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Why? What fun is bird watching if you don't even bother to learn about the birds before going into the field? This sounds like going for a "walk" on a Segway.
by sandworm101 3y ago
Why? What fun is bird watching if you don't even bother to learn about the birds before going into the field? This sounds like going for a "walk" on a Segway. I own some very nice binocs. The one feature that would cause me to throw them off a cliff would be an included "cloud connected app".
- Arainach 3y agoI can't speak for everyone, but for me the thrill is in the experience of seeing something, not in rote memorization. Similarly, when I go out stargazing, I enjoy the beauty of the stars and don't care if I can remember which is Vega and which is Betelgeuse without consulting a reference.
- sandworm101 3y agoI cannot imagine anyone other than dedicated bird watchers dropping 3000+ on some average-optics binocs.
- Arainach 3y agoAgain, even for dedicated bird watchers, why is memorizing the details of every kind of bird the important or the fun part? I'd rather learn from / talk with / have a drink with someone who went out in the field and saw 100 birds without knowing their names than someone who spent their time memorizing the details of 500 and never went in the field.
- Freedom2 3y agoI don't really understand people who cannot fathom that people can enjoy a hobby in a different manner than they expect, as if their way is the only 'correct' way.
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- bradly 3y ago> What fun is bird watching if you don't even bother to learn about the birds before going into the field? Different people experience hobbies in different ways.
- noduerme 3y agoTrue. The owner of segway scooters also got to experience his hobby in an interesting way. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/segway-co-owner-drives-segway-off-cliff-dies/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/segway-co-owner-drives-segway-o...
- adrianN 3y agoWhen applying for a permit to build a wind turbine, you need to show that there are not too many birds of concern in the area. This kind of technology can make that work cheaper.
- mongol 3y agoI hope they determine that through other means. Putting these binocculars in the hands of a non-expert would not be serious.
- silisili 3y agoGood for discovery and learning. I used to use PictureThis and PictureFish for trees and fish, respectively, so that I could learn what things were. Trying to describe the thing to Google and getting a straight answer is useless - those types of app are magical. Over time you've learned them all, and don't need it anymore. I could see using binocs like these for the same reason.