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Bird Watcher's Digest

This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

April 29, 2012
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

At drizzly dawn a green heron flies all gangly-legged to the pond and perches on a snag. I am struck by how the bird's greens and purples blend with the surroundings.

Green HeronPhoto copyright 2012 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

Chickadee on hand

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Name that bird!

NGS 6A field guide (bird book) will help you to recognize the birds that share your life.

We like the National Geographic Guide to Birds of North America, Sixth Edition. It covers all the birds in North America.

Thumb tabs provide instant access to hawks, sandpipers, gulls, flycatchers, warblers, sparrows, and finches. And the illustrations are gorgeous!

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For watching
distant birds ...

After you have a good binocular, for more distant birds, you'll want a spotting scope.

We love this tiny 13-30x Nikon Fieldscope. It zooms from 13 to 30 power.

Nikon 13-30x

But this scope weighs only a pound. Easy to carry anywhere, even in your carry-on flight bag. And the optical quality is outstanding.

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