Three topics in one post!
First, a really useful app that many of my readers might also find useful, for themselves, their children and perhaps their grandchildren. It’s Merlin Bird ID. Whether you know nothing at all about birds, or are a fairly advanced birdwatcher, this app – available for Android and iOS – will help you identify birds that you see or hear outdoors. I’ve been using it for a couple of months and I think it’s absolutely brilliant. Particularly useful is the app’s ability to listen to the birds around you and show real-time suggestions for what’s singing or calling!
However, I’m not describing it here but …
On my new blog!
I have started a new blog called Denzil Nature. It covers six topics: photos, books, news, guides, projects and equipment. As many of my readers know, nature is one of my passions. By starting a dedicated nature blog this will mean …
A sharper focus for Discovering Belgium
My Discovering Belgium blog will therefore be solely focused on … well, discovering Belgium, rather than other topics (such as nature) which might not be directly related to Belgium.
So, if you are at all interested in nature, feel free to head over to Denzil Nature and subscribe for nature-related posts.
If not, just stay where you are on Discovering Belgium, where you can expect regular posts that only concern this fair country.
Of course, there’s nothing stopping you from following both!
P.S. If you are missing something to read about Belgium, I highly recommend you reading Andreas Moser’s interesting and very humorous account of his recent visit to Waterloo battlefield: The Battlefield of Waterloo, Looking for the Bones, and a Surprising Supper
Congrats Denzil! I love that your blog is add-free like mine. It makes it such a pleasure to read. Thanks for all your great tips and clear writing!
Thanks a lot Bri. Yes, there are so many blogs out there that use ads, that sometimes you have to battle through the ads to find the content! (I usually refuse to read those blogs that are so ad-heavy)
The Andreas Moser site is really very good indeed. Thanks!!
Yes, he writes very well, and has such interesting insights.
Hi Denzil, I tried to register to you new blog, but didn’t succeed.
Tried with two different email-addresses, but they were not accepted.
I’ve entered your email on my side Jacques and it seemed to work OK. Hopefully you will get a confirmation email.
Oh, oh, you are all making me blush!
Thank you very much for the recommendation!
I’ll have more stuff from and about Belgium soon. As always, a mix of getting lost in the forest and discovering some history.
Thank you Denzil, it seems that worked.
Probably it’s the use of ‘Safari’ that caused the trouble.
Thanks for subscribing!
Congrats on the new blog!
I’m looking forward to reading more about Belgian topics here and learning more about nature through your eyes on your new blog.
Thanks Carol!
That birding app sounds amazing, Denzil! I’ve forwarded it to my nomadic friends who are fellow nomads and are currently traveling in Mexico. Congratulations with your new blog as well!
Thanks Liesbet, I could imagine it would be of great benefit to you nomads as you simply have to download a new Bird Pack per country you are in.
I forgot to mention that those good friends of ours are avid birders. 🙂