My ornithology partner and I had the same lunch time, and lunch is outside for us, so we would freak out everytime we saw a bird or heard one. And also the week of states she brought her itouch and we listened to the songs constantly... we made everyone listen to the american bittern cuz we thought it was so funny. We were honestly obsessed, and still are (our nicknames for each other are Hooded Merganser and Painted Bunting)Celeste wrote:Plus, whenever I'm hanging out outside with my friends and a bird flies over or lands in a tree or something, I try to figure out what kind it is. If I can identify it, I blurt it out, so my friends know me as a real-life bird nerd.
Gotta love those birdies!
I think the only thing stopping most people from snatching the bird book and hitting them over the head with it was the fact that we wanted to do well in Ornithology.
I am in an Outdoor Leadership program. Nothing to do with SO, right? Well, when I am on a backpacking trip in the middle of the mountains, I can look up and identify constellations because of my time in SO. This isn't just for my enjoyment, because I can also teach others about them. I have been involved/consulted in a couple real bridge building scenarios. Nothing really major, just foot bridges. But I understand how bridges work and can offer basic advice.