>If someone in a sincere and respectful way wants to get a once-in-a-lifetime
>shot, and if they MOMENTARILY block the view of those who want to stay
>further away, I think it's OK.

They could ASK if others mind, of course. I've found that if I ask
if folks have had sufficient good looks at a creature, explain
that I'm going to do my best not to cause a bird to flush, etc etc,
i.e. display reasonbly good manners, tha people are reasonable.

I realize that not everyone can get off during the week (though anyone
serious about building a bird photo portfolio had better figure
out a way), but this is one solution I practice. And, hopefully, will
get to practice next Monday if you folks don't scare this creature
off!

Last time decided to chase one of our easy-to-photograph birds (remember
the CCLO, "tamest wild bird ever seen", etc etc?) a storm chased
it off before I got there. Sigh.

Hey, would someone tie a plastic streamer around the best fencepost
to photograph it on so I can find it easily? :) :) :)

Low enough to be out of the frame, of course!

(Relax, I'm joking!)

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
Nature photos, on-line guides, more at http://www.xxxpdx.com/~dhogaza