Hi! I'm from NE Texas and new to birdwatching. My family finds this hilarious since most of my 60 years I've had a bird phobia from watching Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds at about 5 years old. I have gotten over most of it as long as they don't fly directly at me. But please don't expect me to develop a fondness for chickens and geese. They are evil like their velociraptor ancestors. ;-D