That is like an incident that happened to me
many years ago (during the COG Atlas), when I stopped to watch the ducks (and
have some lunch) on the driveway beside someone's farm dam (On I think
Williamsdale Road between Monaro Highway & Burra. I didn't get out of my car
but there was a group of shovelers indulging in some entertaining courting
activity). Some half hour later a police car zoomed up and then I was asked what
I was doing and told of concern about my activities. I heard the story that
there had recently been some problems with people shooting at the horses or
something like that.
We do need to be careful. People don't always think
we are obviously just looking for / at birds. Not to mention that some people
don't want us there, looking for / at birds. No doubt there are many
stories like that.
Philip
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