If you’ve never gone to the birds in a boat or on your bike, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Better yet, haul your boat with your bike and call it “amphibious paddling.” I’ve been exploring the no-octane synergy between boats and bikes for a long while now. Add birds to the mix and you’re really on to something. The amphibious paddler becomes an amphibious birder. It’s only natural. Birds flock to (and around) water, and any canoe or kayak can become a mobile observatory, a passport to an ever-changing world of beauty, grace, and song. If these things matter to you, and I’ll bet that they do, it’s a world you’ll want to visit often. It’s all part of being a Water-Born Naturalist.

Tags: amphibious biking, birds, birdwatching, natural history