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absolutely spot on Brendan and Laurie!!!!
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> On 13 Jul 2014, at 10:07 am, brendan cook <> wrote:
>
> This online community is a terrific vehicle for assisting birders in what
> they most love doing: watching and photographing birds. Especially when
> something special comes along like the Brisbane Yellow Bittern. My view is
> that the other side of this communications ‘coin’ is the unfortunate tendency
> of a small number of members to seize upon opportunities to present a ‘holier
> than thou’ innuendos or outright lectures relating to the perceived
> atrocities of others. The usual calls to arms relate to perceptions of unduly
> stressing birds to trampling private property. The call for ‘name and shame!’
> rattles often from these contributors, and yet I can’t help but wonder if
> such posts at times more adequately present the thought-processes of the
> accusers than the reported atrocities.
>
>
>
> I’d like to see a broadening of the participation base on this site – and am
> certain that a reduction in negative postings about ‘them’ – whomever the
> latest ‘them’ might be, would likey contribute to this.
>
>
>
> I’ve been to the Yellow Bittern site at Wallaroo Circuit, where the two small
> bitterns have been in attendance for (at least) months, and am aware of the
> geographical nature of this public park, in that it would be very difficult
> to imagine that any effort, short of wading out to the reed-bed covered
> central-island that could cause evacuation by the two currently resident
> bitterns. I would like to hear the views of real birders who were ‘really’ on
> site in recent days, rather than reports from those who ‘have it on good
> advice’. I understand that a dozen or so birders successfully watched both
> the Yellow Bittern and the Little Bittern this morning without incident. How
> about an update?
>
>
> Brendan Cook
>
> (named but not shamed)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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