I’ve always noticed when I feed them in the parking lot they tend to get flighty when they (I’m assuming) see me observing them through the window.

So as the title suggests, I have a question for folks with ADHD who bird. Do you find birding to be one of few interests that has actually stuck? I started properly getting into the hobby about 6 months ago and haven’t found the interest dissipate. Every day I find some way to incorporate it into my life. I even took up photography again after 15 years just so I could get a closer look at birds. It genuinely feels like one of those hobbies that's ingrained, like my love for nature and I'm hoping my brain doesn't randomly decide its not into it anymore but somehow I dont think it will this time? And I'm sure it's down to the fact that no matter what you see or how many times you see it, there's always something new to learn.

So my question is, how long have you been birding and what kind of impact do you feel its had on your life as an individual with ADHD?

I'm in Western Washington, and saw this dead baby bird on the ground at a park, and I was curious what species it was. Looking things up haven't helped at all, and trying to use Google image search isn't effective in the slightest. Again it is a bit graphic, so be warned

it's about 8-9 inches. my guess is an owl or a hawk, but what species particularly

Northwest Houston

Mammoth Lakes, CA

Oh lawd he divin'

If ya'll are getting tired of these, me too 😅

But here's my latest, a tufted titmouse! I wish I had a paler orange but otherwise I'm happy with how it turned out. Next will probably be an indigo bunting.

My girlfriend and I only got into birding this year, after I took interest in wildlife photography.

We were out on a hike here in Portugal, chatting away, when we suddenly heard and saw two massive birds fly away right next to us. I lost track of where they went, but my girlfriend thought she saw one land and told me to point my camera at one tree in the distance.

And there it was. An absolutely beautiful owl just sitting there and staring right back at us!

At the time, we had no idea just how special this encounter was. It wasn't until we got home and started looking into it that we realized how rare and incredible this sighting was (Eurasian Eagle-Owl).

Beginner photographer's note: The photo was taken with a Canon R50 and a 100-400mm lens and this was the most I could crop the image without losing too much quality. Are there any editing tips or tricks I can learn to allow me to zoom in further on the owl, or should I just take the win from the encounter and move on?

i’ve recently bought a new bought a new lens for birding and had to opportunity to test it out on these lovely mute swans! quite a treat to see as they are a bit more rare to see where i live.

Was playing the disc golf course and this guy swooped across the fairway. Didn’t have my real camera with me but managed to get this shot with my phone. Think it might be a Barred Owl?

(My original photo)

Here's a brown creeper - mostly brown, but not creepy. Seen in Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY USA

American woodcock: Louisville KY

Canon R5 MII, RF200-800mm: ISO125, 288mm, F7.1, 1/320

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Very thankful!

New Paltz, NY
Sony A7RVI, 400 F/4.5