Thanks for sharing the article Bill. I don’t get The NY Times. Appreciate it Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 14, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Using the URL above will get you to a good article from the NY Times, > "The Delicate Politics of Chasing Owls." I agree with the author that > the best way to educate folks about watching owls is to > give them a gander. I recommend a nice woodsy cemetery--especially an > rban one--where you and the birds have plenty of space; owls deserve the > most because they of course live there, and they are used to humans. Go > out of your way to show a youngster a distant owl up in a tree; show his > or her parents, too--at least if they're unarmed. Tell the kid some > secrets about owls and their need to hide. Show the kid how to respect > at a distance, offering your optics as an aid. Chances are that kid will > someday help some loutish grown-up to treat owls with respect. > 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]