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Great thread OP. I started birding about 2 years ago after deciding I wanted a new hobby and thinking about what would be a good fit for me. I like to be outdoors, I like photography, and I like collecting things. Bam! Birding! I mostly focus on the photography side of things and can highly recommend the Cannon Powershot xs50 HS. Amazing optical zoom and a very simply camera to operate for novices. Takes great high-speed photos as well for birds in flight. Here are a few photos that I like Western Bluebird  Black Necked Stilt  Great Blue Heron  Green-tailed Towhee  Osprey I highly recommend giving it a try, especially if you already like hiking. It makes normal hikes feel more goal-driven, and researching whatever birds you've just seen on a hike afterwards feels really rewarding, especially when you can look at them later and id them correctly. I'm still definitely in the amateur category, since I don't devote a ton of my time to it. I have a blog where I post a profile of a bird I've taken a picture of once a week if anyone is looking for semi-educational semi-entertaining bird related material. I'd be happy to answer any questions for people who are curious about getting into it. No Real Pattern fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Aug 21, 2013 |
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I just want to state for everyone who might be somewhat turned-off by it that you don't have to do the whole ebird thing, or really submit reports of any kind. I would imagine that most birders probably do so in a somewhat solitary way, and just keep track for themselves. I've often wondered about the whole bogus-bird-sighting issue, and I imagine the hobby is low-stakes enough that relatively few people would make something up for 'cred'. I think most people probably bird for personal achievement and/or relaxation.razz posted:Western Bluebird?  (it's IDed correctly in my list, I swear!)
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