| Whilst at secondary school, I was introduced to the local Natural History Society and soon became a keen birder and, later, fungus forayer. |
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| He is also a fanatic birder, the kind who has devoted his life to seeking out rare and exotic avifauna from pole to pole. |
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| While I was thumbing through my field guide, a lady came up to me and introduced herself as a fellow birder. |
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| In recent years, there have been a spate of field guides for birdwatchers, often confusing the ordinary birder with the changes in nomenclature. |
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| My uncle Larry is a birder and the way he writes about birding makes me think it is something I will eventually do as well. |
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| The coloration of feathers elicits curiosity in the ornithologist and admiration in the birder. |
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| Tell one birder about an owl in a tree and within a few hours, you can expect to find that tree ringed by a throng of twitchers deploying expensive optics. |
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| As a birder your number one priority is to make sure your bird watching doesn't have a negative impact on the birds! |
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| She was an award-winning photographer, a keen birder and enjoyed many sports including golf and cross-country skiing. |
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| His obvious enthusiasm for his subject marks him as a true birder. |
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| The quags are usually very quiet with only the odd walker or birder to be seen and seem far removed from the busy spots further along the coast at Cley and Salthouse. |
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| Both the avid birder as well as the beginner will enjoy bird watching in Strandja. |
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| If you are a keen birder or beachcomber who would like to get involved with this project, or if you would like to learn more about it, please contact Greg Campbell by phone, email or regular mail. |
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| In North America, many birders differentiate themselves from birdwatchers, and the term birder is unfamiliar to most lay people. |
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| Then there were the stilt-walking Jabiru birds, the theatrical darters, the egrets and vast, stately sea eagles … I could seriously become a birder here. |
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| Away go all the shorebirds, leaving a disappointed birder or photographer. |
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| Tourism market expectations and realities have changed rapidly over the last 5-10 years, especially US and birder markets, probably impacting park visitation. |
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| All-inclusive birding tours designed for the intermediate and beginner birder who would like to experience a wide selection of birds and diverse habitats which include wetlands, mixed and coniferous forest settings. |
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| But we lacked the collector's instinct that impels a true birder to travel hundreds of miles just to add a bluefaced booby to his life list. |
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| But a birder understands that the swift flight of a rare breed trumps all. |
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| His family said he was an avid birder who had recorded more than 300 species on his life list. |
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| Whether he describes common eiders in Acadia, wood thrushes at Mammoth Cave, or belted kingfishers at Chattahoochee River, the depictions are crafted by an avid birder. |
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| A rather ambiguous term used to describe the person who watches birds for any reason at all, and should not be used to refer to the serious birder. |
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