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Who is that Gull Spying for?

To: "Dave Torr" <>, "Carl Clifford" <>
Subject: Who is that Gull Spying for?
From: "Bill Stent" <>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:35:43 +1100
"Hmm, the call was an unusual clicking and whirring sound..."

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Dave Torr
Sent: Monday, 6 October 2008 1:16 PM
To: Carl Clifford
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Who is that Gull Spying for?

I reckon BARC will need to treat all reports of new gulls with extra
care from now on!

2008/10/6 Carl Clifford <>

> One thing that has occurred to me since posting this is, do they make
> different models for different parts of the world? It is a bit hard to

> spy when your Gull-Bot is surrounded by boatloads of twitchers madly
> trying to tick it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>
> On 06/10/2008, at 12:57 PM, Kurtis Lindsay wrote:
>
> The technology is quite amazing but wouldn't be much use if the person

> being spied on is a birdo. "Gee that's a strange looking Gull out
> there could that be a vagrant or just an aberrantly plumed Silver
> Gull? Hold on... it's not real!" :)
>
> Kurtis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:07 PM
> To: Birding-Aus Aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Who is that Gull Spying for?
>
> Dear All,
>
> That gull floating on the sea you are looking at might actually be
> looking at you. The era of the Seagull-cam has arrived. What next, a
> floating equivalent of the Predator drone, disguised as a goose or
> swan that fires mini-torpedoes? Have a look at
>
> http://www.gizmag.com/seagull-cam-is-watching-the-latest-in-militarysp
> y-came
> ra-technology/9593/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
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