Today is my tenth BIRDERVERSARY! I became a birder accidentally, by keeping a list of birds on a trip to Iceland "for my mom," who then pointed out it was a good start on a lifelist.
My co-protagonist @span yaypie says the precise moment of Birderfication was clearly when I painstakingly stalked a rock ptarmigan around the Skaftafell National Park campground with my little phone camera. Which makes it today! Thank you, birds of Iceland, for this hobby that brings me such joy and peace.