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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OwenM" data-source="post: 1311792" data-attributes="member: 63408">You know, in spite of participating here, I'm not a "birder". More of a nature observer, though I do watch birds frequently. The difference better optics make is huge when you want to watch them in detail, see their markings clearly delineated, how their feathers lay. I don't care nearly as much about ID'ing a bird, and don't doubt that could be done with any decent optic.Same goes for the other flora and fauna that I enjoy observing. I used the same 27" color TV for 20 years. I had no complaints. Movies, shows, and football games were just fine as far as I was concerned. Try telling me that I can't see them better in High Definition on my 42" LCD, and I'll tell you you're blind.  And, Mark, no matter how long you've been a member and supporter of these forums, in this case you're just another internet troll looking to sow discord and get attention from the people you stir up with your BS.Maybe I'll visit the birding specific forums, and tell you that you're lame and pathetic for going around trying to identify a stupid bird, as if it matters to anyone which species congregates in your yard, or immediate area, or where you can go to see such and such bird. Think you'll like that? Don't worry, I wouldn't really do that, because I'm not so shallow, narrow-minded, and ignorant as some people, and if something interests you, then I don't think it's stupid just because it doesn't interest me.</blockquote>

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