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I really know what a teeny tiny part of the Universe we are just by looking out my window in the kitchen. The Birds....Birds of all kinds and a momentary observation
will make you understand that we're so small. For instance, there's 2 morning doves atop my root cellar on the roof. You can tell they're having a conversation about something and planning their next move. Perched way up in the Locusts and Maple trees is a Murder of Crows and cowbirds...raising immortal cane because I hadn't schlep out to fill their feeder and a note to the fact that the morning doves were back and they bet that THEY had eaten all the food. At the thistle feeder are these tooo energetic for the morning finches and chick-a-dees,,(I know that's how people feel about me in the mornings.....dern...why don't she slow it down. Hey, suck it up...I got one speed. I regress,sorry! In the side yard are the independent Robins....steadily going about their business of worm searching, cocking an eye to the grass, finding and pulling one of those long slimy suckers out..yummy what a breakfast. Oh well,it probably has more protein in it than what you eat. Wait a minute....is spell check really right....who checks them...whatever happened to i before e except after c...and slimy doesn't look right either...whatev....KISS My GRITS SPELL CHECK, IT'S NOT WHATEVER ANYMORE, IT'S WHATEV...UPDATE! Anywho...Birds don't have our problems...who is smarter???
Paint Bank still searches for Sasquath...somewhere in the woods is a big hairy
whatever...Chubaka...like Harry and the Henderson's....watching us looking for him...who's smarter??? Oh well, after you have a great meal and shopping adventure across the street at the Swinging Bridge....walk over to the Depot Lodge and say Hey...I'll say Hey back at you...you'll know me, I'm the one standing next to the birdbath, catching up on the news.

Birding versus birdwatching

Both in Britain and in the U.S., 'birders' often differentiate themselves from 'birdwatchers'. At the most basic level the distinction is one of dedication or intensity. Self-described 'birders' are more focused on finding and studying birds than on general observation, and they tend to be more versed in such minutiae as moult, distribution, migration timing and routes, and habitat usage. Dedicated birders tend to invest more in high-quality optical equipment, such as spotting scopes, and many birders travel widely in pursuit of their hobby. Birdwatchers tend to have a more restricted outlook, often confining their birdwatching activity to local nature reserves, their own gardens, or places visited on holiday, and, in general, they invest less in optical equipment.

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