5 Essentials for Beginning Bird Watchers

Bird watching is great fun! Here are five ideas to get you started.
Birds and More! is about my journey as a wildlife and nature photographer as I learn about the amazing birds and other animals in Southeast Arizona.
Books and Resources:
Merlin Bird ID a free app by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Birds of Southeastern Arizona by Richard Taylor
Peterson Field Guides Hummingbirds of North America by Sheri L. Williamson
Sibley Birds West, second edition by David Allen Sibley
All About Birds Southwest from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Birds, Western Region, North America, seventh printing 2003
My gear:
Nikon D7500
Nikon D780
Nikkor AF-S 50 mm 1.4 G
Nikkor AF-P 10-20mm 1.45-5.6 G
Nikkor AF-S 24-85 3.3-4.5 G VR
Rokinon 14mm 2.8 ED AS IF
Tokina AT-X 100-300mm f/4 AF
GoPro Hero 7
GoPro Hero 10
Manfrotto 190 tripod with MHXPRO-BHQ2 ball head
DJI Mini 2 drone
I really like WD external hard drives
I also like San Disk and Lexar SD cards