In the early 90s Brett Lane and I and a team of field assistants surveyed
Gouldian Finch in some fairly remote areas. On this occasion we were
somewhere between Pine Creek and the southern boundary of Kakadu National Park.
I knew from previous survey work and my contacts that marijhuana was grown in
the area. Also there were old miners and, I guess one might call them hermits,
scattered about the place. All were known to take pot shots at strangers. So
I told the team not to approach any signs of human habitation.
One day, travelling to a study site from our camp, we came upon a couple of
tents. I advised the group to skirt widely around them which we did then, and
on consecutive days. Then one afternoon a couple strode into camp and asked
why we had been avoiding them. He turned out to be a GEOLOGIST and she his
field assistant! Very embarrassing.
Denise
On 15 Jul 2014, at 9:55 pm, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
> Yes indeed.
>
> It also happens the other way. I sent this story to B-A 4 years ago:
>
> In the early 1980s, I used to bird survey with Graham Leach around Marburg,
> Laidley etc (west of Brisbane). We used to regularly stop on the road
> outside the property, near the gate in view of a nice farm dam, (at about
> the same time on Sunday mornings as Graham followed a regular route). One
> time there was two Australian Hobbies zooming around a large tree and I went
> through the gate to see if maybe they were nesting. Someone came out and
> enquired what were doing. When Graham told them they said they had noticed
> him (or us) several times before and had concluded that we must be "URANIUM
> PROSPECTORS"!
>
> Philip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
> Denise Goodfellow
> Sent: Tuesday, 15 July 2014 7:42 PM
> To: Brian Fleming
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Don't assume
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>
> Brian, I bet there a many tales like yours, Russell's and mine around.
> Perhaps Birding Aus should consider running a competition for the funniest
> birding tale! I'll put up $50 for a prize!
>
>
> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
> PO Box 71
> Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
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> PhD candidate
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> Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia
> Founding Member: Australian Federation of Graduate Women Northern Territory
> 043 8650 835
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> On 15 Jul 2014, at 3:11 pm, brian fleming <> wrote:
>
>> Many years ago the devious organizer of a treasure hunt issued the
>> instruction at the start: Go to XX Park, where you will find a
>> familiar Ford V8. The password is "Cheese".
>>
>> At said park a friend found a V8, knocked on the window -"Cheese,
>> Cheese. Have you got the clues?"You can imagine the reaction!
>>
>> Brian Fleming (who was innocent)
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