Dave wrote:, > >I was wondering how many of you paddlewisers are serious birders? I find >birding from a kayak to be very fruitful. It seems that birds tend to allow >me to get closer when paddling than when walking through the jungle. Do any >of you find this to be true? > I find shorebird photograpy is often easier from a kayak than trying to approach on foot. I use a Klepper A2 and Folbot Aleut for photography. For "birding" shorebirds I prefer to be on foot and use a scope. In rainforests I have been in dugouts when looking for forest edge and stream specialists. Kayaks would be good as well. For canopy and understory specialists you still need to walk the trails. Tony Niilus Upland, CA (2500+ species seen) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 16 2000 - 08:10:51 PDT
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