I believe in extra-terrestrial life, but that doesn't mean that if we had
the ability to call them here, it would necessarily be good for them or us.
In the case of birds, they are creatures inhabiting this planet of ours
already and without the mental capacity to see how dangerous humans can be
and are to life. Man's outward journey of scientific classification pales in
comparison to the inward journey of self discovery. If my inward journey
weaves together in perfect synchronicity with the finding of new wonderful
life forms, I would take that fabric and make it poetry and hope that the
pronouncement of that serenity would breath new life for all to wonder.
Best,
Mark
On 11/4/05, <> wrote:
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>
>
> In a message dated 11/3/2005 8:11:33 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> >Those that use playback say that some important discoveries have been
> >made by using playback, but what they fail to show is how same
> >discoveries could not have been made anyway with a less intrusive
> >method.
> >So, I still have to wonder if these intrusions in the name of
> >science are actually necessary, or are they just for the sake of
> >modern convenience or for lack of patience.
> There, Watson, this infernal case had haunted me for ten days. I hereby
> banish it completely from my presence. -S.H.
>
>
> I can state with great certainty that the Jocotoco Antpitta we discovered
> in
> Ecuador would never have been discovered if we had not recorded its voice
> and played it back. Even today, after much study and research, this bird
> is
> still very hard to see. Bob Ridgely, Lelis Navarrette and I heard a voice
> none
> of us had ever heard and recorded it. Upon playback this large, unique
> Antpitta showed itself. This was in an area that had been studied before.
> This is a
> very rare bird and we still have not figured out its geographical
> patterns.
>
> I had the same experience with the first confirmed sighting of Johannes'
> Tody-Tyrant in Ecuador. I heard a song that I did not recognize. Played
> back and
> the bird appeared. There are other examples of this type of playback
> resulting in new discoveries.
>
> So, this is more evidence? If not enough, I have more!
> That's my 2 cents!
>
> john
> John V. Moore Nature Recordings.
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> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
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