Guide to Bird Watching

Bird watching or Birding is the most widely adopted and beautiful hobby.Someone who is having this hobby is called bird watcher or birder.It may be done with naked eye or by using some focusing equipment like bird watching binoculars.

The term bird watching doesn't only mean that looking at the birds but also studying and photographing the birds.Further it may also involve the efforts for bird protection.Some birds are easy to observe with naked eye while sometime it becomes necessary to use some kind of techniques for watching birds. 

In the Western countries bird watching is a very favorite and mostly adopted hobby.Most of the people pas their time in doing activities with bird.Some bird watcher also play an important role in gathering information about birds, they also work on research projects by wild department and institutions. Scientific study of birds is called ornithology.It helps to gather information about specific bird's population or occurrence of particular species of birds in a region and also the migration trends involved in the birds.

To enjoy the real passion of bird watching, a little knowledge of birds classification is mandatory.Identification of birds living on ground, water or in air is also essential.Generally birds may be divided into three basic categories water birds, terrestrial birds and garden birds.The most fascinating activity all around the world is to watch the water birds.