Best experience was walking out of Spider-Man into the Spiderverse and hearing a mom tell her son “You know, you look a lot like Miles.”

This feels like the trifle Rachel made on Friends.

Nick’s Boots makes customizable pull ons where you can go steel toe or composite. They are expensive but bespoke. So made to your exact dimensions. I LOVE my lace ups. They are like a second skin. Highly recommend.

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One byproduct I hope comes out of all this AI garbage is that people become better at detecting unreliable sources and then being able to find reliable ones. The more society at large can weed out the damaging BS, the better it will be.

But honestly the rode mic will work perfectly well for your needs. Hopefully now you have a few options to choose from. And keep posting that awesome bird content! Really helps me on my tougher days when I can just scroll your feed.

Yeah, I hate cable management as well. Sony makes several digital connection mics. So if you have a hot shoe on your camera, you could connect a mic like this and avoid cables altogether. www.amazon.com/Microphone-B...

That’ll definitely work. I tend to prefer Sennheiser just because of consistent reliability and a track record of quality. But Rode has definitely upped their game in recent years. Found this sennheiser for the same price as another option. www.sweetwater.com/store/detail...

I would recommend investing in a good directional/shotgun mic. Some of the more expensive ones have incredible range and can often be powered/connected straight from the hot shoe. I love it for the loons out here, but ducks also have some great calls that sound amazing when you can isolate them.

It’s Morbin time for researching spiders in the Amazon!