Birds and Evenings
I don't wake up early. That's never been me. At least, never consistently. But I am an evening guy. I work well in evenings. I love being out in evenings too. And if I hear a few birds call out. Hey! Time to whip out the binocular, and the Merlin or BirdNet app and off I am. Trying to see if I can see or hear a new bird. A new visitor, if I am at home. Or to figure out the bird-scape, if I am in a new place. I don't know why I get pulled towards birds. It's not quite the same with me for insects, or butterflies, or animals. Trees and plants come close, pretty close. But then I am hopeless at remembering trees, or anything actually, unless I see them everyday. Birds are simple. From a distance. They hop, they sing and screech and sometimes just chatter or sleep, or gaze into the distance pointlessly. Kind of like how I like to spend my time. Maybe I like spotting them because they feel like me? Nah, too much. I just like them, who cares why! They are fun. From a di
