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Identify the nature around you
Spring has sprung with summer not far behind, and that means many of us will be getting a whole lot closer to nature. As PC Mike Wendland reports, having the right app on your smartphone or tablet can help you learn more about things like insects, birds, and other animals. Insect Identification instantly identifies any insect from photo or camera. Information is drawn from a high quality database maintained by scientists and collaborators around the world. Users can identify insects anywhere, anytime even without access to the Internet or data network. The app isfor iOS. Birds are all around us and the Merlin Bird ID app can help users identify…
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Apps for Birders
Bird watching is one of the most popular hobbies in the U.S. and spring offers plenty of opportunities to take part. Whether beginner or experienced, our PC Mike Wendland says these apps can help you get out there and have fun doing what is also known as “birding.” Song Sleuth helps you identify birds by their songs. You record and identify the songs of nearby birds through your smartphone’s microphone, similar to the way speech recognition software works, only tailored specific to the acoustical characteristics of bird songs. It also includes a bird reference guide. The app is $9.99 for iOS with an Android version on the way later in…
