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It's September, that means fall migration has started
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Your mouth is watering just thinking about the warblers you'll only see twice a year
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You can't wait to get out there and commune with some nature
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Sure, your friends think you're kind of nuts.
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When they excitedly tell you they saw a cardinal in their yard, you're have to be like
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Or when they try to describe a black bird they saw at the beach and that's clearly a cormorant
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They don't understand the feeling you get when you see a new bird for the first time
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Or when you read a rare bird alert
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And you drive 2 hours to go see some random bird that never comes through your area
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Then when you arrive, you just wait..... and wait.... and wait.....
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The heartbreak when you see a rustle in a bush and then it just a lame old robin.
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The pain you feel when you hear a bird and can't identify it and can't see it
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Admittedly, birders may not exactly be the coolest people out there.
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And it's not like you "love birds" in some creepy way
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You just appreciate majesty of the winged world.
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The small moments you can share with these creatures in nature.
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Birds make us reflect on ourselves. Like.... deep....
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It teaches us to pay close attention to the tiniest details, searching for each stripe and marking to identify a bird.
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Taking the time to watch their behavior, noticing new things about them every time.
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Just looking at all these birds is making you tingle with excitement.
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Admit it, you can't stop staring.
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You're freaking out just thinking about when the next time you can go out birding will be.
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Ah, yes. You are a birder.
