Mokka mit Schlag

If you’ve ever watched a YouTube video you’ve likely heard way too much about VPNs (mostly though not completely useless for privacy purposes) and DeleteMe (possibly a little helpful for keeping your offline information out of some white pages type sites). However, did you ever wonder where these sites and many other marketers and spammers get your information from in the first place? There are actually many sources, but one place most people don’t think of is the stores you’ve shopped at. These days almost every online merchant you’ve ever registered for an account with freely sells your personal information to anyone and everyone. I don’t know any way to keep them all from doing it but you an reduce the scope of the problem. Here’s how.
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2023 was a decent year, especially here in Brooklyn where I added eight birds (almost 9) to my county list. I still haven’t left the country since quarantine, but I did make two trips to New Orleans and two to Arizona, so there were a few life birds to add. I finished the year with 345 species total (20 fewer than 2022) and 6 life birds (all in Arizona).
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I continue to be amazed at the number of “pro” photographers who continue to not understand crop sensors and the importance of pixel pitch, especially for wildlife photography. After watching a number of YouTube videos about rumored upcoming Canon cameras, every single one talks about the full frame sensor as an advantage, and this is exactly wrong.
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2010-January 6 2023
Best Dog Ever. We miss you so much.

2022 was a slower year than 2021. I still haven’t left the country since Covid, but I did make four trips to New Orleans and two to Arizona, so there were a few life birds to add. I finished the year with 365 species total and 19 life birds as well as a Brooklyn first Townsend’s Warbler.
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2021 was a low but not super low year thanks to quarantine. I did make two trips to New Orleans and one to Arizona. Plus there were some really good and one spectacular bird in Brooklyn this year. Also worth noting that I set a new personal best for a Brooklyn year with 216 species. I finished the year with 311 species total and 18-19 life birds including a spectacular surprise of Gray-breasted Martin on my home patch at Prospect Park.

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