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From: misan@ra.abo.fi (Annika Forsten DC)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Car Birding
Message-ID: <MISAN.91Apr4173458@ra.abo.fi>
Date: 4 Apr 91 14:34:58 GMT
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In-reply-to: burhans@mizar.usc.edu's message of 2 Apr 91 19:34:55 GMT

In article <31546@usc> burhans@mizar.usc.edu (Mustang Sally) writes:

>   But anyway who can give me tips on car birding. Should you avoid it if
>   you are the driver? Should you use binocs? Should you point them
>   forward or out the side window? Should you avoid yelling Look! Look!
>   to the person trying to drive and avoid the other crazed maniacs on

   Don't use binocs if you are the driver. If you aren't they can be a
   help if you are driving a good car on a good road. Otherwise, forget
   it. On African roads, for instance, it isn't really possible. Mostly
   you end up loosing time trying to get a sharp image. You'll just have
   to rely on your eyes only.

   If you are the driver you need to learn to have several pairs of eyes
   and not to move the wheel while you watch. It just requires a bit of
   practice, if you live that long. But I supposed that being a birdwatcher
   you will be birding whatever you do. The trick is to really see a lot
   of birds while driving, i.e. not have to concentrate on the road nor
   the traffic. Some birders are really good at this, others (like me),
   not so good. My boyfriend finds a lot more birds while driving than
   I do when sitting beside him in the car.

annika forsten