Birdwatcher's Psyche

An E-mail contribution : -
Unlike Mike, I would be very interested in why various people consider they are birdwatchers/birders, ornithologists or generally interested in birds. Here is hoping others are willing to share their views.
My initial interest was kindled by a wonderment that birds were equally at ease in the air as on the ground. This led to a realisation that they have evolved to live in all kinds of habitat and that any understanding I might realise, meant taking an interest in all aspects of the "natural world". Trying to understand what makes it all tick, has led to lifetime's fascination and challenge, an enrichment of my being. GHR - The Ancient Strumbler.