Birdography

I'm not sure why, but many photographers have what seems to be an inordinate fascination with birds. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, in fact birds are amazing creatures, but it just seems weird to me that there aren't more interest in other creatures. You never here about deer watching clubs, or clubs that are as popular for other critters that are widely respected as beautiful. I wonder what the draw is for birds. I must say, they are particularly hard to photograph, but not as hard as, say, cougars for example. Why aren't there cougar watching clubs? That seems way more exciting. Or baby bear watching clubs. That would be great. I should start one up here.