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Most Cedar Waxwings have yellow tips to their tails, but in a few birds the yellow is replaced by orange. Geoff Hill explains this fascinating color variation.

Geoff Hill shows viewers how to use the Merlin ID App and assesses how well the app works for bird ID under different conditions.

I explain why yellow cardinals are yellow and why we expect to see and do see yellow variants of essentially all red birds. I also give pointers for how to tell male yellow cardinals from female cardinals, which can also appear quite yellow. Resources: Yellow Cardinal Facebook Page: TheYellowCardinal Yellow Cardinal photo clearinghouse: media/set/?set=a.371906446786786...

Photography is a key component of birding. I explain the basics of birding photography including equipment and tips for capturing images of birds during a birding trip.

I explain why you should not take down your bird feeders, even if you see one or even a few sick birds.

I drive across the state of Alabama to try to see a new bird for my state list Black-headed Grosbeak that had been visiting a feeder in a backyard.

As with any challenging and rewarding activity, birding can be hard to break into. I advocate a new approach to beginning birding where you learn birds in the same way you learn other familiar objects. The result is a stress free and fun way to start putting names to birds. Great backyard bird ID vids by Lew Scharpf: th-cam.com/video/gSiH4fAXkl4/w-d-xo.html Get Merlin ID app for free: merlin.al...

County listing observing as many species of birds as possible within a county is a great birding activity. I take viewers on a winter expedition to Calhoun County, AL to try to push my county species list over 100.

From my office desk, I plan a winter birding trip to reach 100 county birds for Calhoun County, AL.

Geoff Hill shows viewers how to use an owl tape to attract songbirds in the winter. The app I mentioned in the video is iBird Pro, here is the link: apps.apple.com/us/app/ibird-pro-guide-to-birds/id308018823

Approaches to make birding more fun and rewarding! Join host Geoff Hill as he explains and demonstrates the approaches that he uses to find birds and birding spots. Geoff’s goal is to show viewers how to gain the skills needed to make birding fun rather than frustrating and how to keep birding exciting and engaging over a lifetime.