Archive for the 'The lazy birder' Category

At this time last year I wrote a series of articles about how to be a lazy birder. It is about time we revisit these articles. At this holiday time in Australia many people take annual holidays after a very busy year at work. What most people want is not more busyness pursuing their hobby. […]

Twitching is alive a well in Australia.
Over recent years there have been a number of well documented rare bird sightings in our country. Each of these has resulted in birders - twitchers - heading by car or plane to cross vast expanses of countryside just to “tick” a rare bird off their list of birds […]

This is part 12 in the series of articles for The Lazy Birder.
How to use films for birding.

Select your favourite film.
Place the DVD or video in the appropriate player.
Switch on the television.
Sit in your most comfortable chair.
Watch the film, not for the story, but rather watching out for any birds or bird calls while you […]

This is part 11 in a series of articles written for The Lazy Birder.

Switch on your computer.
Connect your computer to the Internet.
Type the word “bird” or “birds” into your browser.
Click on a site that looks interesting.
Enjoy.
Click on another interesting site.
Enjoy.
Keep on surfing all those thousands of wonderful birding sites.
Alternative method: just keep reading articles on […]

This is part 10 in a series of articles for The Lazy Birder.

Go to your bookcase and select a book about birds.
If you don’t have any books about birds either buy several or borrow some from your local library.
Find a comfortable chair.
Read the book you have chosen.
Have a snooze if you get drowsy.
Come back to […]