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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iveljay" data-source="post: 3260902" data-attributes="member: 37260">I watch birds - therefore I am a birdwatcher?  I also do audio recording, I collect binoculars, I photograph things, I play musical instruments(far cheaper than binoculars, cameras etc.), I enjoy cooking good food, I write, I sometimes go to airshows, county shows, motor racing, I do a certain amount of wild gardening, I collect digital calculators (started as a work thing). Sometimes these interests overlap, sometimes they don't. For me my binoculars add to the enjoyment of some of these pastimes. I get as much pleasure digging the garden, while a young robin, born this year, hops around my feet as I do up on the hills watching other wildlife. At the end of the day how many of us are this 'typical' birdwatcher?Party on Dudes.</blockquote>