Unpopular opinion about birding
woven-reed-59
Not looking for the perfect answer, just what you'd do.
mossy-wren-7
Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
gentle-clover-88 more
I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
late-clover-237 more
gentle-clover-8 wrote:
I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
Second this.
amber-beech-961 more
late-clover-23 wrote:
gentle-clover-8 wrote:
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
mossy-rowan-35
Could you share a photo?
slow-lichen-484 more
late-clover-23 wrote:
gentle-clover-8 wrote:
I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
silver-willow-783 more
Good question, following.
amber-heron-33
silver-willow-78 wrote:
Good question, following.
Could you share a photo?
pale-birch-511 more
silver-willow-78 wrote:
Good question, following.
Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
woven-lichen-95
pale-birch-51 wrote:
silver-willow-78 wrote:
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
hollow-yarrow-46
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
misty-wren-411 more
Saving this for later.
dusky-beech-27
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
dusky-yarrow-87
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
mossy-thistle-485 more
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
woven-hazel-374 more
Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
misty-pine-01 more
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
hollow-sparrow-93
Small correction, but the point stands.
mossy-fern-981 more
woven-hazel-37 wrote:
Whatever you pick, pick it soon.
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
still-sparrow-92
I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
still-heron-98
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
dusky-rowan-92
The official docs are better than they look.
amber-birch-42 more
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
woven-willow-93
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
copper-fern-82
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
wry-thistle-41
I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
dusky-reed-4
Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
misty-birch-251 more
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
woven-sparrow-4
Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
misty-alder-63
Could you share a photo?
still-finch-242 more
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
wild-fern-47
Have you tried asking in the local group too?
copper-moth-82
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
amber-alder-91
The official docs are better than they look.
slow-fern-32
The official docs are better than they look.
silver-sparrow-741 more
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
wry-beech-39
silver-sparrow-74 wrote:
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
rustling-wren-341 more
Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
still-fern-96
Saving this for later.
pale-birch-28
Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
wry-beech-48
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
pale-pine-81
This deserves its own thread.
quiet-thistle-57
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
amber-fern-491 more
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
amber-sparrow-31
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
late-hazel-61
Saving this for later.
quiet-beech-451 more
Saving this for later.
rustling-moth-12
The official docs are better than they look.
gentle-heron-711 more
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
wild-yarrow-64
Saving this for later.
rustling-fern-40
Second this.
rustling-lichen-99
Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
pale-birch-283 more
Have you tried asking in the local group too?
amber-birch-41 more
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
rustling-hazel-93
amber-birch-4 wrote:
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
mossy-sparrow-56
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
wry-pine-561 more
I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
mossy-pine-9
wry-pine-56 wrote:
I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
Could you share a photo?
wry-yarrow-95
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
late-birch-65
Have you tried asking in the local group too?
slow-birch-37
Saving this for later.
amber-hazel-622 more
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
bright-hazel-991 more
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
rustling-willow-22
bright-hazel-99 wrote:
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
misty-reed-27
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
sunlit-heron-85
Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
tidal-pine-561 more
Have you tried asking in the local group too?
silver-wren-6
The official docs are better than they look.
still-lichen-171 more
That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
copper-wren-38
still-lichen-17 wrote:
That's fair.
That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
copper-sedge-74
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
bright-lichen-843 more
Second this.
pale-clover-47
The cheap option was fine for years.
sunlit-heron-441 more
bright-lichen-84 wrote:
Second this.
Second this.
pale-rowan-36
That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
rustling-birch-573 more
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
misty-moth-292 more
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
bright-lichen-6
Could you share a photo?
tidal-hazel-63
misty-moth-29 wrote:
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
The official docs are better than they look.
copper-thistle-386 more
The official docs are better than they look.
dusky-beech-271 more
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
quiet-beech-17
Small correction, but the point stands.
wild-finch-283 more
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
tidal-pine-1
wild-finch-28 wrote:
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
tidal-thistle-71 more
wild-finch-28 wrote:
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
bright-willow-18
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
dusky-rowan-931 more
Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
rustling-sedge-38
dusky-rowan-93 wrote:
Start small and stay consistent.
Have you tried asking in the local group too?
mossy-heron-73
Second this.
wry-beech-44
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
misty-sedge-93
The cheap option was fine for years.
wild-thistle-742 more
Saving this for later.
rustling-clover-741 more
I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
mossy-heron-52
Saving this for later.
bright-sparrow-81
Good question, following.
late-finch-621 more
Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
late-birch-58
late-finch-62 wrote:
Start small and stay consistent.
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
mossy-beech-611 more
Small correction, but the point stands.
wry-otter-663 more
I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
woven-wren-672 more
wry-otter-66 wrote:
I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
woven-fern-7
The official docs are better than they look.
rustling-yarrow-13
woven-wren-67 wrote:
wry-otter-66 wrote:
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
bright-lichen-922 more
That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
silver-sedge-801 more
bright-lichen-92 wrote:
That's fair.
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
hollow-willow-50
Saving this for later.
hollow-clover-273 more
Good question, following.
still-reed-261 more
Second this.
mossy-thistle-29
Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
rustling-sedge-46
Have you tried asking in the local group too?
gentle-heron-491 more
That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
gentle-moth-1
gentle-heron-49 wrote:
That's fair.
Second this.
quiet-finch-64
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
wry-otter-628 more
Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
amber-hazel-7
wry-otter-62 wrote:
Start small and stay consistent.
My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
gentle-thistle-274 more
Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
wild-finch-14
Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
wild-willow-452 more
gentle-thistle-27 wrote:
Do you have a source for that?
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
woven-fern-15
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
dusky-finch-40
wild-willow-45 wrote:
gentle-thistle-27 wrote:
Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
misty-pine-391 more
The cheap option was fine for years.
rustling-heron-95
Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
slow-heron-481 more
Small correction, but the point stands.
tidal-heron-5
slow-heron-48 wrote:
Small correction, but the point stands.
The official docs are better than they look.
pale-willow-713 more
The official docs are better than they look.
misty-willow-1011 more
Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
hollow-yarrow-792 more
misty-willow-10 wrote:
Do you have a source for that?
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
rustling-heron-7
This deserves its own thread.
sunlit-sedge-89
Same experience here.
pale-pine-21
misty-willow-10 wrote:
Do you have a source for that?
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
slow-fern-323 more
misty-willow-10 wrote:
Do you have a source for that?
This deserves its own thread.
amber-lichen-502 more
Have you tried asking in the local group too?
late-clover-601 more
The official docs are better than they look.
copper-yarrow-99
The cheap option was fine for years.
dusky-moth-272 more
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
gentle-clover-8
Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
slow-lichen-57
dusky-moth-27 wrote:
Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
Small correction, but the point stands.
gentle-clover-65
pale-willow-7 wrote:
The official docs are better than they look.
Second this.
tidal-hazel-54
Saving this for later.
hollow-sparrow-633 more
I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
gentle-moth-591 more
This deserves its own thread.
still-reed-84
gentle-moth-59 wrote:
This deserves its own thread.
Ha, I thought I was the only one.
silver-fern-56
hollow-sparrow-63 wrote:
I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
sunlit-beech-4
Ha, I thought I was the only one.