Park Lark

["Scott O'Keeffe" <>]

David, and others-

 

Yes, caution is a well advised.  I remember when living in Colorado (USA), peering with my binoculars through a rather impressive looking fence at a nesting Red-tailed Hawk.  I was immediately swooped on by four soldiers in a rather impressive looking armoured personel vehicle, and carrying rather impressive looking automatic weapons in their rather impressive looking hands.  "What the hell'r yew doin'..." they asked in rather impressive voices.  It turns out that I was peering into the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, a high security military facility.  Getting home the same day took rather a lot of explaining.

 

Scott O'Keeffe

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From: [On Behalf Of david taylor
Sent: 17 July 2002 16:50
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Subject: Fwd: [BIRDING-AUS] Park Lark

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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