Bird Call: Starting a bird watching hobby | Lifestyle [Video]

The stakes are low but the reward is high when it comes to bird-watching.

Which makes it a perfect hobby. Sure, sometimes you’ll buy a really snazzy bird feeder and bags of mouthwatering bird food, get it all set up in your yard, and watch from your kitchen window as the squirrels congregate for a feast. Can a squirrel smirk, you’ll think? Because it sure looks that way.

But then a beautiful band of blue jays will show up and hop around looking for peanuts. A Northern flicker or a flash mob of bushtits will alight on your suet cake for awhile, or you’ll hear and then see a spotted towhee foraging through your dead leaves. And it makes it all worth it.

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