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Dear all,
I've been a silent reader for a while but I just took the plunge and registered.
About me: I live in south(west)ern Germany. For quite some time now, I've been fond of the outdoors and I also grew up with a bird feeder on my parents' garden terrace being "natural". When I got a "good" camera, taking photos of the birds there during winter time (and now with all-year-round feeding) when I visit my parents has become a pasttime of mine. Roe deer, fox, badger, wild boar regularly "visit" my parents' garden. Walking their dog between the woods and vinyards also means frequent wildlife encounters.
This winter, I dusted off the first generation EL 8.5x45 I got two decades ago and got more "seriously" into birding. I am fond of Passer domesticus at my own bird feeder in the same way I enjoy observing Milvus milvus "in the wild". I have a spot for watching birds of prey next to the multi-lane highway not far from where I live and I like to pay the nearby cemetery a visit for the song birds and woodpeckers living there. But once in a while I will seek out a specific nature reserve to observe a certain species (although that is a bad habit because looking for a specific species can also be frustrating if you DON'T see it -- therefore, I should try to not always get my hopes up too high but rather enjoy the moment).
Cheers!
I've been a silent reader for a while but I just took the plunge and registered.
About me: I live in south(west)ern Germany. For quite some time now, I've been fond of the outdoors and I also grew up with a bird feeder on my parents' garden terrace being "natural". When I got a "good" camera, taking photos of the birds there during winter time (and now with all-year-round feeding) when I visit my parents has become a pasttime of mine. Roe deer, fox, badger, wild boar regularly "visit" my parents' garden. Walking their dog between the woods and vinyards also means frequent wildlife encounters.
This winter, I dusted off the first generation EL 8.5x45 I got two decades ago and got more "seriously" into birding. I am fond of Passer domesticus at my own bird feeder in the same way I enjoy observing Milvus milvus "in the wild". I have a spot for watching birds of prey next to the multi-lane highway not far from where I live and I like to pay the nearby cemetery a visit for the song birds and woodpeckers living there. But once in a while I will seek out a specific nature reserve to observe a certain species (although that is a bad habit because looking for a specific species can also be frustrating if you DON'T see it -- therefore, I should try to not always get my hopes up too high but rather enjoy the moment).
Cheers!
