Tim,
I would stongly agree with the fact that you don't meet many young birders. Next to Kurtis you are the second birder i have met who is young so to speak. I wish we had more young birders around.
Yours Sincerely
Mr Jade Welch
Gold Coast,
Queensland
>From: "Dicksons" <>
>To: "jade welch" <>
>CC: <>
>Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Beginning birding
>Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 10:09:17 +1000
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>Hi Jade & Kurtis,
>
>I'm 18 & like yourselves I thought I was pretty much alone on Birding-Aus & the birding community as a whole - I don't think I've met many other birders younger than 50! It's good to see there are other young people out there.
>
>Tim Dickson
>Townsville
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> From: jade welch <>
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> Date: 29 04 2003 23:12
> Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Beginning birding
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>
> Kurtis
>
>
> That's great to hear. I started out birding when i was young but because i have had serious commitments to sport, some environmental work, school work etc etc i just haven't been able to get time to go out to the places where there was more then just myna birds and rainbow lorikeets. I thought i was the youngest on the list so it is great to see someone like you who has already developed an interest in birding. I was always put down at school for liking birds however i have been in various newspaper articles and on various tv shows and the news for my environmental activities, and thanks to this i graduated with great pride and alot of respect. You could say many were eating there words but i hold no grudges. Anyway I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Keep up the good work.
>
> Yours Sincerely
> Mr Jade Welch
> Gold Coast,
> Queensland
>
>
> >From: "K,K&E Lindsay"
> >To: "jade welch"
> >Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Beginning birding
> >Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:20:50 +1000
> >
> >Hello Jade is it?
> >I started birding when I was 4 yrs old (not really birding but intreset in birds).
> >I am now 13 and am very confident in my birds.
> >
> >In that short period of 9 years I have built great confidence, and can happilly walk down a track anywhere in sydney and recognise most if not all of the bird calls I hear.
> >I am not trying to brag but Im am basiclly stating that it doesn't take long to become more than a begginer.
> >
> >Mr Lindsay
> >