Identifying birds just takes experience and a little guidance. What you need to do is to learn the most common birds so you can simply consider them background as you look for less …

Jizz or giss is the overall impression or appearance of a bird garnered from such features as shape, posture, flying style or other habitual movements, size and colouration combined with …

Mar 28, 2011 · In my post declaring “The Future of Birding Field Guides is GISS,” the estimable and erudite Duncan Wright asserted that, according to Wikipedia, the term GISS originated in …

Birders frequently use the term "giss" (also spelt "jizz") to describe the difficult-to-define, overall impression of a bird, incorporating features of its general shape, size, flight behaviour, posture …

The G.I.S.S. Series focuses on individual families of birds and provides a standard approach to gauging the relative size and shape of the bird’s bill, wings, and tail - significant elements to …

Jul 5, 2022 · Learn to easily narrow down an unidentified bird to a small group of potential species using the GISS (General Impression of Size and Shape) method. You can use information …

Jul 5, 2022 · Learn to easily narrow down an unidentified bird to a small group of potential species using the GISS (General Impression of Size and Shape) method. You can use information …

Nov 2, 2006 · GISS to birders means learning the art of identifying and mastering birds by their (usually)species-unique quirks, shapes, sizes, antics, behaviors, etc....the impression they …

Apr 29, 2018 · They debunk the suggestion that it comes from the military term GIS/GISS - general impression and shape/general impression size and shape - which appears to be …

Oct 11, 2024 · Some even spell it giss, interpreting it as an acronym for "general impression, shape, and size." The beauty of jizz lies in its simplicity. It’s about what "is" - the bird’s …