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by DChan on Thu Feb 16, 2017 12:00 am
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Timothy M King wrote:If birds were distressed by their own bird song/call then point pelee in early may would be full of distressed birds.
Errr...it's not the song. The song itself is not the issue from what I've read. And it's nothing to do with distress.
 

by ChrisRoss on Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:30 pm
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Karl Egressy wrote:Hi Mike in O,

How about Cats?
Seventy-four percent of birds are killed by cats. (200 million out of 270 million)
I have had Cats for the last twenty-two years and they never left the house.
Meantime I see my neighbor's cats at my bird feeder stations every day and I cannot do anything about it..

Get yourself a super soaker or remote operated sprinkler, if they associate getting soaked with being near your feeder you've got a good chance of dissuading them.
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by pakanova on Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:21 am
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Andrew_5488 wrote: I heard that you're not supposed to use recordings during breeding season. I used calls few times many years ago to see what that was all about and I didn't use it since then ever. I'd rather learn behavior which will help me in a future than cheat.

You do see difference in following bird and playing calls, right ? When you follow a bird, it can see you and you never really get close.
When you play recordings bird will come closer to you than it would ever do on its own.

BTW. did "peer reviewed data" became answer for everything lately. What happened to good old err on the side of caution. We're not important and our pictures are definitely not important so enjoy the birds while we still can.


well said, thank you!
 

by david fletcher on Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:46 pm
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Karl Egressy wrote:
Alan Murphy wrote:
Karl Egressy wrote:They do "pissing" which brings many birds close to the observer and they also use recorded calls
as well as bird calls and song imitations with their mouth.

I knew I was doing it wrong! I've been pishing all these years. I need to give your way a try :-)
Alan, I appreciate your humor.
It made me LOL especially after I read my spelling right.
Our brain is funny: it is spelled wrong we still see it right.
Thanks for pointing out my typo and thanks for making me lough in this gloomy morning.
Love it, it made my day.

and it made my day too guys..  Karl... I'm sure it wasn't a typo, but that darn auto correct when you type... need eyes in the back of your head...  darn it.. I might get the red wine out and get phissed
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by OntPhoto on Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:43 am
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Speaking about cats and their threat to birds, "a federal judge has ruled that American Bird Conservancy (ABC) may proceed with its lawsuit against the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (Parks Office) over feral cat colonies at Jones Beach, N.Y." because they may threaten the endangered piping plovers nesting there.

https://abcbirds.org/article/lawsuit-pr ... l-proceed/
 

by JAL on Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:56 am
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Here is an interesting commentary on the baiting of owls that may be of interest.

http://blog.lauraerickson.com/2014/02/baiting-owls.html

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by Tom Reichner on Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:54 pm
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Andrew_5488 wrote: You do see difference in following bird and playing calls, right ? When you follow a bird, it can see you and you never really get close.

When you play recordings bird will come closer to you than it would ever do on its own.
  
Kind of makes it a no-brainer, as far as what to do if one is attempting to capture compelling images of the birds.


 
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by Tom Reichner on Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:56 pm
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Quote from Andrew_5488:
We're not important and our pictures are definitely not important, so enjoy the birds while we still can.



I see it differently.  I believe that we, humans, are of supreme importance, and, for some of us, our pictures are of supreme importance to us.  And that is entirely acceptable.  It is good that there are people who really, REALLY care about bird and wildlife photography!

I am all about "enjoying the birds while I still can", but for me, enjoying the birds means avidly pursuing them with my camera.........that brings far more joy than just viewing them at some unsatisfying distance.
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by Andrew_5488 on Tue Feb 28, 2017 1:52 pm
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Tom Reichner wrote:Quote from Andrew_5488:
We're not important and our pictures are definitely not important, so enjoy the birds while we still can.



I see it differently.  I believe that we, humans, are of supreme importance, and, for some of us, our pictures are of supreme importance to us.
That's a joke,right ?
 

by OntPhoto on Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:32 pm
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Someone sent me this link today.  The subject of bait or not bait was the topic on a call in show on the CBC (Canada's National broadcaster). I had no idea who would be on but was surprised to hear one Naturescaper' taking part. 

Mention was made to the newspaper article 'The purist vs the feeders'.  Different perspectives including from a hunter. Based on some of the comments on the show, many people do not have a clue as to when the great gray owls irrupt.  Every 4 years and sometimes 5. 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/programs/ontariotoday/the-big-debate-in-the-world-of-birders-1.4017541



PS.  I have no idea where the hotspots are in Ottawa this winter, far as people feeding great gray owls are concerned (have heard rumours though of spots with 30+ photographers).  Apparently this birder/photographer came upon one such hotspot.

http://theafternoonbirder.com/owl-baiting/


National Audubon Society Facebook session on wildlife photography and birding ethics, With Ken Kaufmann and Melissa Groo.

https://www.facebook.com/NationalAudubonSociety/videos/10154548834994007/
 

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