Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Sick of the Cameras
Date: Jan 7 08:06:18 2011
From: Ryan Shaw - rtshaw80 at hotmail.com



A few issues I have with this post, though it is very funny:

1. You are describing twitching, not birding/birdwatching, if you want your pure form of birding, don't go a chasin' rare birds.
2. I guess Spotting Scopes are out of the question?
3. Please tell me where I can find a big honkin'-ass lens for only $2000!

Ryan Shaw - he who loves his camera
Tacoma
rtshaw80 at hotmail.com

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From: Jile Hulme-deborchgro <jilehulmedeborchgro AT yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 23:03:01 -0800 (PST)
Am I the only one who wants to puke whenever a brigade of "birders" show up
with

a bunch of $2000 cameras with big honkin'-ass lenses?

Aren't we birdWATCHERS first and foremost? Shouldn't we leave the picturing to
the the likes of National Geographic? I just want to chase down a rare bird for

once and find people with BINOCULARS ONLY.