I think you need to have the collector gene to get into it, but it seems like a good hobby for getting you out of the house.
It’s wonderful! I reported a rare bird sighting once and ended up in a book, I had no idea until it was gifted to me and the page just fell open to the mention. It was really exciting!
I dont do it but I can see the appeal of photographing a wild animal. Its like hunting, but instead of shooting a gun and killing the animal, you shoot a picture and you get a nice souvenir without hurting anything.
I hate those birdwatching fucks.
But why?
The way they are standing there… Watching birds. Just brings my blood to a boil.
I liked the movie. The activity itself is as boring as baseball.
What about birdwatching at a baseball game?
Perverts who wait for hours to see birds having sex. That’s disgusting. Same for people who play the piano and hide their racism by using black keys as a symbol of stomping on black people.
And don’t get me started on poets…
I wouldn’t recognize birds having the beast with two backs if I saw it.
Please, do start on poets. I’m eager to hear what twisted things you perceive them as.
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What’s there to think about?
It’s a hobby. Lots of people watch and record things like clouds, trains, airplanes, weather patterns, or even birds.
If someone wants to keep track of what birds they see, more power to them.
Courageous citizens performing the necessary duty of watching for new drone types and capabilities, and tracking usage patterns. They surveil the surveillance system. Heroes one and all.
Seems like a peaceful hobby. !birding@lemmy.world has a whopping 3.4k subscribers, so it seems to be relatively popular around here too.
Very friendly community, one of my favorites on lemmy.
I’m at the age now where I’m thinking about getting into it.
Haha. I started feeding birds on my balcony this winter and i love it.
I don’t go out to watch birds (yet), but i love checking what’s up with the birds in the garden, know pretty much all of them, learning their songs etc.
Also now on vacation i am way more tuned into what the birds are doing than i used to be, kinda opened another audible dimension.
I have a low key interest in birds and have been using the Merlin app to ID them by photo, description, or their song. You can set it to record, then just chill in the backyard while it lists the birds it hears.
Yeah it creeps up on you with age… I’ve recently installed an app for it and slowly adding more of the birds I see in there. For now that’s it, I don’t go out of my way for it, but I guess that’s how it starts…
I liked it at 11. Used to annoy teachers doodling eagles and owls on absolutely everything.
… Indifferent?
Birds are awesome. Loved them even as a kid when it was hopelessly uncool.
There’s a few birds I love. Their calls, how they behave. It’s especially great out at camp and they show up in the morning. Just sit there and enjoy their company.
So, I totally get it. I’d never get to the levels of going out to pursue it, but sometimes I’m in a situation where bird watching is more interesting than people watching—and we all love that.
I don’t get it but they’re not hurting anything so meh.
If you like it, do it. It’s a hobby after all. That’s what they’re for.
