Observation of nature is inspiring, unpredictable, frustrating but ultimately rewarding.
You can improve your experience of observing nature as well as your ability to wild animals, first to master some techniques of a place. Take a hike or a camp to prepare for a few moments to practice these simple skills and be enthusiastic about the value it adds to your outdoor experience to be.
1 Before you hit the trail. Studying a map of the area noticed the shape of the country, and whereWater sources are located. Look for transitions, limited areas of forests and streams feed into ponds where the animals can move in and out. Your goal is to identify the animal before you stain. Controlled or camouflage clothing patterns helps to blur the edges, but you also have to be organized, your scent, your shadow and movement do not you give away.
2 Thinking Like a wild animal. Predators, including humans, have their eyes on the head, in the eyes of prey animalsare on the side of the head. Predators have a better depth perception, while prey have the advantage of a wide field of view. The sound sight and smell of a man who scares off most of the animals. If you get used to notice the movement at the edges of the visual field, will be seen that if you looked straight ahead or down at your feet. I find it useful to practice the development of my peripheral vision and my deep breath when stuck in traffic or waiting in a long line sets. Practice fox walk(Keep your weight on your back foot only after carefully remove the front foot down), so you can stroll in the woods.
3 Use all your senses. Cup hands behind ears, where the noise source. You learn to distinguish between songs and calls of birds, frogs, rodents, and animal sounds. Every expression has a meaning, if other, an alarm that announces predator territory, attract a partner or find a family member. Have you ever noticed that animals have a wet nose?Lightly moisten the nose to improve your sense of smell. Feel the difference between the path and down the dirt loose leaves and twigs off the track. This is useful when traveling at night. Practice walking short distances with your eyes closed. You have to touch your hand, or hanging branch or spider web that you go into it? Trust your intuition. If you feel like you watched, curious and scared an animal can not move away from the runway waiting to depart or.
4Practice practice practice. In addition to developing peripheral vision, Fox try to walk, to see how close you can give your dog or cat, before your pet notices. If you have access to a pond or a lake, fox trying to walk, to see how close a duck, a goose can get - or a green frog. Try sitting quietly five minutes, gradually increasing the length of time you can sit without stirring. Many people use simple breathing exercises to help slow, but stillto attract attention.
5 Location, location, location. Now, as you study the map to find the areas of transition on your excursion. As you approach these areas, slow down and focus your vision on the farthest place, scanning the area. Find a place with a slight increase, a rock or a tree to your back against the spotted, prop your structure shade and a dry place to sit and wait and padded to soften. Wind carries your scent even more than 25 meters, in order to deal with the wind. Do you want yourNose blowing behind him, not against you.
6 At sunrise and sunset are prime. Plan your destination at least 90 minutes before sunrise (first light) or to suspend or less than an hour after sunset. This is the most animals are active. Some go home for the day, others are just beginning their nocturnal activities. If you are resolved and are still mixed in the environment, animals on their normal activities like going to hide or escape.
Even mixed 7the shortest man dominates most of the wild animals. Head-on with our vision, which set our heads and jerky movements of hands, our heavy equipment and the fact that our scent 25 feet in all directions in a windless day, most animals will be determined before notice them more. During the trip, stopping frequently to your destination, scan range. If you notice a horizontal line between the vertical shafts, is the backbone of a four-legged animal or a broken branch? On sunny daysUse the shaded areas to hide in your shadow. Light striking the back of your silhouette contours which spreads illuminating, as if your shadow is in front of you. To hide human scent, some observers maintain the natural squeezing their clothes free in a box with wood chips or native plants.
8 Wild animals successfully. The more you know where an animal is likely to live, if it is active during the day or night, where it will build or find shelter when the races, or ifmoves, the easier it is to limit the paper, if you catch just a glimpse. I discovered more animals than I am engaged in writing, relaxed, quiet and peripheral vision. By placing no threat, various species of animals, including the Blue Jays are catbirds, squirrels and even deer out of the shadow visits. There techniques to make the sounds that cause the animals to come out of hiding there will be, but because people are a threat to wildlife, I do, to refrain fromthis.
9 Develop patience. In our results-oriented culture, speed is rewarded, but in the natural world, these are not easy. The sounds, places, smells, textures and patterns can be identified, the more you realize what you've lost all the time.
10 Lifetime Learning. I learned that rabbits are easier to approach the storm. I also just learned that the robins I saw my window all winter, Canada and robins eat the migratedWorms from the lawn throughout the spring and summer are here from the south. I do not know why these things are true, but I'll find out eventually. The mastery of any skills lasts a lifetime. I spent so much time reading and research, I like to spend on the field. And 'the best investment I've ever done.
