This past weekend* was a perfect example of why I love birding for three reasons: enjoying the common species, finding rare species, and doing it with friends! (This was from late September! I started writing it immediately after, but didn’t get around to finishing it till now 😬) The weekend started off at New Vision,Continue reading “What birding is about! Plus finding a Black-headed Bunting!”
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Striated Babblers, Eurasian Cuckoo, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, and more!
Another week, another visit to New Vision! New Vision really is one of my favorite birding spots both because of its relative proximity to our house and because the birding is really good! This weekend visit was no different in birding quality! First up were some Chestnut-tailed Starlings, although they’re common it was fun toContinue reading “Striated Babblers, Eurasian Cuckoo, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, and more!”
Yard Squad Challenge 2.0
If you’ve read some of my older posts from this spring you may remember a Yard Squad challenge I was part of back then. It consisted of several teams of 9 birders with one global player each and the rest of the participants from the ABA area (US and Canada). This time around is quiteContinue reading “Yard Squad Challenge 2.0”
Trying out my new camera!
Two weeks ago I was able to buy a used Nikon D7200 with a Sigma 150-600mm sport lens for a good price from a local birder, and I was finally able to really try it out at New Vision last weekend. This time I was joined by a local birding friend of mine, Ahmad Abrar.Continue reading “Trying out my new camera!”
Birding New Vision: Pygmy Geese and a Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Last weekend Nic and I were joined by our young birding friend Elias Thomas for birding at New Vision. It’s definitely the middle of the monsoons right now, and as soon as we got to New Vision I could see the water level was even higher than the week before. We weren’t expecting too manyContinue reading “Birding New Vision: Pygmy Geese and a Pheasant-tailed Jacana”
Black Bitterns and a Wandering Pennant
This weekend I was able to make it out to New Vision again. Nic didn’t come this time, but it’s sometimes fun to bird alone. Some of my first birds after locking up my bicycle were two juvenile Long-tailed Shrikes along with an adult. The beginning of the trail has small trees along it soContinue reading “Black Bitterns and a Wandering Pennant”
After 3 months!
After exactly 3 long months of only being able to bird from home I was finally able to go birding away from home on Saturday morning! We left by 5:30 in order to not miss to much of the early morning bird movement, and even as we were biking on the roads getting close toContinue reading “After 3 months!”
Birding during COVID-19
COVID-19 has been shaking the world, but if you have your trust put in the right place you need not have any fears! Thankfully coronavirus isn’t too bad here yet, and since I bike to New Vision it was fine to continue birding because I would not be using public transportation as most birders doContinue reading “Birding during COVID-19”
New Vision: dead kingfisher and cormorant 😢
I was able to bird New Vision again this weekend. By now it’s getting hot, and the bike ride though only 7 miles is starting to be a bit more wearing. While I was out it was probably mid to upper 80s (F) and thankfully humidity is still down in the 50s, but it’s notContinue reading “New Vision: dead kingfisher and cormorant 😢”
My First Blog Post: Birding New Vision
This weekend my brother and birding companion Niccolas (Nic) and I went out to my favorite birding hotspot: New Vision Eco City. It’s about a 7 mile bike ride from our home, to this bit of wetland/farmland that birders have discovered has amazing bird diversity. After the rainy season and through much of the winterContinue reading “My First Blog Post: Birding New Vision”
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