Birding into the Unknown
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Birding into the Unknown
“It’s refreshing to have someone that is challenging what birding is, and isn't super restrictive,” Lezcano said. "It isn't just about collecting Pokémon. It's about being present and observing your environment and watching how things play out, rather than just ticking off how many birds you've seen.”
from In Greenpoint, a Wacky New Birding Group Is Ruffling Some Feathers by https://gothamist.com/staff/kenneal-patterson
alexi gunner added
- Read this powerful quote today and thought I’d share:
“Always in big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with the feelings of curiosity and excitement, a little nagging of dread. It is the ancient fear of the unknown, and it is your first bond with the wilderness you are going into. You are u... See more - Wittgenstein said that “you cannot enter worlds for which you do not have the language.” Jenny Odell, in How to Do Nothing, discusses how learning the language of birders helped her distinguish better between different birds. One of the most pleasurable parts of learning a new domain for me is developing the language that accompanies the developmen... See more
Stuart Evans added