Birding
'The opposite of doomscrolling'
“Birding is punk,” Lombardo said, scanning the trees for movement before the morning meeting. “It requires patience and awareness and it’s very real. Those [values] are very much counterculture. Being outside and in the real world is so sick and beautiful to me.”
Kenneal Patterson • In Greenpoint, a Wacky New Birding Group Is Ruffling Some Feathers
This is one of many lessons I’ve learned through birding. It’s a humbling activity, where you can go from being an expert to an amateur just by crossing a few state lines. You have to get comfortable with the not-knowing.
Birding into the Unknown
Does the act of sitting in a park, patiently looking through a pair of binoculars and reading through field guides really deserve to be described with the same adjective usually reserved for angsty hardcore punk music, crusty anarchos and angry outcasts with ripped leather jackets?
If one considers punk as anything defiantly anti-capitalist,... See more
If one considers punk as anything defiantly anti-capitalist,... See more
Alexi Gunner • idle gaze 067: slowpunk
What amazed and humbled me about bird-watching was the way it changed the granularity of my perception, which had been pretty “low-res.”
Jenny Odell • How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
“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.”
Kenneal Patterson • In Greenpoint, a Wacky New Birding Group Is Ruffling Some Feathers
Small actions, like learning about the ecological roles of species (such as bats or wolves), spending mindful time in nature, or exploring Indigenous perspectives, can help build this deeper philosophical connection. These inner shifts ripple outward, influencing how we view ourselves not as masters of the natural world, but as stewards and... See more
Jonathan Aronson • Restoring Respect for Nature: How Mindset Shifts Can Solve the Biodiversity Crisis
Reaching out to nature and history: The notion of community is a breathless affair when we imagine it as solely human.
Martin Shaw • Navigating the Mysteries
