Birds are cool and I generally like birdwatchers but those people get up entirely too early. It is not natural.
I like birds, and I get up around 14.00-16.00 everyday
Would probably help to get up early I think though
Well I like birds too but I’m not really a birdwatcher. Are you going out and birdwatching at that hour? Not much bird activity in the afternoon from what I’ve seen.
I’m not really a bird watcher in that sense either.
I mostly follow the birbs in my neighbourhood. Made friends with a pair of crows like 13 years ago, so now most corvids in the area basically know me by look.
That and seagulls.
If only I had a car and could get out properly
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.
If someone’s into birds that’s cool. Not really my area of interest but more power to them.
I hate those birdwatching fucks.
But why?
The way they are standing there… Watching birds. Just brings my blood to a boil.
If you like it, do it. It’s a hobby after all. That’s what they’re for.
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.
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.
Is think is lame. But I can’t stop them and isn’t my life.
You can stop them! You might get into legal trouble, but there are many ways to stop them.
Birds are awesome. Loved them even as a kid when it was hopelessly uncool.
I believed it was boring and weird (“Why can’t they just goggle the bird?”). But I recently bought a bird feeder for my cat and I’m more invested in the birds than she is. It’s like boring Pokémon, I love it lol.
Honestly, my husband and I birdwatch and we treat it like Pokémon Snap when we go out! Myself with binoculars, husband with camera.
I felt like it adds another dimension or another sense to our world. When I walk from parking lot to work for example, I can hear and identify what birds are around just off sound alone.
Hold up! You bought a bird feeder to lure birds in for your cat to kill?
Oh god, no. It was just to give her something to look at through the window. Like “cat TV.”
Ah, okay.
We sprinkle old bread on the front steps so our cat can watch the chipmunks.
I leave some out for a chipmunk as well. I’ve named him Ignacio.
Gotta watch 'em all.
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!
Cool, I have Birdnet and whenever I hear a bird I launch it, it’s cool! I’m also an old dull man.
I don’t get it but they’re not hurting anything so meh.
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I got into birding late last year after I decided to start feeding the crows in my neighborhood. It started with feeding them peanuts. Then it turned into taking pictures of them when then visited. Soon enough, I was naming them and really studying their behavior. I wanted to see more birds, so I bought a bird feeder.
I started applying my other hobbies to bird watching and that is where things really took off. (Pun intended).
I designed and 3d printed a quarter pipe that fits on my bird feeder. I bolted a tech deck to the top and I have taken a lot of photos of birds that look like they are about to drop in on the quarter pipe.
As if that wasn’t enough, I draw the photos that I take and turn them into embroidered iron-on patches to leave on the pin board at my local coffee shop for strangers to take.
Birding forces me to slow down and pay attention. I find it relaxing and it is the polar opposite of my normal day to day. It also gives me a way share my excitment with others. If anything I have done results in someone deciding to feed a crow some peanuts, then its all worth it.
What species is this mohawked cutie pie?
Tufted titmouse.
As someone who likes bird photography and spent half his life skateboarding, this is such a badass photo.
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…
Please, do start on poets. I’m eager to hear what twisted things you perceive them as.
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I wouldn’t recognize birds having the beast with two backs if I saw it.