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Birds of North America

Understanding Magnification Power and Aperture in Binoculars

Magnification Power and Aperture in Binoculars Binoculars bring distant birds, and other wildlife, up close, allowing the careful study of shapes, colors, and patterns. If you are shopping for a pair of binoculars, making the right choice means understanding the magnification power and image brightness, and how these two elements influence the field of view, […]

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Bird Identification, Birds of North America

How to Identify Birds

  Being able to identify the birds you see in the field not only increases the value of an outdoor experience but can also help conserve birds and their habitats. If you are interested in getting to know the birds you see and reporting your records to databases used by scientists and conservationists, these simple

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Backyard Birds

Five Steps for Getting Started with Birds

Birds have been a part of human culture and daily lives since ancient times. They have traditionally functioned as indicators of weather, markers of time, as farming and hunting animals, and even used for medical purposes. Birds have also inspired musicians, poets, religious beliefs, and even assigned roles of a messenger of the gods. Group

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