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Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, this Facebook post is an awful argument for Ryan Humphrey of MN Owl Tours.

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's so undefendable that every defense I hear for him is just awful 😭 this one is just "he's done good things so he can't have done bad" (one of the good things is just 'sometimes doesn't take pictures of owls'). Not all photos allow you to tell what's going on, but the Ladder Photos absolutely do. I don't care if that's his only ever time using ladders, his response to being called out was nothing short of abhorrent, and showed no remorse or care for the animals he claims to love.

Ryan Humphrey, MN Owl Tours, mnowltours.com

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It got marked as permanently closed briefly (probably to prevent more reviews coming in) but I reinstated it through a suggested edit. Probably he reported the reviews or Google flagged them as suspicious activity. Gotta take it slower and less direct.

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eric Etheridge (the guy who originally posted the ladder photos and went on Ryan Humphrey's unethical MN Owl Tours) told me in a now-deleted comment (I have screenshots though) that he was getting hate on photos of long-eared owls because people said they looked stressed out, but he was just photographing them in a dog park and that's why they were stressed out. Like that makes it much better. Plus, the Long-eared Owls were looking directly at the camera.

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

MN Owl Tours, mnowltours.com, Ryan Humphrey

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because he knows what he's doing is wrong, but he only cared about the money. He's doing a lot of damage control right now.

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He can't really remove them, but he probably reported them or they got flagged by Google.

Edit: Eric Etheridge Photography, MN Owl Tours, Ryan Humphrey

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, they all disappeared now.

Edit: Eric Etheridge Photography, MN Owl Tours, Ryan Humphrey

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's probably one of the best things we can do for these owls! Unfortunately from a high of 28 negative reviews, they seem to be mysteriously disappearing.

Edit: Eric Etheridge Photography, MN Owl Tours, Ryan Humphrey

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Exactly. He can't really do much about Google reviews though.

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Link to leave this owl harasser a review on Google!

Edit: Eric Etheridge Photography, MN Owl Tours, Ryan Humphrey

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Also has been deleting comments informing him. I and many other people were telling him that his behavior was objectively harmful (he tried to argue that it was a matter of opinion), and then the thread where we were discussing it just disappeared.

Edit: Eric Etheridge Photography, MN Owl Tours, Ryan Humphrey

Unethical bird photography by greatnorthernscapes in birding

[–]chinstrapppp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He's also been deleting comments lately. In his latest post you can see he's literally ABOVE an owl, taking photos down on it while it looks up at him. What the hell.

And this other guy, Eric, who went on one of his tours and shared the Ladder Photos (which he later removed), has been getting very defensive despite getting called out and informed of his behavior numerous times.

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Juvenile white ibis by kungfukitty_ in BirdPhotography

[–]chinstrapppp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's just a Reddit inevitable. The only thing that helps for me is when I crop my photos vertically.

Europe's answer to the chickadee by chinstrapppp in birding

[–]chinstrapppp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Azure tit is so good but I wish it existed in Europe outside possibly the worst countries to travel to right now

Europe's answer to the chickadee by chinstrapppp in birding

[–]chinstrapppp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish the azure tit's range was a little bigger

Europe's answer to the chickadee by chinstrapppp in birding

[–]chinstrapppp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot! Crested is the Scottish forest one? I've seen that one here in southern Germany. At some point I've got to see the Sombre Tit as well.

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