Oh but I think it might be some birders. Someone (I really can't remember
the name) recently posted photos taken on a trip in Washington state. Now
I don't know for sure, but it looked to me that quite a few photos of owls
were taken using a flash. Again, I DO NOT KNOW if that was the case and I
am very much a newbie birder so I can't really tell if it would bother the
birds. Just sayin....

I am a dog lover, but I really HATE it when owners let their dogs run free
when it's not an off-leash area.

Jossi
Redmond WA

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Susan Littlefield <
susan.littlefield at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree, it's not the birders, it's the straight-up photographers who
> cause the issues. I saw the dogs out running last year as well and it
> ticked me off. I wish there were a way for local park officials to declare
> the area "off limits" to off-path humans and other animals for the duration
> of the Snowies' stay. Last year, of course, it was a new thing, and they
> weren't prepared, but this year we all know better, and if it ends up being
> an annual thing for a while, some kind of structure ought to be set in
> place to protect our wonderful birds!
>
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