yes difficult to answer this one....
My birding has taken a bit of a knock as I spend far longer looking at the ground or into bushes....... I've learnt a whole host of new words and that maybe
just maybe the world of insects isn't quite a scarey as I'd thought and maybe I can learn a bit even about species with no actual english name, I'm less intimidated and learning more all the time and suprisingly happy to get to even the 'sp' level. Finding people to enjoy this passion with - yet without the deep seated petty politics that so often infuses local groups of enthusiasts, is frankly worth it's weight in gold
