[texbirds] Re: Unethical behavior needs to be exposed
- From: Cameron Carver <c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dhandler68@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 11:11:41 -0600
Greetings,
I have no problem with baiting birds. Most of us bait backyard birds
everyday. I have no qualms with baiting an animal of any kind as long as
they don't become habituated to it. The problem with this video is that the
person is baiting that animal into a road and is then taunting the bird.
That is the unethical part of this video. And this person should be shunned
for this type of behavior.
Cameron Carver
Lubbock, TX
On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Tom Sykes <dhandler68@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Fellow birders,
>
> In light of the recent unfortunate and destructive behavior with regard to
> a few thoughtless individuals and the Flamulated Owl on South Padre Island,
> I'm posting a link to a video clip exposing unconscionable behavior that
> recently occurred in Wisconsin. The offending individual is a commercial
> photographer who owns a Mach Two Media located in Illinois which mainly
> sells airplane flight photos but also sells nature photography.
>
> In an attempt to photograph a Great Gray Owl, this photographer and a
> friend baited the owl onto a roadway. The bird was already perched a mere
> 15 feet from the road but that wasn't good enough. The men threw mice to
> attract the owl onto the road, then were seen 9and photographed) placing
> mice on their boots, arms, and shoulders to attract the owl even closer.
> They were also observed touching the owl. Local birders tried to explain in
> polite terms about the harm that the men were doing but to no avail. I'm
> not sure I would have been so polite. In fact I know I would not have been.
>
> This individual's behavior gives all birders and bird photographers a
> black eye. I would hope that you share this video far and wide as a
> concerted effort by responsible birders and photographers to shine a light
> on unethical behavior wherever it is found.
>
> BTW, the photographer, Andrew Huxman, was contacted via email by numerous
> individuals (many of them politely) to explain that his behavior was
> unacceptable. He responded with a hearty thank you for all the hits to his
> web site and that National Geographic has contacted him for his photos (the
> comment about NG I suspect isn't true and that it was intended as sarcasm).
> Andrew has no intention of modifying his behavior and clearly does not care
> one wit about the health and safety of the owl or wildlife in general.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8MNvJe0oN0&feature=youtu.be
>
>
> Tom Sykes
> dhandler68@xxxxxxxxx
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