history: I love to go birdwatching on the weekends. Have you ever done it?
knowledge: Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity or citizen science.
response: I haven't though do you do it as a citizen science or as a recreational activity?
history: I love to go birdwatching on the weekends. Have you ever done it?
I haven't though do you do it as a citizen science or as a recreational activity?
Just for fun here lol! Nothing fancy or anything to watch them.
knowledge: It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, by listening for bird sounds, or by watching public webcams.
response: So you don't utilize any visual enhancements such as binoculars or telescopes?
history: I love to go birdwatching on the weekends. Have you ever done it?
I haven't though do you do it as a citizen science or as a recreational activity?
Just for fun here lol! Nothing fancy or anything to watch them.
So you don't utilize any visual enhancements such as binoculars or telescopes?
Yeah. It's better with your own eyes. Although you need binoculars for far away. We just can't see that well.
knowledge: Birdwatching often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are more easily detected and identified by ear than by eye.
response: The auditory component of bird watching is a big thing too.
history: I love to go birdwatching on the weekends. Have you ever done it?
I haven't though do you do it as a citizen science or as a recreational activity?
Just for fun here lol! Nothing fancy or anything to watch them.
So you don't utilize any visual enhancements such as binoculars or telescopes?
Yeah. It's better with your own eyes. Although you need binoculars for far away. We just can't see that well.
The auditory component of bird watching is a big thing too.
Yes. I'm deaf though, so I have to just enjoy it with my eyes!
knowledge: Most birdwatchers pursue this activity for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who engage in the study of birds using formal scientific methods.
response: Seems interesting, do you know of any ornithologists? They study birds with formal scientific methods.
history: I love to go birdwatching on the weekends. Have you ever done it?
I haven't though do you do it as a citizen science or as a recreational activity?
Just for fun here lol! Nothing fancy or anything to watch them.
So you don't utilize any visual enhancements such as binoculars or telescopes?
Yeah. It's better with your own eyes. Although you need binoculars for far away. We just can't see that well.
The auditory component of bird watching is a big thing too.
Yes. I'm deaf though, so I have to just enjoy it with my eyes!
Seems interesting, do you know of any ornithologists? They study birds with formal scientific methods.
I don't but I am part of a local club so it is sort of formal feeling? Do you know when birdwatching even started?
knowledge: The first recorded use of the term ''birdwatcher'' was in 1891; ''bird'' was introduced as a verb in 1918.
response: I'm unaware of the start, but the initial recorded usage of "birdwatcher" was back in 1891.