Rob,

As a "bin" carrying member of the tribe, I always enjoy meeting other tribal
members. One can often tell by the money invested in optics, how deeply
involved the birder is. I did want to mention though, that "The Great One" -
Roger Tory Peterson- liked to refer to us as "The Field Glass Fraternity"!

Good Birding Y'all!

Hans Feddern
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA.
the fedderns at gmail.com

On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Rob Sandelin <floriferous at msn.com> wrote:

> Burt mentioned some good security reasons for wearing your bins while
> travelling. Another very good reason is to identify yourself as part of our
> tribe, the binocular tribe. I can not count how times complete strangers
> have approached me because I am wearing binoculars and we start these
> conversations about birds and wildlife. I was once lost in a swamp in a
> boat with a busted motor in Louisiana and a young couple hailed me from the
> shore with our tribes greeting..."Hey, seen any good birds?" We are a big
> tribe and generally a very friendly one, binoculars are one of our tribal
> emblems.
>
> Rob Sandelin
>
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