FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Re: Walking in the rain at Huntley Meadows Park. 6/9/2003

[Paula Sullivan <paula.sullivan2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 02:05 PM, Scott Michaud wrote:

> Seems to me that photographer may be guilty of a federal crime...
>
>
> On a less than satisfactory note, photographers have been observed 
> removing
> branches from trees and actually using stepladders to climb into trees 
> to
> photograph nesting birds.  A family of three freshly hatched 
> Yellow-billed
> Cuckoos was killed by the overzealous depredations of one avid 
> photographer this
> week. When questioned about his actions, the photographer responded, 
> "It was the
> fault of the Cuckoo for building her nest too close to the boardwalk."

You are right. This photographer is alleged to have violated the 
Migratory Bird Act. This must be investigated to determine whether he 
or she was quoted accurately and if, in fact, there is evidence that 
the photographer was responsible for the birds' deaths. This is a very 
serious matter, and appalling, if true. I have spoken to staff people 
at Huntley Meadows and I have urged them to investigate.

Paula Sullivan
Alexandria

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