Birdwatching Hobby
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A Birdwatching Hobby is a wildlife observation hobby in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity.
- See: Ornithology, Bird Hunting, Bird Trapping.
References
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/birdwatching Retrieved:2016-9-6.
- Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity. 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.
Birdwatching often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are more easily detected and identified by ear than by eye. Most birdwatchers pursue this activity for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who engage in the study of birds using formal scientific methods.
- Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity. 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.
- http://qz.com/689526/hobbies-and-the-meaning-of-life/
- QUOTE: For me, birdwatching has provided the answer to a conundrum that haunts modern life: how to fill our days. Our hobbies tell a great deal about us and our world … Hobbies are a corner of our existence over which we have the impression of control … Leisure pursuits, Veblen argued, derived from models established in pre-Industrial societies, where the aristocracy chose economically unproductive professions and pastimes