Hi all,
Whether photographers disturb the birds or not, I find that whenever you point
a big lens towards the birds they are spooked and they tend to fly away! They
see things as probably big eyes staring at them and that makes them
uncomfortable.
As for Mark Millers comments, I think the 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 ra
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
As I was studying the two Ibis at Benning Marsh around 6:15pm a photographer
arrived, wiggled his bulk up through the sunroof of the van, slapped down a
sandbag , hauled up his giant lens and managed to spook the Ibis away to the
west. I didn't see them again , but maybe they will be back in the
