About Us
Learn about Carefree Birding
On a recent cruise to the Caribbean, Ken Burgener, founder of Carefree Birding, stepped ashore at a Mexican port and within one-half hour had sighted six lifers. This started him thinking that others would enjoy this type of birding (short tours, close to port) with time left over for enjoying the sights, sounds, and bargins of the ports of call. Thus was born CAREFREE BIRDING, a merger of cruising and birding.
Carefree Birding’s philosophy is to have fun. We want to make everyone’s trip enjoyable and make it easy to add to one’s life list. We offer low cost group rates, fellowship with other birders, fun discussions and birding games on board ship. Traveling with someone who is not a birder? No problem -- with limited time apart, there will be plenty of activities onboard the cruise ship and other shore excursions available to keep them busy.
Ken has worked with the National Audubon Society, as well as the Florida Audubon Society in their educational department. He served over 5 years as a board member of the Broward County Audubon Society. For over eleven years, Ken has taught beginning birding to kids through seniors. He has taken thousands of people birding in the Florida Everglades. He calls himself an “entertaining environmental educator”. He says, “I love to teach beginning birding because I can relate to the excitement of a beginner. If you go on a trip with me you soon realize that I am just one page ahead of the class." Come cruise with us and have loads of fun with no pressure .... only pleasure.
