Why You Should Try Birding

If you are looking for a hobby you should check out this video where I recap 9 reasons why birding is such a great hobby! Links I mentioned in the video - Health benefits of hobbies (WedMD): https://www.webmd.com/balance/health-benefits-of-hobbies - Having a hobby tied to happiness and well being (Harvard): https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/having-a-hobby-tied-to-happiness-and-well-being - eBird: https://ebird.org/home I am not affiliated at all with eBird or the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, it is just one of the best free ways to track birding stats that I wanted to use as an example to educate. Birding is an incredible hobby that I have only recently discovered. I wanted to make this quick video to share some of the reasons why I love birding, and why you might also love it. It's my goal to introduce birding to all sorts of people, and I hope this might be the introduction that leads you to try it out! Explanation of my 2024 Birding Challenge - https://youtu.be/OkQz0qhOBgo To follow my progress on my Utah Birding Challenge, check in on the tracker on my website https://hawkinsaeger.com/birding/ ————————— Check out my other pages! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hawkinthelens/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HawkInTheLens/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkinthelens?lang=en Other YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQzleRvtUNuAdbSF95p-4w If you are looking for a great service for licensed music on YouTube, I recommend you check out Artlist. This is a referral link and will give you and I both two extra months at no additional cost! https://artlist.io/referral/4701367/H. Time codes: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Birding is easy to get into 1:16 Having a hobby is great for your health. 1:43 Birding can be done anywhere 2:14 Birding has a great community. 3:23 Birding is a hobby for all ages 3:45 Conservation is closely tied to birding 4:35 Birding can be whatever you make it 5:10 Birding is a collector's dream 5:47 Birding is FUN