tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post7240223308686702040..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: More worthy blogsSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-87923707308819748002013-02-14T09:07:41.930+00:002013-02-14T09:07:41.930+00:00Thanks for commenting Bill. We all start birding a...Thanks for commenting Bill. We all start birding at varying ages and with varying aims. We cannot help the era in which we begin our birding journeys and this does mould us as to how we proceed. That is what makes the human side of this all the more fascinating, with different takes on what is a common interest. Thanks for the SMAB invite, I might just take you up on that. Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-83150188239554171772013-02-13T23:28:57.484+00:002013-02-13T23:28:57.484+00:00Thanks for the plug, Steve. Some very thought prov...Thanks for the plug, Steve. Some very thought provoking stuff you've been putting out there recently, especially regarding the link between technology reliance and modern day birding. When I first started birding in 2008 at the age of 14, I'm ashamed to say I very much centred my hobby around the likes of Birdguides/Birdforum, and I often found myself becoming completely dependent on the Q and A section, just expecting others to identify birds for me. <br /><br />Although I do still enjoy putting photos up on Birdguides, I'd like to think I use technology in a more beneficial way since creating the blog; exposing my (relatively unknown) patch to a broader audience, sharing local sightings and resources, compiling records for submission, contributing to online petitions/surveys etc... whilst still enjoying the odd twitch here and there!<br /><br />On another note, please let me know if you ever want to join the SMAB team, you'd be more than welcome. <br /><br />Cheers, BillBilly Dykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840933193238325733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-56661000297273127382013-02-13T19:29:15.129+00:002013-02-13T19:29:15.129+00:00Great minds, etc. Bill's Birding is one I disc...Great minds, etc. Bill's Birding is one I discovered yesterday for the first time. Factorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164747997397980883noreply@blogger.com