[mou] Fie on Photographers

[Terence Brashear]

I need to answer to this recent post........

I've been watching birds since I was five, I have been
a photographer since I was about 14 years old, I also
have a degree in natural resources specializing in
avian conservation. I take huge offense to comments
like Tom's.  Yes, I have a big lens, but I also have a
big understanding of how I impact birds.

Birders and photographers alike can exhibit bad
behavior.  Please do not make broad statements about
photographers bad behavior when the same can be said
about birders too.

If you need proof, I'll revisit behavior exhibited by
birders in Texas when a Collared Forest Falcon showed
up.  Birders trampled through huge expanses of rare
and endangered habitat chasing after a bird and never
let it rest.  Also, there have been recent photos on
websites that show "birders" with point and shoot
cameras capturing images of rare birds at close range;
i.e. boreal owl.

No disrespect intended, but to label photographers as
a whole is just downright wrong. In my 35 years of
birding I have seen bad behavior on both sides.

Regards,

Terry
Ornithologists AND photographer



>I'm tired of seeing them out on
> HWY7, with their
> monstrous lenses and total disrespect for other
> birders and the birds.
> There's been a lot of bad behavior by photographers
> this year. What a
> bunch of selfish bastards.
> 
> Tom Auer
> Duluth, MN
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