We do, of course, survive quite well as twitchers without the scrutiny
of BARC.
T.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:15 PM
To: L&L Knight
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Twitching Rationalisations
Laurie,
One thing about the alternative types of pleasures you are
describing, there is no equivalent to BARC you have to put your
descriptions before to be accepted.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
(Diving into foxhole while donning flack-jacket and helmet)
On 25/03/2008, at 10:27 PM, L&L Knight wrote:
I was mulling over the rationalisations that twitchers offer for
their long distance travel to see new birds while listening to a
rainforest water feature on Friday night. As it has been pointed out
in this forum, the pleasure of seeing a new species can be compared
to sex - fleeting and leaving the viewer hungry for more. Using that
analogy, how could one characterise twitching?
1. Travelling to see an Australian regular is like coupling with your
spouse in exotic Australian locations - "We conceived Eryean on Big
Red. A magical experience."
2. Swanning off to see a beautiful vagrant [eg Fairy Pitta, Lesser
Yellowlegs] is like an encounter with one of the 'beautiful people' -
"You wouldn't say no to XYZ, now would you?"
3. Tracking down an ugly vagrant that nevertheless managed to get
here under its own steam [eg Slaty-backed Gull] is like a tumble with
a good-hearted backpacker - "We were ships passing in the night." 4.
Dashing off to see an invasive ship-assisted vagrant is like the
aftermath of a 10 pot pair of beer goggles - "I did not have sexual
relations with that trashbird, Corvus splendens."
Laurie.
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