Bird Watching is a Recreation Anyone Can Enjoy at Anytime of the Year

Do you ever have a day when you have nothingthe best things about bird watching is anyone can
to do ?, You know them times when your on thedo it, even if your in a wheelchair, you can sit and
internet in some chat room, and you type ' I'mwatch birds. It's a great recreation for anyone
bored ! ', or your flipping through the TV channels,that is alone, or for the whole family to do
and you say to yourself or out loud ' 250together.When you go out, remember to take
channels, and nothing good to watch ! ', yes, youyour bird watching items with you, your
know what I am talking about. Now you havebinoculars, notebook and pencil, and bird guide.
something you can do on them so called boringWhen you spot a bird look in your binoculars too
days, go bird watching.No matter where you livesee all it's beauty in close detail, if you do not
you probably have birds of some kind, even folksrecognize the species of bird your seeing, get out
in New York have central park and other placesyour bird guide and look it up. When you realize
where they can go bird watching. There are threethe type of bird you see, write down in your
things you should have when bird watching, thesenotebook the following information; ' the name of
are a pair of binoculars, a notebook, and a birdthe bird, the area where it was spotted, the date,
guide.Binoculars can be purchased for under $60and time '. The information in your notebook,
at most Kmart or Walmart stores. Binoculars withhelps you understand what types of birds
a magnification of 10 x 50 are perfect for birdfrequent your area, it also is pretty neet being
watching. Don't think that a more powerful pair ofable to read back and see when you spotted a
binoculars like 20 x 60 or 30 x 80 are better, thisnew or rare bird.If you have a yard, tree or even
is not the case. Stronger binoculars are fine if youa window you can attract birds by installing a
are into star gazing, but they are horrible for birdsimple feeder. Bird feeders are very inexpensive
watching. The higher powered binoculars need aand they have feeders that can hang on a tree
tripod to use them without shaking, and evenbranch, or fence, or even stick to the outside of
without a tripod, the powerful binoculars are largera window.Attracting different species of birds
and can be very heavy to carry around, the 10 xoften requires different types of bird seed and
50 ones are perfect for every occasion.A smallother food. Hummingbirds are attracted to red,
tablet or notebook can be purchased at mostpink and orange flowers, they especially like
stores, don't get nothing expensive just a smalltrumpet vines or other tubular-flowered plants,
spiral one will do fine. Now the last thing is thethey are also very attracted to hummingbird
most important item when it comes to birdfeeders filled with sugar water or red sweetened
watching. If you are truly going to watch birds,kool-aid. Robins like mowed lawns, so in the spring
you should know what type of birds you areand summer if you want to see robins, mow
looking at when you spot a new one, so visityour grass, the birds come looking for bugs and
your local book store or look in the birding sectionearthworms that are more easily accessible
of an online bookstore, such as amazon, at thebecause you cut the grass length. Goldfinches love
end of this article I have a website address thatthistle seed, thistle is more expensive then most
has some of Amazons best bird guides, videos,common bird seed, but you cannot beat it if you
binoculars and more.Ok, so you have yourwant to attract goldfinches. Blue Jays are large
binoculars, notebook and pencil, and your birdand sometimes noisy, but if you want to bring
guide, now let's go outside and go bird watching. Ithem, put out a feeder full of black oil sunflower
am sure you won't have to walk very far to spotseeds. Cardinals are very neat looking, there is
a bird or two. I am lucky enough to currently livenothing nicer than looking out the window in the
here in the country, all I have to do is open mywinter, and seeing a bright red cardinal sitting on a
door and I will hear the sounds of birds. If I stepnearby tree branch or feeder. Cardinals are like
outside my front door, I can often see sparrowsBlue Jays, in that they both love a diet of black oil
or finches, in the spring time the yard always hassunflower seeds. If you want to attract sparrows,
a couple robins hopping around, and crows flyinga bag of plain mixed bird seed will do just
around the nearby woods, high overhead I oftenfine.There is Computer Software that is made
see turkey buzzards soaring against the blue sky.just for 'Bird Watching'. The software is called:
One time I opened my front door and across the'Bird Watcher Professional', you can read the
road in the top of a large tree a horned owl wasdetails and download a trial version of it for free
sitting, it stayed there for about 10 minutes,at this website address: is a website address that
turning it's head often as it looked around.If youhas some of the best Bird Guides (Books),
have any grassy, wooded or open areas withVideos, Binoculars and other birding equipment
trees or bushes, you can usually find birds. One ofthat Amazon sells: Robert W.