Jim, I began bird watching with binoculars in 1963, soon after I built
a couple of feeders I erected in our backyard, and discovered that all those
birds at my feeders were not robins and sparrows...bought my first good
camera in 1965 and quickly discovered that I needed a longer lens for the
birds...and soon thereafter discovered I needed longer and longer
lenses...joined the MOU in 1967 and obtained my first MN bird lists and
began keeping track...and until the early 1990s with the advent of
autofocus, manual focus made all wildlife photography a real challenge and
birds a particular challenge.
For many years I have considered that I have not really seen the bird
unless I have an acceptable photograph of it, and that does require a lot
more effort and patience.
Today I'm sitting in a blind at my home next to a water feature waiting
for the warblers to come in to drink, feed (many like suet and jelly) and
bathe, and there has been good results this year with a variety of warblers
and many, many orioles.
Today the binoculars tell me what I hope will come within photo
distance.
Bernie
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Bernard P. Friel
Motivational Program:
A Change of Heart-Taking Charge of Your Health
Member:
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International Society of Aviation Photography
The Explorers Club MN¹ 10
Grand Canyon River Guides
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> From: Jim <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: Jim <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 12:08:23 -0500
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: [mou-net] using a camera instead of binoculars
>
> Let¹s get more specific: anyone care to comment on what I see as a growing
> number of birders people interested in birds who use cameras instead of
> binoculars. Some don¹t even carry binoculars. Are these folks birders? Does
> the equipment define them or limit the definition? I¹m exploring this as
> possible subject of a Tribune article.
>
> Thanks.
> Jim Williams
> birding blog at
> http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/blogs/Wingnut.html
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