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I must admit, I am a bit of a tech junky.  I always feel I must have the next new thing.  Love gadgets.  Was drooling over the new iPhone for months.  I was not fortunate enough to have an AT&T account, and was stuck waiting on a competitors contract to expire.  Honestly, I would have stayed with that competitor, but they could not deliver the iPhone on their platform.   I wanted it bad enough so I cancelled and moved on to AT&T.

And now I’ve got it!  All the silly things you can do in the commercials you see - tell me where to go get a coffee, even a bubble level.  This thing is a lot of fun.

I am also an avid backyard astronomer and was blown away by the iPhone applications (apps) available to me.  One of my favorites, the Clear Sky Chart, now has its own dedicated iPhone app.  Moon phase apps, star chart apps, podcasts about astronomy - way cool!

I was browsing available applications and stumbled upon the app iBird Explorer Plus.  (a simple search on the app store will locate this for you) and was blown away at what was available.  At first I was shocked to see the $19.99 pricetag, where most other apps are either free or a couple dollars each - but after reading some reviews I decided to give it a try. 

It will play the songs and calls of almost any species of bird in North America.  Tons of photographs and detailed information - its a field guide in the palm of your hand.

I just had to get a post up to shout out about this great app. In my opinion, its worth every penny and exceptionally well done.