Shouldn?t we all celebrate the fact that we are carrying glass into the field to study birds, not a shotgun as was done in the early days of our hobby? Many of the most revered early birders, Audubon include, made records of bird species using the shotgun method to ?collect? detailed information. For my part, I am pleased to see a lens mounted in any type of housing, at any price range, over the historic method of ?collecting? data on birds.



Bob Bucci

Madison, Wi



From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of BETH THOMPSON
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 8:57 PM
To: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Sick of the cameras



Birding is many things to many people, I think we should all quit worrying what/how much and who and go do some birding/ photgraphing, It's good for the soul.



Happliy birding,





Beth Thompson
Arlington, WA

p.s. I haven't had to puke while birding ever.

Jan 6, 2011 11:04:06 PM, tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu wrote:

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.







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