Martian Destiny- beautiful
and TSPoet- incredible detail on your birds photos.

Lots of other interesting hobbies mentioned- the lace must be beautiful.

I meant to mention that I am also a birder, although not too active right now. I sometimes carry a very compact pair of binoculars on the bike, and am always looking and listening, especially on rides through open desert here.
There are sound clips at my band's website: www.roundthehouse.com