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My seven favorite birding apps - What are the best birdwatching apps?

This is the penultimate list of top birding apps! So sayeth the Head Flocker!

Best backpacks and bags for birding

Save your neck. Save your back. Bring your gear in a pack.

The Best Spotting Scopes (2023) - Buying a Spotting Scope for Birdwatching & Wildlife Viewing

Spotting scopes allow for new opportunities in birdwatching: distant birds. See our favorite scopes from various price ranges!

How to clean your bird feeders - The best methods for cleaning all bird feeders

Clean your feeders to help birds. It is not difficult people!

How should I store bird food? - Keep birdseed safe from pests

Raccoons, rats, squirrels. These words are foul language if you are a fowl feeder. Learn how to keep your bird food safe from pests!

The best finch feeders of 2023 - Buying thistle, Nyjer, & sunflower feeders for finches

The thistle or Nyjer feeder is a specialist feeder to attract finches. Learn how to shop for thistle and Nyjer feeders, here!

The No "Flocking Around" Guide to Birdwatching for Beginners

Here is the no "Flocking Around" Guide to Birdwatching for Beginners!

What is a bioblitz?

Bioblitzes bring friends, family, and strangers together across the globe each year in pursuit of fun and learning!

The best platform feeders of 2023 - Use a platform feeder to attract cardinals, finches, and more!

The platform feeder is, in our birdy-opinion, the optimal bird feeder. Why? Diversity, variety, and flexibility!

Venomous snake safety - preventing and treating snakebites in the field

Every spring, our scaly friends will emerge from hibernation to help keep rodent populations in check.

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