Birder or creep?

Having a dog means that once again I'm taking walks every morning and evening, which I love. I noticed some birds the other morning and thought to bring my binoculars the following day. However, it dawned on me that I might look like a neighborhood perv walking around with my dog and peering around with binoculars. So, I stopped bringing "the glass" with me. Wouldn't you know it, this morning there was a small flock of Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) swooping from tree to tree on the next street over. I was close enough to see the waxwing's telltale profile, but I was kicking myself for leaving the binoculars at home.