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In reply to the discussion: Crows Keep Bringing Presents To Woman Who Is Kind To Them [View all]Hekate
(90,677 posts)I like watching birds, but have been handicapped by nearsightedness (yes I wear glasses). They have to be in just the right spot for me to see them -- for instance, please don't bother to point one out that is sitting among leaves; it's just irritating -- but over a lifetime I managed to tick off a satisfying number in The Handbook of California Birds and got fairly good at identifying flight sillhouettes. My absolute favorite was the great blue heron breasting the waves as we took a late afternoon beach walk. He was still there when twilight made him invisible. Moved into the foothills a couple of years ago -- have seen a covey of quail once, many hawks, crows, scrub jays, thrashers, and unfortunately a whole bunch of what I have to call "little brown birds" because I can't distinguish their markings, if any. Somebody has taken up residence in a bush by the master bedroom and has a beautiful liquid trill, but as I say -- leaves.