Also a bin-carrying member of said tribe. Today's field trip was marked by several encounters with those outside the tribe, and in each instance, "outsiders" pointed and asked what we had seen in a lively and friendly manner. By all means, wear your bins...

00 caren
http://www.parkgallery.com
George Davis Creek, North Fork
From: Hans-Joachim Feddern
Sent: 2010 February 07, Sunday 11:45
To: Rob Sandelin
Cc: tweeters
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] The binocular tribe


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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