It’s easier to start birding than you might think. You don’t need a whole bunch of equipment. You don’t need 10 field guides. You don’t need to be an expert in birds. You just need to start paying attention to things that maybe you just took for granted before. You step out the back door, and you hear some birds and you don’t even pay attention to what ones they are. But when you do start paying attention, you realize, oh, my gosh, there are four different types of birds out there.
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