At 12:24 PM 29/08/2001 +1000, jilldening wrote:
I am currently helping to design a couple of bird hides for the artificial
wader roost we are building on Bribie Island, SEQld.
I have BOCA Report No 8: Bird-hides and Boardwalks, which is really helpful
to prompt my memory of what I regard as important in such a hide.
I would appreciate from members any helpful comments they might wish to make
along the lines of how it is best for the birds, what you especially
appreciate in a bird hide, or what irritates you. For instance, I always
find it irritating that the scope sits back from the viewing hole, because
of the space required by the tripod, and so a sloping viewing wall might
overcome that.
I am not seeking to start up a major controversy, but comments would be
helpful if you think of something useful. I think it might also be
interesting for list members, because surely there will be others in the
same position as me at some time or other.
The best bird hide I have seen is in Serendip Sanctuary in Lara, just to
the north of Geelong in Victoria.
It's bigger than most I've seen, enough for a busload of schoolkids to move
around comfortable and get a good look. It has large windows so you don't
have to bend down or stretch to a particular level. The glass is tilted
downward, so that would compromise on tripod room. I assume that reduces
the visibility for the birds outside.
Serendip is on the web at
http://www.deakin.edu.au/geelong/serendip/default.htm. Perhaps a ranger or
somebody in the Friends group can put you in touch with the people who
designed it?
Cheers
Paul Foxworthy
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