Fwd: [BIRDING-AUS] Park Lark

["david taylor" <>]

Todays Courier Mail article has a humerous side to it, but also shows that we birders need to be a little cautious peering around the suburbs with our bino's! I have on more than one occasion in the past felt a little conspicuous birding on my own in and around built up areas, particularly parks and schools! Sadly our intentions may be misread by a society more than a little jumpy about peoples intentions!

David Taylor

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>Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Park Lark

>Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 23:58:46 EDT

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>Below is a copy of an article in this morning's Courier Mail.

>

> Park lark starts sparks

>Been some confrontation in the wilds of Bowman Park, Bardon of late.

>People with binoculars have been seen loitering about the toilets, prompting

>residents from the inner Brisbane suburb to confront them about their

>activities.

>Turns out the suspected ne'er-do-wells are bird watchers gawking at a flock

>of Swift Parrots on holidays from Tasmania. Birdo Mike West - who has been

>shirt-fronted by locals - says he's had to do an awful lot of explaining

>about the endangered creatures. West strongly advises birdos hanging around

>the public toilets to take a bird identification field guide as evidence of

>their good intentions.

>

>

>Ruth

>Brisbane

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