I'ld buy that bumper sticker! ;)
I find most people are a bit wary of you when you are carrying a camera and
binoculars, but one you start chatting to them about the birds they relax and
sometimes tell you about their own bird stories and adventures. I actually make
it a practice to go up to people and talk to them if I see them checking me
out. A bit of good PR work can't hurt, and most people appreciate it.
Regards,
Mark
> david taylor <> wrote:
>
> I always have wondered when the day will come when I am questioned by
> police as a binocular/camera toting male. I am always very cautious
> about birding near homes, schools etc and will generally avoid them. I
> always try to look like a birder! This incident with the policeman does
> sound absurd though - show me in the Queensland law code where a bird
> watcher has to identify him or herself on the car!! I can see the
> bumper sticker now - CAUTION - BIRDWATCHER ONBOARD! APPROACH WITH
> CARE! regards David Taylor
>
>
> On 29/03/2010, at 1:04 PM, bob gosford wrote:
>
> > I feel a theme coming on - Birding as a dangerous occupation"
> >
> > thoughts, experiences etc - if we get enough I'll do a blog post on it
> over
> > at The Northern Myth: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/
> >
> > On 29 March 2010 12:32, Stephen Ambrose <>
> wrote:
> >
> >> It's not just restricted to lone female birdwatchers. As an
> ecological
> >> consultant, usually carrying binoculars, digital camera & notebook,
> and
> >> wearing dark sunglasses, I'm often stopped and quizzed about what I'm
> doing
> >> (sometimes by the police, often by other members of the public). The
> >> frequency of these inquiries seems to have increased considerably
> since
> >> 9/11
> >> and the introduction of the "Be Alert But Not Alarmed" campaign.
> >>
> >> However, before you think it is a recent phenomenon, I remember when
> I was
> >> a
> >> student at uni (late 1970s/early '80s), a fellow zoology student
> arrived
> >> back on campus after being physically attacked the night before. He
> had
> >> been
> >> out spotlighting for crickets and while crouched down among some
> bushes
> >> with
> >> his head torch on was whacked across the back with either a bar or
> plank of
> >> wood (can't remember which one). Apparently, some farmer thought the
> guy
> >> was
> >> spying on the family farm from the roadside reserve. A case of "whack
> >> first,
> >> ask questions later"!
> >>
> >> Stephen Ambrose
> >> Ambrose Ecological Services Pty Ltd
> >> Ryde NSW
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