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Today besides getting lost again in another Nature Reserve for 4 hours and again covering a distance twice longer than initially scheduled, I have learned about the existence of the birdwatching phenomenon also known as birding :!: .
This is a very interesting sport and accordingly to a random Swede around the Angarn Nature Reserve, he widely enjoys birdwatching because “…it’s actually more interesting than you think“. According to the same random Swede, birding is an “extremely dangerous sport and should not be attempted by the inexperienced“.

Below is just a snapshot with the Olympic champions in birdwatching in light and heavyweight category:

Definition of Birdwatching of Birding
The most important part of birdwatching is having a lonely life. If you wish to birdwatch then you must first become friendless. Good so now that you are alone, abandoned, deserted, isolated, lonely, cut off, alienated, solitary, shunned, estranged, forsaken, forlorn, unattached, lonesome you should be able to begin grasping how to birdwatch.

Preparations
Now you must get your equipment. Being prepared is the most important step in enjoying your birdwatching experience. Many hundreds of thousands of unprepared people have been brutally attacked by such seemingly harmless birds as doves and whippoorwills.
As the sport of birdwatching is extremely dangerous, one must have the correct equipment and training. Suggested gear includes: kevlar body armor, AK-47, hand grenades, crucifix and holy water, a big fat sack of balls, a nice pair of binoculars and a colorfully illustrated guide for correctly identifying your avian friends.
No more typical Moldavian jokes and enjoy the photos:

You can notice that according to “Map MyWalk” we had a clear route:

Are you sure we should go this way?

90kg+20kg = broken bridge…+6km extra

Atlas’ second attempt to cross the river = fail…

Which way is Stockholm city center please?

Does Rhodesian Ridgeback classify as a dog or cat?

Lambada by Atlas

Atlas & Johan trying to read the mysterious inscriptions on the rock, after Google Maps failed to know if we were in Denmark or Sweden

Google Maps from 12th century

Jump around

Colorful parrots