Re: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.

[Chris Stoddart]

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:01:52 +0100, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

I've heard that about baboons, monkeys and crows. Three people go into 
the maize lands two come out and the baboons who can't count past two 
are fooled and end up shot when they go into the field. This doesn't 
work. The only way to fool them is to remain hidden.

Once you involve monkeys or apes, all bets are off :-) However, I 
suspect that many of the less-smart birds, especially in this case Tim's 
curlews and cormorants, are just geared-up to spot ambush predators, so 
if they see a possible predator (human) go into hiding they keep away 
from the spot last seen. I think the key suggestion with the two (or 
three) person approach is that the one remaining behind is in fact hidden 
or keeps still enough to achieve the same effect.

Assuming Tim's hide has been in place long enough for the birds to have 
accepted it, his idea of going in in the dark should fool the birds into 
thinking on-one is there. Of course his hide may be placed too far away 
from the food sources and the bird may never come closer!

Chris