Brilliant!! I love it!!
Colin
-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Woodford
Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2002 3:55 PM
To: birding aus
Subject: Taxonomy of Birders (was: Field guides)
Following on the discussion about who should and shouldn't carry
ornithological literature around in the park, I propose the following:
Guy at the beach with bins and Pizzey or Slater = novice birder
Guy at the beach with scope and tripod (no field guide) = British birder
Guy at the beach with scope, bins, tripod and Harrison's seabirds = novice
birder pretending to be a pelagic expert
Guy at the beach with waterproof Leicas, non-slip shoes, a couple of
battered notebooks, broken pencil, no pen or field guide = pelagic expert
Guy at the beach with waterproof Leicas, notes scribbled on recent boarding
pass, and a statutory declaration stating that the holder has not opened a
field guide in the last 24 hours = twitcher
Guy at the beach with bins and "What Bird is That" = pervert
Russell Woodford
Birding-Aus List Administrator
http://www.shc.melb.catholic.edu.au/home/birding/
Geelong Victoria Australia
38º 04' 09" S 144º 23' 53" E
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