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Birding is a fascinating endeavor. Birders can simply observe birds in their backyards, or they can search the ends of the Earth. Birders can range from almost deity-like in their ability, omnipotent observers of sights and sounds most of us would miss — and, at the other end of the spectrum, they can be … me.

I am an aspiring birder at best, a birder in progress. Oh, how I long to reach the rarefied heights of the greats. That probably won’t happen, but a middling birder can dream.

It’s easy to acquire the equipment to be an entry-level birder: decent binoculars, a good bird guide and a sense of curiosity. That’s all it takes to start!

Accomplished birders often talk about the five S’s of birding: size, shape, shade, sounds and space. All o

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