https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 19 May 2026 04:12:22 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding/page/2#post-1992225 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 01:31:24 +0000 rachylou 1992225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great pics. I’ve never done the Christmas Count. I used to do Project FeederWatch, but got paranoid about West Nile, lol. I finally set up the eBird app on my phone this week... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding/page/2#post-1992206 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:09:15 +0000 JAileen 1992206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sterling, thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it. The thing about birding is, you’re just outdoors, experiencing nature. So some are completely focused on birds, like my husband, while I’m looking at everything, mainly because I’m not as avid a birder as him! Like when we were in Barrow, and everyone was looking at a sparrow, I noticed a sled with dogs. Now that’s something you don’t see every day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding/page/2#post-1992194 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 23:47:50 +0000 Anonymous 1992194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was such a nice, uplifting thread. &nbsp;I smiled the entire time I was reading it. &nbsp;Although I am not a birder, I sincerely enjoyed all the pictures and comments.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1992129 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:17:28 +0000 JAileen 1992129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jane, thank you. It didn’t feel peaceful, it felt exciting! There were seven of us looking for owls, pointing them out to each other. We saw an exciting thing when an owl had a vole and was being pursued by a hawk (Northern harrier), dropped it and the hawk caught it in mid air and took off, all high above us.</p> <p>Sarah, thank you. Bluebird is probably best because I was a bluebird as a child. It was to the now defunct Camp Fire Girls, as Brownies are to Girl Scouts. Our uniforms had vests with red fronts, though, so not mountain bluebirds. :(</p> <p>Suz, thank you. I’ve seen what you’ve described. In fact, that’s a good way to find birds of prey. Actually a phone is great because you usually have it with you, and can easily edit or send to someone. My pictures were with my phone, too. The owls were taken through a spotting scope. It’s hard to get the phone just the right distance away, i need an adaptor. Here’s what they looked like before I cropped them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1992119 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:24:00 +0000 Suz 1992119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fabulous in your birding gear. I love how it matches some of your favourite sightings! Terrific layering, too. Those Patagonia jackets are great -- my brother has one.&nbsp;</p> <p>This is a terrible photo because all I had was my iphone...but walking down my street the other day I heard a racket of crows. There were a dozen or more in a tree going nuts. The reason? An eagle had landed. They surrounded the eagle and eventually chased him away! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1992107 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:38:59 +0000 SarahD8 1992107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! So exciting about the owl, and love the horse pics.</p> <p>I think your gear makes you a mountain bluebird. Gorgeous! We have Steller's jays in our yard year round. Absolutely love those obnoxious guys, bopping through the branches of the rhododendron like they own the place. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1992106 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:30:13 +0000 Jane 1992106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Stunning! I want to be there now, so peaceful. The colours are wonderful. Wild horses. How super to have 3 owls to watch. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1992091 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:06:50 +0000 JAileen 1992091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>cjh, thank you. I joke that we live in the wild west, but it’s kind of true. The first pictures were taken in a county park in a neighborhood with gorgeous views of the snowy mountains. I’d love to live there! Yesterday we were on federal property, probably BLM. Eighty-five percent of the state is federally owned.</p> <p>Yesterday was another gorgeous but cold day. The pictures were taken before the sun dropped down behind the mountain. When that happened, wow, the temperature really dropped, and I wished I had been wearing a down comforter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1992071 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:25:11 +0000 cjh 1992071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late to comment but I want to say thanks for sharing your adventures and photos. The last photos of the horses and landscapes are so beautiful. Just dreaming of all that fresh air and empty space.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1992049 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:05:49 +0000 JAileen 1992049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late yesterday afternoon (wearing the same outfit), we went out to look for short eared owls. There were three of them, and we watched them hunt all around us. My pictures aren’t great, but I thought they were interesting. There was also a small herd of wild horses. They weren’t afraid of us. It was kind of unnerving, actually! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991796 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 21:06:49 +0000 JAileen 1991796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suntiger, thank you. A few years ago there was an irruption of snowy owls south from the Arctic. I lived in the northern most state that didn’t have a snowy owl. I think that’s why we ended up going to the Arctic. It was an incredible experience, snowy owl or no. One of the guides said it was a good year for snowy owls, because it was a good year for lemmings. And we saw one of them, too!</p> <p>Carla, the Stellar’s jay is in the mountains in summer, and in our area in winter. It’s a gorgeous bird. And bluebirds are just darling. Seeing a bluebird is a good day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991787 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 20:41:19 +0000 Carla 1991787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah! Beautiful bird pics. Now I see where you get you gear colour inspo! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991727 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:39:01 +0000 Anonymous 1991727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such beautiful birds, and loved the snowy owl too! I will enjoy them vicariously through you...while I procrastinate dealing with my own snow! You are a stronger person than me to be out in the cold by choice. Cee- lets do a house swap for 2 months :)<br /> And your gear is so happy, love the combo, and sounds nice and warm </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991719 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:24:13 +0000 JAileen 1991719@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, I didn’t epect anyone to think I looked good in my gear. Rather, I wanted to show how I have to layer up to stay warm.</p> <p>Sterling, thank you. Normally I wear Salomons or Timberlands when we go birding, but these boots are wonderfully warm. I love having warm feet when we’re standing around in the snow.</p> <p>Classically Casual, thank you. I took my neck gaiter to Barrow this past summer and it was so versatile. However, my husband had a down hoody which I coveted, hence the Christmas present.</p> <p>Rachy, thank you.</p> <p>SarahD8, thank you. I imagine one of the jays in our area, the scrub jay or the Stellar’s jay, or one of my favorites, the mountain bluebird. (These aren’t my pictures.)</p> <p>Carla, thank you. Yes, my husband does drive like that! I think our husbands would get along well. I don’t do Christmas counts (brrrrr..) but my husband does. He did three this winter. I did part of one a few years ago, and started to freeze, and asked him to take me home.</p> <p>Cee, believe it or not, our summer temps are hellish, too. So soon we’ll be envying your weather.</p> <p>Kelly, thank you. I do try to buy my gear in colors I like, but my main goal is comfort.</p> <p>Opaline, thank you. I don’t have any pics of the barn owls the other day, but I did get one of a snowy owl when we were in Barrow:<br /> <a href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-at-the-top-of-the-world" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....-the-world</a></p> <p>Shevia, thank you. Fishing is mostly doing nothing, isn’t it? :)</p> <p>Karen, thank you. Patagonia is definitely good quality. I have far more of it than I would otherwise, if we didn’t have an outlet store in town. </p> <p>Joy, thank you. Be careful of your dog. A friend ordered one of these for her small terrier. She’s had coyotes and a bobcat in her yard:<br /> <a href="https://www.coyotevest.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.coyotevest.com</a></p> <p>Bijou, thank you. I get cold when I’m standing around. If we were just hiking, I wouldn’t need to layer up like this.</p> <p>Adriana, thank you. Our summer weather is like Cee’s, unfortunately.</p> <p>Jane, thank you. I love having everything in my limited color scheme. </p> <p>Toronto, girl, thank you. It was actually a beautiful day. No bad weather, just bad clothes. </p> <p>Angie, thank you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991705 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:04:17 +0000 Angie 1991705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are an adorable bird watcher.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991679 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:45:05 +0000 Helena 1991679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the colors and am inspired by you to get outside despite the frigid temps! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991651 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 13:32:06 +0000 Anonymous 1991651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You bring a smile to my face on this very dark and dreary day, <b>Cee</b>.</p> <p>I'm going to start scanning "Patagucci" websites from this day forward! &nbsp;Thanks for the wonderful reference, <b>Karen13</b>. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991640 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:46:21 +0000 Jane 1991640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely tonal colours JAileen. It looks beautiful and I too have a little envy with crips walk in the snow, (but not the stopping bit though!). Fab photo of DH Runcarla! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991638 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:34:42 +0000 Adriana 1991638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looking good, even with the layers. I always have trouble with that.<br /> Envy your life with nature, Runcarla too. Cee not so much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991622 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 08:09:58 +0000 Cee 1991622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>" Go birding in Australia ", they said... " It'll be fun ", they said... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991615 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 06:15:58 +0000 Bijou 1991615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great hobby to have, although as I run cold, I imagine I would need about 5 more layers than what you have on! Love your outfit, in conditions like that you need gear that works, it is such a bonus when it looks this good too.</p> <p><b>Carla</b> - the photo of your husband is fantastic and it is inspiring to see someone turn their passion for wildlife and conservation into a satisfying career. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991609 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 06:03:18 +0000 Anonymous 1991609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fabulous! I need to check out Patagonia. We do some casual birding while dig walking around a lake. Right now some raptors have followed the geese and we see a bald eagle dining on goose. Some ducks have joined the geese, mostly golden eyes lately the coyotes have been out hunting in the daytime so it has gotten risky to walk a dog.<br /> Stay warm </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991608 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:50:40 +0000 karen13 1991608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent gear - functional and stylish! &nbsp;I scored a "40% everything" coupon from Patagucci last year and splurged big. Their quality, lifetime guarantee and commitment to the environment make them the opposite of fast fashion, but you have to really focus on CPW when you are laying down the credit card, even at the outlet store. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991605 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:44:27 +0000 Jaime 1991605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So birding is like fishing in the forest? Love the blue puffer on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991578 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 03:18:29 +0000 Anonymous 1991578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look so spiffed out. Great puffer &amp; boots. It’s nice to see your face these days! I wish you had some Owl pics. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991573 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 02:46:28 +0000 kellygirl 1991573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fantastic in the wild. I love the blue puffer on you. You are the most stylish birder I've ever seen! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991559 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 01:24:42 +0000 Cee 1991559@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At this time ( Australia's possibly Hell on Earth temperature-wise ), I'd gladly dive into those surrounds like a naked hippy from '69 !&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991554 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 01:00:11 +0000 Carla 1991554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pic #1 - you make gear look GOOD, JAileen! </p> <p>Does DH duck and weave while driving when he spies a bird? My DH isn't a birder per se, but did forestry in Uni with a specialization in Wildlife. He did a lot of ornithology, with fieldwork in spruce grouse, woodcock, and ducks to the MA level, and worked in the field of natural resources and wildlife biology his entire career. If he sees something interesting in the sky, he starts to duck and weave - trying to spot the bird through the windshield and I alway say: "keep your eyes on the road! I'll look!" He is the reason our home backs on a conservation area!</p> <p>Do you do the Christmas Bird Count? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991552 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:28:00 +0000 SarahD8 1991552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super. I love that color palette of your gear. It would make an awfully pretty bird! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-winter-birding#post-1991550 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:04:36 +0000 rachylou 1991550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome! </p>