Natural Born Spotters

I find it really amusing why some people spot animals so naturally and others have to work at it. I can spot animals because I'm interested, and I practice it almost every day - but it is a learned skill. It never ceases to amaze me when people in a totally new environment, with night vision goggles (a new way of looking at the world) spot animals so naturally and easily. Almost every time I go out on a walk there is someone who just spots everything. Last night it was Chris, the night before it was Peter, but others stand out, Mum, Robin, Pauline from Ireland, Monica from Germany, to name but a few. It makes me wonder what is it they have so naturally that I have to work at.