Thanks Alex.

On Dec 5, 2017 12:33 PM, "Alex Eberts" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Just curious if maybe we can stop the photographer bashing? There’s zero
> reason to imply that birders with cameras are any less birders than anyone
> else. This isn’t the forum for it; it’s just unnecessary drama. Just my two
> cents.
>
> Alex
>
> > On Dec 5, 2017, at 9:56 AM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > It seems this season is a poor one for raptors in the north, and those
> > of us who live in warmer climes are seeing more of them now. "Birders"
> > with cameras find them irresistible as photo subjects.
> >       But there must be a zillion photos out there of owls staring at the
> > photographer, usually in the wide-open settings where they most often
> > look for lunch. All these photos look pretty much alike alike; once in a
> > while a photo might be taken of an owl with bloodied talons or even dead
> > prey, but they tend to retreat to eat. Photos of such subjects are
> > sought after, even if they are pretty much of identical birds in
> > identical settings.
> >       I can imagine that owls, if they could and cared to observe humans,
> > would notice field characteristics--colorful 'plumages,' typical
> > postures and approaches, but potentials that might be dangerous.
> > Unlikelier than a tasty warm or vole, humans clumsily tend to hold to
> > their faces glassy instruments. Humans have an anxious tendency to edge
> > closer and closer to owls, all too often until they become unwelcome.
> >       By searching the internet it is easy for us humans to find
> innumerable
> > snowy owl photos. But that seems not enough. We want to see our 'own'
> > owls, in our 'own' place, even though it is almost always
> > indistinguishable. Each birder must share his or her 'own' identical
> > image, tedious as it must be, of a snowy perched on a beach, looking
> > suspiciously toward the camera.
> >       This is a lot more boring than stamp-collecting, but we seem
> > drawn to share out OWN versions of the standard photo. This is just a
> > bit strange, and always tedious for folks who view the results; it is
> > something the owls too put up with, even if carefully undertaken.
> > --Bill Whan
> >
> >
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