Advice from a small town girl

I was listening to a radio piece about bird watching the other day. The reporter was talking about how all the newest gadgetry had changed what used to be a fairly humble pastime into a competitive high-tech sport.

I’ve always imagined real bird watchers as bespectacled, mild-mannered people with extremely powerful binoculars slung around their necks and field guides in their hands. Or pockets.

But, apparently, the species has evolved. Cell phones, GPS positioning, high-tech digital media, websites and more have made bird watching a pastime for the well-heeled.

Not me (I?).

Of course, I’m not...