Stephen Ambrose wrote:
> Dear Mauro,
>
> I think you are far too harsh in your judgement of the recent content of
> Birding-Aus. The discussion of favourite birds, ugly birds & cute birds
(as
> you put it) has attracted a bigger response to any other thread in recent
> times. To me, this seems that a good proportion of Birding-Aus
subscribers
> have actually enjoyed contributing these lists, as well as reading other
> peoples' lists.
> Many bird-watchers like to tell others what excites them in the bird
world,
> and this includes what species excite them the most. Birding-Aus provides
> this forum extremely well.
>
>
> If you are interested in discussing interesting bird observations, then I
> suggest you and others make some contributions (I like reading about
these,
> too). But please don't spoil the fun that many people have had in listing
> favourite or least favourite birds over the last few days.
>
Hear! Hear!
Have you all noticed how many new contributors we have had in recent days,
some for the first time??
Keep those contributions coming - on all sorts of observations and
questions. I have found them all very interesting and stimulating, broading
my knowledge of our birds nearly everyday.
And please keep some of the messages light-hearted from time to time.
Trevor Hampel
Murray Bridge
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