I don't do it but I understand it

I don't watch birds but I understand the positive effects of the hobby, esp=
ecially with high powered magnification equipment, some new stuff that allo=
ws the viewer to actually slow down the film speed in real time so even the=
 fastest hummingbird on earth looks like it's standing still.

It must be good for the blood pressure to birdwatch.  It takes patience to =
watch anything for a long time, so I'm assuming birdwatchers have good bloo=
d pressure. =20

But sometimes too much of a good thing is bad.  For example, a guy might ha=
ve low blood pressure readings which indicate to any doctor that the guy is=
 healthy in that department.  Careful, it might be the exact opposite with =
the guy's blood pressure so low that even the slightest shock or alteration=
 in daily routine could send it soaring to dangerous heights.  In other wor=
ds, having high blood pressure can acclimate people to it so when sudden sp=
ikes occur they can handle it better than seemingly fit people.

I got into birdwatching even though the only thing I ever did with birds as=
 a kid was shoot them of telephone wires with a BB gun just to watch them d=
rop.  Yeah, I watched them drop - I guess that's bird watching of a sort.  =
But I got into the hobby more for the equipment than the birds.  Some birdw=
atching equipment is very advanced, almost militaristic - high powered scop=
es and so forth.  Also high powered audio equipment.  Some bird fancier bug=
 the trees all over the area they're planning to watch days later.  Then wi=
th high powered lenses and ear buds they are able to see and hear the actio=
ns of their subjects up close and personal.  I want to do the same thing, b=
ut not with birds.  I want to do it with people.

Tommy (the peeper) Joseph