>>2660857Yeah I record naitcher sounds. I haven't been terribly active lately because work and life and city living etc., but I do live right on the edge of a national park now and have been meaning to record a cool secret spot I found. Just haven't gotten around to it.
Like all technical hobbies there's a long trajectory of possible gear and know-how that you could follow over time. If you're starting out I would recommend something like picrel. The results are good, it doesn't break the bank, and it keeps the whole activity of collecting sounds fun and easy. You can slap it on a tripod or rest it on a stump and leave it for 2 hours recording if you want, or you can just keep it in your pocket and point and shoot to collect individual sounds while you move. It's a fun hobby. Having a scrapbook of places and memories in sound form is underrated af.