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Three people birdwatching with binoculars. Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science.A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescope, by listening for bird sounds, [1] [2] watching public webcams, or by viewing smart bird feeder cameras.
Bird ringing is the term used in the UK and in some other parts of Europe, while the term bird banding is more often used in the U.S. and Australia. [49] bird strike The impact of a bird or birds with an airplane in flight. [50] body down The layer of small, fluffy down feathers that lie underneath the outer contour feathers on a bird's body. [51]
Twitchers watching a mega—Britain's fifth-ever white-tailed lapwing—and probably adding a lifer to their list; see text for explanation of italicised terms. Twitchers' vocabulary is the set of jargon words used by twitchers (committed birdwatchers who travel long distances to see a new species to add a species to their "life list", year list or other list).
This bird enthusiast has ingeniously set up small 'photo booths' to capture not only birds but also other small animals enjoying the food Lisa provides. We have already featured many photos in our ...
Enthusiasts have started flocking to the state park hoping to get a glimpse of the bird themselves. It's not clear why the bird ended up in Oregon, but Cass-Talbott said they have a theory.
Techniques for capturing birds are varied and include the use of bird liming for perching birds, mist nets for woodland birds, cannon netting for open-area flocking birds, the bal-chatri trap for raptors, [78] decoys and funnel traps for water birds. [79] [80] A researcher measures a wild woodpecker. The bird's right leg has a metal ...
Amateur bird enthusiasts (called birdwatchers, twitchers or, more commonly, birders) number in the millions. [298] Many homeowners erect bird feeders near their homes to attract various species. Bird feeding has grown into a multimillion-dollar industry; for example, an estimated 75% of households in Britain provide food for birds at some point ...
The book includes translations for about 1,600 Maliseet words; perhaps owing in part to Chamberlain's particular interests as a naturalist and bird enthusiast, 481 of the 1,600 words are related to plants and animals, including 124 Maliseet words for different types of birds.