Nathan,
As you are aware but choose not to say so, what I was told by an Admin and a
fellow poster who is a close friend of yours happened exactly as I portrayed
them in my earlier email.
Your comment "A few birdwatchers being semi-disregarding won't make much of
a Difference in the long run.." is indicative of the comments that were
directed towards me by both those people. And I disagree. I think it does
make a huge difference. In a way, by your comment here you've confirmed that
I was right to post what I did, because I feel that any watching/photography
must be done with consideration of the birds we are watching/photographing!
I can't for the life of my understand how you can say such a thing and still
be a birdwatcher!
We as birdwatchers can educate people on the correct way to behave around
birds. We can tell people about the importance of bird habitat. We can share
our knowledge with others and foster a sense of understanding. We can so do
much more than to put another tick on a list. It is up to us the lay person
to help educate people about the birds. I do this all the time with people I
know and meet on the reef. Rather than being semi-disregarding as you say,
and as you do, I choose to go up to people and let them know about the birds
they put to flight! And you know what, not one has ever told me off or said
anything bad for doing so. Most people are curious and like to see the
pictures of the birds in my camera's viewfinder. They then walk back off the
reef very differently. Your comment above clearly shows you don't think that
is important.
If you have no regard for the welfare of birds or the environment that they
are in, perhaps you should ask yourself just why are you bird watching in
the first place?
Regards,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Nathan
Sent: Friday, 11 February 2011 5:19 PM
To: Paul Walbridge; birding-aus
Subject: Wandering Tattler.
Just clearing it up slightly for everyone who 'had a go' at him, The
comments in question were posted on Feathers & Photos forum (the topic has
since been deleted, so no quotes), but in my opinion (and that of pretty
much everyone who read it) the posts didn't show any malice or
vindictiveness. They were very polite and not at all rude. I do understand
in not reporting it, but the posters are birdwatcher friends, and I don't
want everyone to think of them as arses...
Also, Remember, Long Reef is a place visited by hundreds every weekend (if
not day), and that barely any of them give a crap about the birds. A few
birdwatchers being semi-disregarding won't make much of a Difference in the
long run..
Thanks for reading
-Nathan
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Paul Walbridge <
> wrote:
> Hi Mark & Amanda, firstly congrats on the new addition to the family. Now,
> I'm flabbergasted to think that there are birders out there that would
have
> a go at you for not reporting something like a Wandering Tattler
> immediately. First of all it's a species that once settled into an area
for
> the summer, will usually stay for the duration. Secondly, they should get
> off their collective fat arses and take the relatively short trip up the
NSW
> coastline, checking out remote headlands (there's plenty of them) and find
> their own, it's a lot more fun!! You never know they might even make it
over
> the QLD border and start to enjoy themselves. Oh, and well done with your
> persistence in observing this bird and monitoring it and then sharing with
> others. Cheers - Paul W.
>
>
>
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