a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats

What type of birder are you? Cast your vote to define your birding self!

你是哪种鸟人呢？投下你的选票看看你有多少同道吧！

What type of birder are you?

你是哪种鸟人呢？

All it takes to get started as a birder is good eyesight, a simple field guide (even from a used book store) and an interest in watching birds.

準备开始做个「鸟人」非常简单，只需要一个好的视力、一本简单的野外观鸟指南(甚至是从旧书店里买来的也行)，还有对观鸟的兴趣。

This is the easiest type of birder to be, because birding in the backyard does not necessarily require specialized equipment beyond a general field guide and a basic set of binoculars.

这是最容易入道的一种「鸟人」，因为在后园里观鸟不需要专门的装备，只要有一本通用的观鸟指南和一架基本的双筒望远镜即可。

An ornithologist is a professional birder with advanced scientific training about not only bird species but also about behavior, anatomy, physiology and bird species history.

鸟类学家是专业的鸟人，他们不止在鸟种方面，在鸟类行为学、解剖学、生理学和鸟种进化史等方面都受过先进专业的科学训练。

Use Proper Supplies: Every birder knows they need a good field guide and the right optics to see the birds, but summer birding requires some additional equipment.

利用合适的补给品：每个观鸟者都知道他们需要一个好的野外向导和準确的视觉来观察鸟，但夏季观鸟需要额外的装备。

But I sometimes feel embarrassed when I hang them around my neck because I「m not a remotely good enough birder to merit such an extravagance.

不过有的时候，当我把望远镜挂在脖子上，我会感到有点尴尬，因为我不是一个足可以配得上这部望远镜的优秀的观鸟者。

The effect of blasting load on anchored birder is a hot research issue in disaster prevention and mitigation of hydroelectricity project.

爆破荷载对锚固梁作用的研究是水电工程防灾减灾的一个热点问题。

Anyone can succeed at birding, from the avid birder who attends seminars and joins birding trips, to the beginner who just wants to have a functional and decorative birdhouse.

不论是那些热衷于参加鸟类研讨会或观鸟旅行的「老鸟」或是那些只想在院子里安置一个美观实用的鸟屋的「菜鸟」，任何人都能够在观鸟活动中得到属于自己的乐趣。

And though I wouldn」t call myself a serious birder my binoculars came from an Oxfam shop and I don't even have a spotting scope!

尽管我不能称自己是一个严格意义上的观鸟者我的双筒望远镜来自一家牛津商店，我甚至没有一个定点观测的地方！