Joe H
Well-known member

Greetings! I was a member of Birdforum from September 2004 to July 2008. My wife got me into bird watching in 2003 and this site helped me research optics purchases and pre-vacation planning. Previously I posted about birding in Alaska and even Baghdad while I was there for a winter (I see the report is still in the Vacational Trip Report section): Birding around baghdad
But family and job commitments took their toll until now, when glorious retirement has gifted me enough time to refocus on personal hobbies. After a 14 year hiatus I hope a new introductory post here isn’t out of line. I did continue birding while on work trips, mostly in the South Pacific. In fact, my avatar is a picture of a Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus) I took while on a work trip to Taro Island in Choiseul Provence of the Solomon Islands.
Anyway, it’s great to be back on this site. I’m already reading about the new Swarovski 7x21s as a replacement for my leaky old Leica Ultaravid 8x20s.
But family and job commitments took their toll until now, when glorious retirement has gifted me enough time to refocus on personal hobbies. After a 14 year hiatus I hope a new introductory post here isn’t out of line. I did continue birding while on work trips, mostly in the South Pacific. In fact, my avatar is a picture of a Yellow-bibbed Lory (Lorius chlorocercus) I took while on a work trip to Taro Island in Choiseul Provence of the Solomon Islands.
Anyway, it’s great to be back on this site. I’m already reading about the new Swarovski 7x21s as a replacement for my leaky old Leica Ultaravid 8x20s.