I nearly always ask about local birding or wildlife spots and mention that
I am from Melbourne, just so the good folk know the reason I am in their
area.
Dave, you are welcome to my share of beer, or wine, spirits for that
matter, also :-)
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On 1 May 2013 13:49, Dave Torr <> wrote:
> A good idea - I remember some time back when I was in (I think!) Noosa you
> could get little "business cards" that said you were there for the birding
> and you were encouraged to leave them at places you patronised.
>
> I do my best to keep the beer drinking average up!
>
> On 1 May 2013 12:55, Debbie Lustig <> wrote:
>
> > I would like to follow up something in Jen Spry's recent trip report. I
> > would like to ask birders to talk to locals in country towns about what
> > they
> > are doing, and why they're doing it in that area. (They seem to have
> > cottoned on in Chiltern.) In wetland areas, wouldn't it be great for
> > newcomers to say 'We've come to watch birds', rather than 'We've come to
> > shoot birds'.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is a vital message for rural towns, which don't always see the
> > benefits
> > of birdwatching because we are - dare I say it - quieter, less
> identifiable
> > and - maybe - we drink a little less beer.
> >
> >
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