I was a 26-year-old physics graduate student when I became suddenly, inexplicably, obsessed with birds. I was innocently studying at a park one spring afternoon when the sight of a Northern Flicker somehow kick-started a need to go identify as many species as possible.

Have you noticed square brackets and something called an “image description“ at the end of captions on some people’s social media posts? Ever wondered what they were?

Phew! What a big week it’s been in the story of Birdability! Last Thursday, Birdability became a registered non-profit in the State of Texas.