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Birds are cool. (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I got into birding this spring as a hobby, thinking to myself "it's free, you just need to use your eyes and ears", withing a month I bought a $350 pair of binoculars. I've managed to fight off the temptation of a decent camera so far, thankfully. I found a great park at the tail end of spring migration about 10 minutes from my apartment, and the dawn chorus was almost sensory overload, the was so many different species singing and calling. I'm looking forward to what new birds I'll see during this fall migration and especially next spring migration.

[–] pinkfootedgoose 5 points 11 months ago

I'm incapable of picking a cheap hobby. But this might be the healthiest. Gets you out and about, and birders are so nice and friendly. Even started planning holidays around it.

The latest gen mirrorless cameras are great for birding. Light enough to be handholdable, and subject detection is great.