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Tour Operators / Specialists

 Naturetrek - Bird watching, Botanical & Natural History Holidays
Britain's most comprehensive selection of expert escorted worldwide bird watching, botany and natural history tours, treks and cruises. Holidays include bird watching tours on all seven continents, botanical tours in Europe, Africa and Asia, whale-watching, gorilla tracking, African safaris and Himalayan treks. Also tailor-made wildlife holidays for groups and individuals.

 Baobab Travel -  Eco tourism in Africa
Baobab Travel was founded to promote an alternative form of travel [ eco tourism ] that benefits local communities economically and is sensitive to the natural environment.
For Baobab the roots to travel are: Tasting new experiences and enjoying new places, Meeting and learning about different cultures, Taking away nothing but wonderful memories, Bringing positive impacts to your destination.
 Black Spruce Tours - Canadian North
Providing adventure, sightseeing, hiking, camping, canoeing, kayaking, walking, trekking, hiking, small group motor tours, snowmobiling / skidoo, safari and eco tours to Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada
 Discovery Initiatives - Small group and tailor made nature travel specialists
Their mission is to offer inspirational small group and tailor made travel programs, which combine their high standard of service and expertise with some of the world's leading conservation organizations. Therefore during your stay, you will gain a privileged, behind the scenes insight into local cultures and wildlife around the world.
 Ecoviro Afria - small group tour operator - painting / drawing / photography
Journeys to the most breathtaking places in Southern Africa.
 Edinburgh Artbreaks
Edinburgh Art Breaks Art and Painting Holidays offer tuition by highly skilled Artist / Tutors, many painting subjects and styles, art gallery visits, en-suite hotel accommodation, inspiring studios, great hospitality including most meals and lots more - all year round! Click 'enter' to learn more about art and painting holidays.
 Filoxenia - Greece - mainland including Peloponnese and unusual islands
Particularly skilled at finding villas for small and larger parties, at fly drives and seeking out small family run hotels, arranging honeymoons as well as leader led tours for walking, painting, archaeology, botany and other special interests and holidays for those with special needs.
 Imaginative Traveller
UK's leading adventure tour operator to over 32 destinations across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. If you are 18 and over and you want a unique experience with lots of fun, some great activities, the chance to get close to local people and their cultures and meet like-minded travellers from around the world while you're doing it, then their small group adventures are for you.
 Intrepid Travel - Real life experiences
Travel for people who want to leave their world behind. If you're a traveler with a yearning for adventure, a sense of fun and a wish to escape the humdrum of mainstream tourism - then come and explore Asia, Europe, the Middle East & Latin America with them!
 Tribes Travel
On this web site you will find a collection of unique trips whether you are looking for culture and heritage, fabulous wildlife holidays and safaris, mountain trekking or gentle walking, or simply some pure relaxation in luxury surroundings in some very special places around the world.
 Ultimate Travel Company - highly individual travel service for highly individual travelers
Escorted Tours, Tailor made Journeys, Wildlife Journeys, Galapagos Cruises, Walk Europe and much more
 Voyages Jules Verne - journeys for the discerning traveler
The aim of the Company has always been to reinvest itineraries with a sense of occasion so that, even on short European journeys, a reason for travel shines through: gardens, history, architecture, archaeology, culture and wildlife are some of the themes that inspire the itineraries.




Guides / Related Books

 Amazon.com - Guides about Bird Watching

National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds Of North America 
The National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America is the ultimate birder's field guide. Sturdy, portable, and easy-to-use, it features the most complete information available on every bird species known to North America. This revised edition features 250 completely updated range maps, new plumage and species classification information, specially commissioned full-color illustrations, and a superb new index that allows birders in the field to quickly identify a species.
Paperback: 480 pages; Publisher: National Geographic; 4 edition (November 1, 2002); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0792268772

The Sibley Guide to Birds  -  by David Allen Sibley (Author)
...The beautiful watercolor illustrations (6,600, covering 810 species in North America) and clear, descriptive text place Sibley and his work squarely in the tradition of John James Audubon and Roger Tory Peterson; more than a birdwatcher and evangelizer, he is one of the foremost bird painters and authorities in the U.S... [ from Editorial Review Amazon.com ]
Paperback: 544 pages; Publisher: Knopf; 1 edition (October 3, 2000); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0679451228
Sibley's Birding Basics 
Paperback: 168 pages; Publisher: Knopf; 1st edition (October 1, 2002); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0375709661


Links

 Birdwatching.com 
Birdwatching Dot Com is about wild birds and the sport of birding. It's for everyone who's interested in birdwatching and enjoying nature.
Birding Gifts, Birding FAQ, Birding Tips, Bird Stories, Videos, Software, Optics, Bookstore
 Birder.com 
Checklists which span the globe, birding Hot Spots, and rare bird alert phone numbers. In the Backyard Birders section you can also find information on seeds to attract birds, building bird houses, and links to home pages of other bird watchers.
 Birdingguide.com - National Audubon Society
Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.
The Audubon Society has a large network of community-based nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations. They engage millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation experiences.
Birding Guide menu : Accommodations, Advice, Binoculars, Bird Lists, Clubs, Directory, E-Groups, Equipment, Events, Forums, Gear, Guides, Holidays, Parks, Photo Gallery, Reviews, Supplies, Trails for Birding, Trip Reports and Where to Watch.
 Birdwatching - Wikipedia
Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of birds with the naked eye, or usually through a visual enhancement device, most commonly binoculars...

 Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch Institute engages people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment.
They accomplish this through three primary objectives:
oo Research - Supporting the field work of research scientists worldwide collecting the base line data essential for sustainable management decisions;
oo Education - Educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders in education, business and the general public both at home and overseas;
oo Conservation - Solving problems by active and ground breaking collaborations with conservation and preservation partners.


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