Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Owls and people at Damon Point
Date: Feb 12 10:37:10 2013
From: Tom Talbott - tom.talbott at gmail.com


I visited Damon Point back on MLK Day and had a mixed experience watching
photographers of many levels of experience. I wrote up an article (plus a
photo album) about the day with some "tips" for photographers here:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/100327836545033470159/posts/DNkj2C4Tz8E

Tom Talbott
Seattle, WA


On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:01 AM, viper.bob at frontier.com <
viper.bob at frontier.com> wrote:

> Thank you Vicky! You are so right. As a photographer (and naturalist and
> birder) I have seen exactly the same thing over and over. Irresponsible dog
> owners are high on my list followed by uninformed "photographers" when it
> comes to disturbing owls and other wildlife. Confronting dog owners is like
> p.....ing in the wind. I have watched "photographers" stalk snowy owls one
> after another until they fly, getting only "butt shots" as the owl flies
> away. I am often ashamed to be in the same location as some "photographers"
> because I find myself lumped into that category. I have gotten my best
> snowy owl images, both flying and perched, by finding the right location
> and then staying there - sometimes for hours. Check out some of my images
> from Damon Point last year showing very intimate interactions between owls
> and you will see that my presence was a non-factor in their behavior.
> I am afraid that there is no simple answer to this issue.
> Bob Kothenbeutel
> Woodinville, WA
> viper.bob at frontier.com
> website: www.rlkimages.photoshelter.com
>
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