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<div dir="ltr">Jim,</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Baiting is against the principles of ethical wildlife photography. I know you wouldn’t want to endanger the lives of these birds just to get a better photo. Baiting to get their prey closer to the road creates a dangerous situation. Owls are
hit by cars every year in that area. Using a long lens is a good option when you can’t get near your subject. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Here’s a good reference guide from the Audubon Society for ethical bird photography:</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/audubons-guide-ethical-bird-photography">https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/audubons-guide-ethical-bird-photography</a><br>
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<div dir="ltr">(If the URL gets stripped just search for ethical bird photography.). </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Enjoy!</div>
<div dir="ltr">Nancy</div>
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<div>Nancy</div>
<div>"Images for the imagination."</div>
<div>www.crowellphotography.com</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Tweeters <tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 16, 2024 1:31:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Tweeters] The East 90 - a question?</font>
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<div class="PlainText">TWEET! TWEET!<br>
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The East 90 is proving to again be a reliable location for Harriers <br>
and SEOW. However,<br>
<br>
unlike last year, the birds are staying quite a ways away from the <br>
road. There<br>
<br>
certainly are lots of photographers and viewers present ... at just <br>
about any time of<br>
<br>
day and any day of the week - about the only thing that cuts down on the <br>
numbers<br>
<br>
is bad weather/bad light.<br>
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As to the subject of the birds staying back away from the road (most <br>
of the time) - I<br>
<br>
have a question. Is it ethical to drop some corn kernels in the grass <br>
near the road?<br>
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I'm not talking 'right along the road/ditch' but rather in the grass on <br>
the other<br>
<br>
side of the ditch.<br>
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This should attract the voles which should attract the Harriers and <br>
SEOWs.) Is it likely<br>
<br>
to work? If one were to do this - would you need to do it several <br>
times? And<br>
<br>
what kind of frequency? Every 3 or 4 days for 2 or 3 weeks? More?<br>
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- Jim<br>
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P.S. The new parking area is getting used - but it doesn't seem to make <br>
any difference<br>
<br>
in the number of cars parked along the road. There have <br>
-definitely- been some<br>
<br>
hunters in the legal areas of the Samish Flats and Fir Island.<br>
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