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I was going to argue that you don't need to be an ornithologist to know a robin, at least in the US where they seem to be 1 out if every 3 birds you see here. B
by hahajk 2y ago
I was going to argue that you don't need to be an ornithologist to know a robin, at least in the US where they seem to be 1 out if every 3 birds you see here. But I just asked 3 people around me what a robin looks like and no one knew... I guess even if you're surrounded by something you still have to have the curiosity to look up what it's called.
- __s 2y agoBeing in Southern Ontario, thinking back as to why I know what a robin is, it's as a child talking with my mother while she's pulling out of the driveway & I'm wondering about the birds that hop everywhere. If my parents didn't know some bird types I wouldn't've picked it up Meanwhile I wasn't so confident about sparrows, they're less distinctive so weren't discussed. & similarly I didn't show interest in flowers so the other day I wasn't able to name hydragenias