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coming from the Dakotas, thought id drop a comment to introduce myself, mostly so that most of you don't I'm just another lurking robot that never says anything but i do drop by from time to time...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/hello-from-south-dakota.455680/

Going to post a few photos of a birds in which we couldn’t get any colour on- try and guess what bird it is without the location, if it’s too difficult I’ll give a hint.

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/guess-the-bird.437360/

Has anyone ever seen a dragonfly that lights up like a firefly? Saw one today. It was flashing on and off a very bright orange colour in daylight. It was not a reflection from the sun as it was n...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/dragonfly-that-lights-up.434179/

Hi, I live in SW France. I play tennis with a group of other Brits on a local tennis court every week. Last week we noticed a blue tit landing on the tennis net then disappearing into a small hol...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/blue-tits-nesting-in-tennis-post.455667/

Well I'm new to the group. I live in the SE England and I'm doing my best to help our local wildlife. I will be asking a few questions esp a bluetit family that I have nesting isn't behaving like...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/hello.455633/

Newbie here folks so be gentle on me please! Almost at state pension age now, medically retired from Northern Ireland Railways and have a love for all things natural, especially wildlife. We live...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/hi-newbie-alert.455656/

We currently have bluetits nesting in our nest box, yesterday she laid 5-6 eggs and all seemed well. When we turned the camera on at 6.30 am this morning she was not there but still eggs in the n...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/bluetit-nest-box-predation.455653/

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https://www.birdforum.net/threads/common-white-pelicans-left-side-juvenile.455627/

Hello everyone, I am very happy to join this community. Posting from France, close to Grenoble, near the Taillefer massif. Here's a picture I took yesterday morning where I saw 2 turdus torq...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/hi-from-the-french-alps.455628/

Good morning and a Happy New year to you all. May you enjoy good health and lots of great birding. January the first is always a special day where it all begins again. A new year, a new list a...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/mallorca-2024.449991/

This is an idea I had, basically a copy of name a bird you've seen, but instead you have to have photographed it, and you need to post the photo when you name it. We'll go with similar rules to...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/name-a-bird-youve-photographed.453862/

There!

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/new-binocular-bargains-thread.449338/

I have plans to visit some folks in Toronto in the second half of May. I don't know how to drive, so if I want to go to the famous migration spots like Point Pelee I would have to make very spe...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/toronto-spring-if-limited-to-public-transport-how-much-can-i-expect-bird-wise.455650/

I've seen lots of threads from people new to birding, or going on holiday somewhere unfamiliar, who ask what's the best field guide for such-and-such a place. I wondered if the denizens of the bo...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/best-bird-guides-by-region-asia.232437/

Nothing to do with birds but this weekend whilst watching various men with odd-shaped balls I noticed the following. In the 6 Nations rugby all the pitch side sound people are using shotguns. H...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/parabolic-vs-shotgun.452604/

My fiancée and I are planning a 1-week birding trip to somewhere in Central or South America for early August this year and I'm looking for advice or opinions on what would give us the best bang...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/best-birding-trips-in-central-south-america.455609/

Many of you are incredibly knowledgeable about optics, and I was hoping for some expert opinions. I've been looking at a bino harness to protect my Swaro's and Leica's when off-trail hiking in th...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/question-regarding-enclosed-bino-harness.455677/

Following Bob who must have got the first SX60 in Hong Kong I picked mine up yesterday ( I might have got a better price but I didn't get the socks and tripod). I took it out to the wetlands and...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/canon-sx60hs-in-action.291649/

Hi everybody, I've finally decided to buy myself a scope and I just chose the Kowa TSN-663M. I now have a really hard time finding myself a suitable tripod ; i go on hikes a lot, 2 or 3 times a...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/hiking-tripod-for-kowa-tsn-663m.455629/

Hi, I will visit Indonesia in July 2024, and I would really like to see and photograph the Great birds of paradise in Aru island. It seems it's not so easy to find information about travelling ...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/aru-islands-indonesia.450175/

Hi - I spotted this bird today in southern Michigan, US. The drab color makes me assume its female, but all the usual suspects around here have more patterning then this one. If the pictures aren...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/michigan-female-bird.455678/

Hello from Italy, I would have liked to include this short video under the review that was posted, but since I am working on my own review, as a matter of practice they don't want to read the oth...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/short-video-comparison-swarovski-el-vs-skyrover-banner-cloud-apo-8x42.455075/

readys, steady, go

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/hows-your-2024-list-going.449998/

I received my APM MS-6x30 today. Like other reviewers I find the view to be clear, sharp and bright in the center, falling off towards the edges. The build quality appears to be quite solid. The...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/apm-ms-6x30.455501/

NOTE: An article by Edward M. Huff and Renze de Vries entitled: "The Inimitable Swift Model 804 Audubon Binoculars: Design and Marking Variations" is attached to Post #15 in three .pdf section...

https://www.birdforum.net/threads/historical-review-of-swift-804-audubon-binoculars.42944/