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I watched this is and it's such a great documentary. I really want to take a year now and try to get at least in the top 25% of birders for the year. I was into casual birding before (it's my favorite thing to do when traveling to a new place, just wander around the area and spot local birds). But now I'm loving the idea of these monthly or annual "competitions"

I can’t recommend this documentary enough. The algorithm dropped it onto my YouTube homepage one day and I wasn’t expecting to watch more than a few minutes but I was drawn in immediately.

I don’t consider myself a birder but I’ve got into nature photography in recent years and it’s such a joy to get out for sunrise or sunset and to come home with a special shot.

It's so good. Nature documentary made by a pair of endearing dirtbags.

Absolute banger documentary, rewatched it last week with my SO!

Great doc. Also recommend the classic Encounters: Twitchers (1996) as a spiritual precursor.

nice. Still, competitive birdwatching sounds like competitive meditation :)

I won't spoil the ending for you, then.

Really great.