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What is a hobby you'd love to get into but cant for what ever reason (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 23 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Bird watching. I'm going blind in such a way that makes binoculars impossible to use, and am completely deaf in one ear, so I can't even tell which direction the calls are coming from 😅

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Hey! I've gone down the rabbit hole with unorthodox methods of birdwatching like using a parabolic microphone (very directional, so you can locate with a mono audio source) and a couple other weird things like that! Would love to chat if I can provide any info to get you into the hobby 😁

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    The parabolic microphone idea sounds interesting! I use the Merlin bird ID app to identify what I can hear, but it's not directional, obviously. I do have a pretty decent digital camera with 40x optical zoom, but you really need to know where to point it, because the slightest change in angle is a big change at a distance.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Could you still use a camera, scope, or monocular?

    I'd get into building vehicles, bikes, etc. but lack the funds, time, and space.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I can't use any magnifying lenses because I have blind spots that interfere with it. I can use a digital camera, I actually have a pretty good one with 40x optical zoom. But since you need to really know where you're pointing at for long distances, I mostly just use it for bee spotting!

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