It's hard to type with your hands clasped together
with your fingers pointing upwards? as I know many
birding Ausers do.
Robert Berry <> wrote:
Hi all,
Hugo's posting on the purchase of Newhaven Station
seems to have slipped past with little comment. Let me
add my congratulations to those from Lorne.
It does, however, reveal (again) the poor old RAOU's
discomfort with us troublesome and uncouth twitchers.
Are you by your own word then?
To quote Hugo "At this stage we are keeping the rare
birds a secret".
Surely this comment would create more interest?
It reminds me of the advert after the Gluepot purchase
for a volunteer warden that included the famous line -
twitchers need not apply.
And why not? is a cricketer not a cricketer? is a
gamekeeper not a gamekeeper? is a warden not a warden?
When it came to finding the money, however, what did
they do? Run a twitchathon!
The RSPB have set a fantastic example and its great
to see us Aussies getting some fine reserves of our
own. Science and conservation are wonderful things but
need money to run on. The old fogy element at the RAOU
need to get their brains out of mothballs and learn
how to live with us proletarians - twitchers have
enthusiasm and money.
Bob Berry
I twitch. I vote.
John A. Gamblin,
RSPB member,
RAOU member,
Audobon member,
Can't agree with one word of your twaddle? re: your
last line so too do many other peoples from many other
ways of human life. Some Care a great deal about
preservation of species, and if that means all they
get to see is a photograph, then who are we to judge.
I could get some South Australian friends to send you
some more sour grapes eh?
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