[obol] Re: speaking of woodpeckers...
- From: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
- To: "linda@xxxxxxxx" <linda@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 13:12:28 -0800
I should have mentioned that Shawneen and I saw a showing of "Ghost Bird" and
met the filmmaker when it was shown in Portland several years ago. It was a
powerful film, especially the then and now photos of the "Singer Tract" where
Tanner captured his amazing recordings.
Dave Irons
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> On Feb 11, 2015, at 11:50 AM, "Linda Fink" <linda@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Just for the record, the two videos I sent links to have zilch to do with the
> possibility of the bird being extant. The first is a wonderful (in my
> opinion) remake of Tanner's recordings in the 30's. The second is a
> commentary from Brinkley residents when hopes for reviving their town, 11
> years ago, were new. They are both beautifully done (again, imo.) I did not
> intend to revive the is it or isn't it debate.
>
> Linda
>
>> On 2/11/2015 10:02 AM, David Irons wrote:
>> Linda et al.,
>>
>> As Mike Patterson suggests, the report(s) of Ivory-billed Woodpecker from 11
>> years ago are not deemed as credible by more than a few true believers. Many
>> who dissected the famous David Luneau video, the hardest piece of evidence
>> supporting the claim of Ivory-billed Woodpecker being extant, believe that
>> the bird in the short clip is a Pileated Woodpecker.
>>
>> Most all birders seem to have an emotional investment in this bird, with
>> many clinging to the remotest possibility that it exists. Given the amount
>> of effort and technology applied to the recent searches, I am not one who is
>> hopeful.
>>
>> There is one table-pounder named Michael Collins, who for nearly a decade
>> has been packaging and repackaging some very poor video of a distant bird
>> and then applying a lot if his own murky calculations in an effort to
>> convince the world that it's an Ivory-billed. If nothing else, his drumbeat
>> keeps the discussion "alive," even though the bird probably isn't.
>>
>> Dave Irons
>> Portland, OR
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Feb 10, 2015, at 1:36 PM, "Linda Fink" <linda@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> pill e ated, pile e a ted, peel e a ted ...take your pick
>>>
>>> but don't ever forget its outsized relative... and what might have been...
>>>
>>> It's been 11 years since the Lord God Bird was re-sighted...
>>>
>>> Here are two beautiful... and heartbreaking... retrospectives (thanks to
>>> cyberthrush, http://ivorybills.blogspot.com/ for these links)
>>>
>>> http://craigeley.com/01-27-2015/recording-rare-bird/
>>>
>>> https://soundcloud.com/longhaulpro/lord-god?in=longhaulpro/sets/lord-god
>>>
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