A further thought on this. If this device ever really became available,
and worked as described, one could place one somewhere in a wader roost
and record whatever walked on it. Maybe hook it up to a camera to take
an automatic photograph (and submit a Birdline) whenever something
interesting turns up.
Peter Shute
wrote on Thursday, 28 February 2008
10:58 PM:
> Probably true, but having a fieldguide doesn't mean you can
> automatically id things. More people would get involved if
> it was easy. Look how many more people take photos now that
> digital has taken a lot of the guess work out of it.
>
> Plant id is very difficult in urban areas where it could be
> from anywhere in the world, so it would be useful for that.
> You could tell what you were really getting from the nursery.
>
> Wouldn't it be interesting to be able to id any feather or
> bit of fur or you find?
>
> It certainly wouldn't make BARC obsolete if you need a
> feather to id a bird.
>
> Peter Shute
>
>
> --------------------------
> Sent using BlackBerry
>
|
