
Meet your instructor, his career, passions and what he loves teaching the most.
Besides bringing your smile, we will tell you everything that you need to take with you to enjoy birds outdoors.
Learn how to boost your senses to appreciate birds even more.
Discover how birdwatching is good for your personal growth and your career, regardless of your field or specialty.
Yes, believe it or not, we need to define what makes a bird… a bird. Is it laying eggs? (Crocodiles also do, and they are not as friendly) Having wings? (Bats have wings, and they are nor birds or cute), Flying? (some birds think its cooler to swim!) so… what is the unique characteristic that separates a bird from
The goal of this lecture is to help you understand the basic shape and body parts of a bird in a way that can help you identify birds.
We will present to you our bird identification framework, a step by step guide to finding out what is the bird you saw using four key features.
There are many types of bird guides; we will tell you which kind of bird guide will help you most with your identification process.
You will learn how to use these two features to recognize the essential bird groups.
Learn how the size of the bird will help you narrow down groups and species, this skill will help you navigate in your bird guide
Learn two strategies to judge the size of birds.
Learn how to use the variation on bird body-parts of many different bird groups to develop your identification skills.
You will study how to use the bird`s special living place in your favour. You will use it to identify species and increase your odds to find those birds you want to see the most.
Learn the different levels or stories where you can find birds.
Learn how geographical ranges can help you identify a bird or even help you find the bird you want to see.
Know the basics to observe behavioral clues
Learn the basics of the six most important and common behaviors to find: voice, flight, standing, treading, feeding, mating and nesting.
When there are so many groups of birds in the world, you need to get to know some main groups and families. This lecture will effectively teach you how to recognize 14 beautiful bird groups.
Get to know the main groups and families within the perching birds.
This lecture will provide you with the techniques to adapt your windows to protect migratory and resident birds. Every time we adjust a window, we can save dozens of birds a year.
Gain three techniques to help your cat get along with birds and three methods to keep your dog from harming birds around you.
Discover the joys of making your garden a bird-friendly bed and breakfast. This lecture will give you the basics on how to enrich your garden towards attracting more birds. It uses the lessons from the forest to provide you with five useful and applicable solutions towards making your garden a lush habitat.
Yes, it's ethics time. Hear about the main aspects on how to behave as a responsible birdwatcher. Birds are good for your health, but it is essential for you also to be good for birds. Get a gist of the critical aspects to take into account when you are looking for birds.
Know a little bit about this small country with immense birding opportunities; we’ll walk you through the country ’s bird hot spots, and hopefully get you inspired to travel.
Medical professionals agree that exposure to nature is necessary for our good health. If you are looking for more natural ways to reduce stress, restore cognitive fatigue or simply have a happier and healthier life, this course is for you.
And what a better way to receive these benefits than by learning more about our surroundings and the birds that visit us every day (even if we haven't quite noticed these mysterious visitors yet). As you learn more about birds you'll start feeling curious and they will inspire you to travel, looking for more species with fascinating behaviours and striking colours.
When you begin to identify birds with the personalized framework we have created and start applying the practices to attract birds to your own backyard; you might find your days far more enjoyable and will find that it is just what you need before getting into rush hour, or that complicated meeting with a client, or having that report delivered on time.
We encourage you to share every insight you learn; the birds certainly need it, and our planet needs it. As bird populations are decreasing, you can shift the situation by taking simple and enjoyable actions with the practices we will show you, and create deeper connections with nature and people all around us.
Creators: Carolina Ramírez and Andrés Jiménez
Special thanks to:
Jorge Eduardo Ramírez Conejo for supporting the course with over 200 bird photos.
Junaid Khan for course videography, content edition, and for shooting over 30 bird videos.
José More for the stunning composition of the music.