Unpopular opinion about birding

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

The official docs are better than they look.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Could you share a photo?

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

The official docs are better than they look.

The official docs are better than they look.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

This deserves its own thread.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Second this.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

Second this.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

The official docs are better than they look.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

Second this.

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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Good question, following.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

Small correction, but the point stands.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

Small correction, but the point stands.

The official docs are better than they look.

Saving this for later.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.