Birds are beautiful and their extravagant plumages are dazzling to the eye. Their complex behavior is intriguing and their songs are varied, evocative and very pleasing to the ear. They occur in a wide variety of places and are abroad both night and day. Unlike mammals, which are secretive and mostly nocturnal, the majority of birds are active during the day. Besides, birdwatching is something you can do while doing other things, working in the backyard, tending the garden, walking or jogging in the park, while at work or from a kitchen window.
Birds can brighten up the day and break the monotony of a dull routine.
More than that, you don t have to be rich to go birding. All you really need is a good field guide to the birds of North America and a pair of binoculars to start some as inexpensive as 30 or 40 dollars. Flying round the world to New Guinea to get the Raghiana Bird of Paradise on your list will also set you back substantial sums. Birding always presents an intellectual challenge because there are lots of different species. And Texas is a particularly birdy state.