How many birds do you think you could accurately identify? And I mean don't just say "swan", you need to get the exact type of swan.
I'm trying to learn birds and am making a list and I think I could probably ID about 55 in a perfect world, but a lot would honestly depend on if it's an iconic male and not just a drab brown female version like is the case with most ducks.
It's not that easy as saying I know X amount of Y. Knowing different species just comes along as you go along, and it took my entire life to get where I am. And I pretty much don't have a big social life because of it. Just take it step-by-step OP.
>55
that seems awful low
I paged through my sibley and got 50 I'm confident with before reaching the passerines and lost interest. I don't even like birds much, can't ID a single woodpecker or gull or swan without a book.
>you need to get the exact type of swan
Well, fuck you too, faggot, I guess I don't know any fucking birds.
>>2143640
I don't know. I'm just going to estimate I've seen around 30 species coming through my neighborhood. I'd say I've seen a fuckton throughout the states.
>>2143676
I'm just getting started. I don't have a guide book, I just went through an Audobon list of what is near here and used the Cornell site to look up pics.
>mfw I live in South America and would go insane if I attempted to learn all the bird names
>I can't even remember all the spiders, snakes and plants that could kill me
>I live in the second biggest city, in a very developed urban area and have found the most venomous spider in the world chilling in my kitchen
