I want to acknowledge the many thoughtful replies I got to my rant on birders and snowy owls. I wish I could pass along the information I received, but most of it was private and off Ohio-birds. Two photographers actually mentioned Susan Sontag! Suffice it to say I've broadened my outlook on the topic, and enjoyed conversation with some thoughtful birders. More people than I thought observed owls to learn from them, rather than just taking and ticking the birds. May they educate the rest of us! Bill Whan ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]