people double down on getting their steps in or dust off their bicycles, the rest of us might be looking for a new way to breathe ...

Glass. Identify. Photograph. Document. Share. Activating those verbs is the value proposition of Swarovski’s new AX Visio electronic binocular, which gives birders an entire field guide literally at ...

As mornings dawn earlier and light lingers longer at the end of each day, birds are noticeably more active. They’re getting noisier – and nosier – as spring awakens, feasting at feeders and searching ...

The best bird identification guide I have seen, ever, is sitting on my desk as I type. Unfortunately, it is a guide to British birds. The full title is "British Birds, a Pocket Guide." Like all guides ...

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...