YOU SAID:
I listen and hear the birds with earbuds
INTO JAPANESE
私はイヤホンで鳥を聞いて聞きます
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I listen and listen to birds with earphones
INTO JAPANESE
私はイヤホンで鳥を聞き、聞きます
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I listen and listen to birds with earphones
You've done this before, haven't you.