FYI
Sz
From:
Suzanne Edgar [
Sent: Monday, 9 December 2013 8:19
AM
To: 'Maconachie, Michael'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds]
painted snipe
PS
Again I sincerely apologise for
intruding beyond your sign.
Some background.
Last Thurs arvo I went to
Bittern & Ardea hides; @ c. 5.30 + a group of travelling musicians had set
up and were inhabiting their `kitchen’ in Ardea hide; c. 5 European
young men, evidently musos, judging by their dress; one was preparing their
meal on the bench/shelf beside their cook-top, ready for cooking, the
others sat cosily in the background; they were quiet when I was there with
binocs; they were travelling in a large van/truck parked out side; presumably
might have decided to sleep on site ..
No luck with p snipe.
On Sat arvo c. 2.30 I returned;
I had just lined up nice views of a p snipe browsing in grasses fairly close to
Ardea when a huge raucous rollicking
youth entered laughing & dancing
about; he appeared to be quite literally a bit mad. He lay down chortling on
the bench where he continued noisy till his minder appeared and after some loud
argument, led him away.
Of course, the snipe had long
gone after this disturbance. It was then, frustrated, that I ventured
around the cnr and past your sign, so thoughtfully placed.
The hides are thus not always
the best places they are intended to be for patient observation.
Regards
Suzanne Edgar
