Re: Saying hello

["Peter Shute" pshute2]

Martin Williams wrote:

> Well what's next? I would like to record birds from as far
> away as possible without having to buy  a parabolic
> reflector. Not that I wouldn't, I like the discreetness of
> the small recorders. My plan is to get a 50m length of
> cable,rig it up to the mic. and hide myself at the other end.
> Because I'm getting tired of doing the roving/stand and point
> technique.

If you just want to try this, you can just leave your recorder running with=
out monitoring. It means you can't be sure that what you're getting is ok, =
you'll likely end up with more unidentified species in the recording, and t=
here's a chance someone will nick your recorder, but otherwise it's far mor=
e convenient than running a cable.

Peter Shute