Penrith Panthers NRL player Mitch Kenny started birdwatching last year — and he’s one of a growing number of young people getting into the hobby.
Environmentalist and host of the Death by Birding podcast, César Puechmarin, says birds were “thrown into [people’s] orbit” during Australia’s COVID-19 lockdowns, as many started noticing birds in their local environments while confined at home.
“You have a generation of people who grew up playing video games or playing games like Pokémon, and this hobby of bird watching fits perfectly,” he says.
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