On Wednesdays I go birding with our local Audubon Society. We have a ton of fun and sometimes it's my only day out in the wilds all week and grab a bit of grounding sanity.
While we know it's the photographer, not the camera, there is something to be said for better equipment. My old faithful died a few weeks ago and this is from my 5 generations newer replacement camera.....and an accommodating Mountain Chickadee.