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Jim O'Donnell

Writer and photographer Jim O'Donnell is the author of Notes for the Aurora Society: 1,500 Miles on Foot Across Finland (Infinity Publishing, 2010) and Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River (Torrey House Press, 2024). Find him at aroundtheworldineightyyears.com.

Best Bird Identification Apps

Bird identification apps can help birders track and identify their favorite birds. Photograph by John Duncan/Unsplash. Audubon Bird Guide The big name in birds packs its app with more than 800 North…

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Become a Better Birder

Join a community science project to help spot and identify birds of all types. Illustration by Chris Philpot. IT’S ALL ABOUT TEAMWORK. Community science, also known as crowd-sourced science, citizen…

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Common Backyard Birds

The house finch is one of the state's most common backyard species. Photograph by Christina Selby. NEW MEXICO IS VAST AND ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE. The birds that frequent your Taos backyard will likely…

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Guide to Birding in New Mexico

Each winter, sandhill c ranes draw thousands of photographers, birders, and interested folks to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge . Photograph by Aaron Blanc. EARLY LAST SEPTEMBER, I walked…

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Bird-Watching Tips for Beginners

One of the best ways to learn birding is with other bird-watchers. Photograph by Yuriy Seleznev/Shutterstock. Gather the right tools. Bird-watching is a pretty inexpensive activity, but you need some…

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Taos Park Takes Flight

Above: A Cooper's hawk checks out the view during a dinner break. Photograph by Jim O'Donnell. A BEAVER MOVES from her pond—quick, smooth, and silent, cutting the water with just the crown of her…

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