This morning I heard and then spied the rare “Orange Flambe Marshbird”! What? You’ve never heard of this bird? You’ve obviously never read The New Yorker Magazine’s: Wine for Dummies Guide to Birding (for Dummies)!

“First, describe what you see! Sure, that bird has a technical name, and probably a genus, but how much does that tell you? Instead, how does the bird make you feel? What impression is it making on you? Is it funky? Meaty? Flirty? Assertive? Aggressive? There is no wrong answer.” (quoted from the New Yorker Magazine)

When you sip a glass of cold Chardonnay, do you describe that elixir as cold effervescence that enhances any successful birding expedition  … with albeit a slight peachy aroma and taste? Thus, knowing the name of the bird that I saw this morning is totally unimportant. The key is the bird gave me a warm, happy sense of solitude!

An Orange Flambe Marshbird (seen this morning near Cloverland, Wisconsin)

Now I realize many of you live in much more urban areas than me. Thus, it is important that this blog present additional urban birding opportunities, such as going birding at Fleet Farms (homes good store like Home Depot and Menards). Everyone, including eMail subscribers, make CERTAIN you watch the video! The creator has disabled the embedding capability; thus everyone must click to view on YouTube … well worth it.

Please realize I have always realized it is important to not take birding to seriously. Here are a couple of posts I made on this blog back in 2016 while Molly and I were taking a self-supported bicycle tour around Scotland. I did not know most of the bird’s name of the feathered friends which I was seeing!

• Funky Petite Penguin
• Black & White Highlander

I also play the accordion, and once again never take myself or musical performances too seriously, but that is a story for another day! Seriously folks, I hope everyone watched Birding at Fleet Farms, and the New Yorker’s  Wine for Dummies Guide to Birding (for Dummies)! Cheers!