Avian Journals
Avian Journals explore birding through a wider lens. From well-being, culture, community, and the sheer brilliance of birdlife, each journal looks at how birds shape the way we move through the world.
Written by the LYFER team along with guest contributors, these articles celebrate the brilliance of birds and share our take on birding in the modern world. Always curious and definitely a little unexpected.

A Brief History of the Bird Field Guide, And Why We Still Reach For It
If you’ve spent any time birding, you’ve probably held a field guide in your hands, flicking through pages trying to match a fleeting moment while a bird frolics in the trees before you. Even now, ...
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Best Birding Spots in Victoria and South Australia (According to LYFER)
Looking for the best (and a little different) birding spots in Victoria and South Australia? Here are the locations we keep coming back to, from urban wetlands to remote landscapes. This is part on...
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How to Use Binoculars for Birding - The Only Guide You Need
Many people buy binoculars, look through them a few times, struggle to focus, then assume they are harder to use than they really are. The issue? We hate to say it, but it ain't the binoculars. It ...
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