I use the whoBIRD app for this (GPL v3.0).
It’s fun to watch a Kite, or similar bird, fly past and then get an ID from its birdcall.
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blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
I’ve started using the Merlin bird app and that’s got me into birds a bit more.
You can use the phone’s mic to record the birdsong and the app will tell you what is about
ace_garp@lemmy.world 8 months ago
whimsy@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
I also use whobird, it works great but it doesn’t have a nice catalogue of local birds and their sounds like merlin. But I refuse to use merlin since they force signing up to an online account with them
Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
This 100%. Find a particular aspect of nature you want to dig i to more, and them find an app that will helpyou identify it on the fly. Merlin is amazing, but there are lots of apps out there for all different topics!