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Last post 07-28-2010 12:23 AM by dakotajames. 3 replies.
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dakotajames
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07-25-2010
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hi, i am a newbie at this, i recently decided to take up bird watching, i am from tyler texas amd any tips on how to get started, activities to do, and what would be some good birds to look forl would be greatly appreciated
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kh54s10
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11-27-2008
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Get out, look and listen. Get a couple of bird guides, Sibleys is one of the most popular, you can find a review somewhere on this site. There are quite a few Texans that post here and I am sure they will chime in to tell you good places to go locally. (although Texas is quite a bit bigger than Rhode Island, so local is different there than it is here! ) I like photographing the birds and am lucky to have gotten quite a few really good shots, in my opinion, since I started in November 2009. (some of the pics were from before I really started birding.) If you can take pictures this is a great place to post them for identification or just for sharing.
Good luck and let us know how it is going.
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thornius
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06-16-2005
Nashville, TN
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Welcome to the forum dakotajames! I'm Thornius in Nashville, TN. I've been birding for 22 years and started bird photography 7 years ago. I must say that digital photography is the FUTURE of birding. Not only can you use your camera to ID a bird, but then you hit the shutter button and record a PERMANENT record of the bird. What can be better than that? I use a Canon EOS Rebel XSi with an EF 75 - 300MM telephoto Zoom lens for my birding and photgraphy. Send us some pictures of the birds as you learn them.
 Watch the Birdie!!!
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dakotajames
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07-25-2010
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thank yall both for yalls advice, i greatly apprecite it
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