As a photographer that has followed this list for sometime, I am grateful
that the inappropriate actions of my fraternity are regularly highlighted
by certain members of the birdwatching community. Although I wasn't the
photographer mentioned in the post, I always welcome these opportunities to
be
There are plenty of people with giant lenses who know how to be subtle, so I don't think equipment envy is the issue. Gary is a fine observer, photographer, and outdoorsman who knows how to approach wildlife. The issue, I think, is awareness of how to act so as not to spook the birds, especially
Male wood ducks - 10 in the lagoon, and in the swan pen a juvenile green
heron and small flock of yellow rump warblers.
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Following the thread about spooking birds, I would also like to ask birders to
follow the traffic laws when on a Federal Wildlife Refuge. As I left the Ibises
at Benning about 8:30 AM, another vehicle began to follow me out, only to turn
around and drive the wrong way back to Benning Marsh so
Hi all. Wow, we got all the boxes up at Salt Point and 10 of the bluebird
boxes at the Lansing Center Trail. That is amazing! So...if anyone wants to
come back in the morning to help put up the last 5 bluebird boxes and possibly
the screech owl box on the Short Line Spur, we are meeting
