It’s actually really weird that birds are cool as fuck but somehow most people ignore them until they are over 35. I don’t know why that is, but it’s a pretty common pattern, outside of ornithologists.
Your body is slowly failing
You’re income limited
Your mobility is slowly declining
Your stomach is starting to limit your diet
You need a hobby with pretty low upkeep and super high availability.
Nice. Sounds like me, only 10 years ahead of schedule :)
Merlin is really great. It works very well in several countries I’ve tried it in. Only complaint is that in Africa, the sound id is almost non-existent
Honestly I always loved looking at birds but in the city it started seeming like there were just so much less of them…
We started putting some bird seed out back, and I didn’t know so many were even in our neighborhood! It’s brought me a lot of happiness to see them all gathering around.
Especially the little sparrows and mourning doves. :)
I hated birds until I was like 30, and now I’m all like HELLO LITTLE FRIEND WOULD YOU LIKE SOME SEEDS OR HOW ABOUT EGGS I READ THAT YOU LIKE THAT I CAN HOOK YOU UP
Haha, Yeah I kinda hated birds too, tbh. Mainly because they would sometimes wake me up early, especially if camping. I’ve learned the error of my ways though!
It’s actually really weird that birds are cool as fuck but somehow most people ignore them until they are over 35. I don’t know why that is, but it’s a pretty common pattern, outside of ornithologists.
The math behind old person hobbies is easy.
Your body is slowly failing
You’re income limited
Your mobility is slowly declining
Your stomach is starting to limit your diet
You need a hobby with pretty low upkeep and super high availability.
Also, masturbation becomes just work.
I’m approaching 30 but I started using Merlin a few years ago and have evolved into a casual bird nerd since.
Merlin was my gateway. Haven’t been able to stop noticing birds since. I just hear there calls man… always singing, always calling. Always calling
Dude, there have been some bogs (near me/for me) that were utterly scant of birds or much any other leg critters.
Nice. Sounds like me, only 10 years ahead of schedule :)
Merlin is really great. It works very well in several countries I’ve tried it in. Only complaint is that in Africa, the sound id is almost non-existent
Honestly I always loved looking at birds but in the city it started seeming like there were just so much less of them…
We started putting some bird seed out back, and I didn’t know so many were even in our neighborhood! It’s brought me a lot of happiness to see them all gathering around.
Especially the little sparrows and mourning doves. :)
… I’m in my 30’s so, damn. 😆
Ive always been really into birds and trying to identify them, but I’ve always had old people hobbies lol
I feel singled out. Or grouped up!
I hated birds until I was like 30, and now I’m all like HELLO LITTLE FRIEND WOULD YOU LIKE SOME SEEDS OR HOW ABOUT EGGS I READ THAT YOU LIKE THAT I CAN HOOK YOU UP
Haha, Yeah I kinda hated birds too, tbh. Mainly because they would sometimes wake me up early, especially if camping. I’ve learned the error of my ways though!