tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post4013644308125745815..comments2023-09-26T12:18:39.374+03:00Comments on Boreal Expat: BirdingKent Tankersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848650819768345044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-60999682891821602522014-05-06T19:02:25.785+03:002014-05-06T19:02:25.785+03:00Thanks for the suggestion! We took our kids to Elf...Thanks for the suggestion! We took our kids to Elfvik a long time ago, but haven't been back since, which is a shame. I'll be sure to check it out. Kent Tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848650819768345044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-23316000307375765382014-05-06T18:17:19.325+03:002014-05-06T18:17:19.325+03:00Florida is so fantastic for birding. I'd love ...Florida is so fantastic for birding. I'd love to go back to the Everglades sometime -- amazing natural history there. And Dry Tortugas has always been on my list of place to visit one day. We'll see. But for now, it's going to be birding on the shores of Finland!Kent Tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848650819768345044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-24909653747388272622014-05-05T15:03:44.418+03:002014-05-05T15:03:44.418+03:00You may want to drag your bottom on the trail betw...You may want to drag your bottom on the trail between Villa Elfvik and the northern tip of Otaniemi to watch the birds in <a href="http://www.retkikartta.fi/?id=824" rel="nofollow">Laajalahti nature reserve</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-60889222315547367682014-05-04T16:22:07.048+03:002014-05-04T16:22:07.048+03:00185 species is pretty darned good; especially for ...185 species is pretty darned good; especially for a "slacker" kind of birder.<br /><br />I work with an avid birder. He knows EVERYTHING. So when I have a question about birds or see something that mystified me (I see a lot of birds in my work) I will go and ask Msr. Proveance about it.<br /><br />In addition, I see a tremendous number of avid birders almost every time I go out in the rural and wild areas. To me, it's something I do casually, but I encounter serious birders almost everywhere I go to kayak, snorkel, or hike. Florida is cheek-by-jowl with birders. The most birders I ever saw in one spot was at the old fort in the Dry Tortugas National Park. Apparently that spot is a resting point for many species of birds migrating to or from Central and South America.<br /><br />Whenever I'm hiking or backpacking, I will always see or hear birds in times when all other creatures seem to be absent or invisible.<br /><br />Yep. Dust off yer binoculars and get to work!<br />James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.com