What exactly is bird watching? If you go walking through the forest and spy a bird, are
you bird watching? Do you have to be knowledgeable in the study of birds before you
are considered a bird watcher? Bird watching or birding is basically defined as the
observation and study of birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement
device like binoculars. Though some may disagree, bird watching and birding is
essentially the same thing, both are the observation of birds in the wild