Birding is one of my all-time favorite activities. When I was a kid I was always interested in the names and personalities of the different birds I saw. When my dad bought me a Reader's Digest book on birds, it opened a whole new world. Since I found a partner who shares my passion, I enjoy birding even more. I now have a proper pair of binoculars, my Nikon D5200, and my man with 20/20 vision. My bird list as of 9/7/14 is 133 birds and counting. Most of my birds are from the lists of Alaska, but we are now in Indiana for a year, so a new region with even more birds to check out!!