Very well said. And I will add, pack out your trash and cigarette butts, please.
From: Matthew Valenic <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:16 PM
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Respecting Nature
Some of you will appreciate this and some will say "mind your own business",
but I believe this is my business - education.
When a special bird visits we all want to see it, take pictures and get it
on our life list - no problem, I'm right there with you. But it's well
known that the use of recordings can be detrimental to the bird, especially
if it is defending a breeding territory. Nature conserves energy and
responding to a 'non-threat' (recording) wastes energy, an especially
dangerous situation with rain and colder than normal temperatures. Food
(caterpillars and winged insects) are slow to move and hypothermia is a real
possibility.
Study your recordings before entering the area so you are familiar with
them, then use all your 'hunting' skills (be patient - be still) and hope
for the best. Sometimes you will be there in a resting period and have to
wait awhile to hear it sing or see it moving about looking for food. That's
all part of this game we play. If we are respectful of nature you can be
assured that it will come back to you in multiples! If we don't, we risk
hurting the bird or chasing it out of the area, then no one gets to enjoy
it.
Thank you for reading this,
Matt Valencic
"It is in giving that we receive."
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