New on our website, our Special Features section highlights exclusive content from leaders in the birding industry. Check out the galleries, blogs, podcasts, journals, and more!
Bill Thompson, III's lighthearted and thought-provoking blog, Bill of the Birds, attracts nearly 1,000 daily readers around the globe. Follow the editor of Bird Watcher's Digest as he covers the birding world from his backyard to Brazil and back again!
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Clay's Digiscoping 1000 documents Clay Taylor's quest to identifiably digiscope 1000 species – things that fly, walk, hop, crawl, or wriggle. All photos in the CD1000 photo blog were taken in the course of his travels as Swarovski Optik's Naturalist Market Manager and Mad Birder.
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Looking for your next pair of binoculars? Confused about the options? Use this mid-priced binocular review to guide your next purchase.
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This Birding Life is a podcast hosted by Bill Thompson. The topics covered by This Birding Life range far and wide – from the backyard to the tropics, from bird feeding to bird chasing, from authors reading from their books to birders talking about their "spark" bird. This Birding Life is guaranteed to make you think, laugh, and want to spend more time out there with the birds.
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Leica Sport Optics Product Specialist Jeff Bouton travels to birding, nature, and outdoor events all across North America. In the Leica Birding Blog, he shares outstanding bird images, fascinating stories, and professional digiscoping tips with our online visitors.
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Whoever coined the phrase "anticipation is half the fun" must have been planning a birding trip. With a map of your destination spread out before you — flanked by field guides, checklists, and wildlife refuge brochures — it is impossible not to feel the thrill of the chase. Let BWD help you plan your trip!
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Bird Watcher's Digest, The Ohio Ornithological Society, and The Lakeside Association will host this premier birding event in September 2009 along the shores of Lake Erie. The 2009 MBS will feature field trips to the area's best birding spots, programs and performances by some of North America's leading bird watchers, a huge vendor area with nature products and services, and, of course, the opportunity to enjoy the company of hundreds of your fellow birders.
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