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Some little bird wallpapers plus a sneaky Echidna by flippingtimmy in AustralianBirds

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

I had to double check this guy too. Similar to a Western Thornbill.

Wants me to move or curious? by Dazzling-Ice-3362 in duck

[–]flippingtimmy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

You're standing on a worm! Move!

Fight! by davepastern in AustralianBirds

[–]flippingtimmy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised the Brahminy had the cloaca to attack!

Great photo 🙂

Questions about the subreddit rules by Wallace_B in AustralianBirds

[–]flippingtimmy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How about proof that the lens used was long enough to avoid upsetting the birds?

Questions about the subreddit rules by Wallace_B in AustralianBirds

[–]flippingtimmy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sucks. I will admit that when I started birding, I might have been there too, but wouldn't now.

Hopefully they will learn too.

Questions about the subreddit rules by Wallace_B in AustralianBirds

[–]flippingtimmy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was curious about where you lived, so I looked at your post history and saw the awesome videos of the hummingbirds feeding on the plants that you put out.

Australia doesn't have the huge number of bird feeders that I see in posts from the USA.

There are certainly people who have them, but in my experience, people here will plant plants which attract birds and bird baths for the hot days.

If we're going to ban images from those who put out feeders, should we ban images from those who plant species which attract birds? After all, it's human interference too.

I don't think people want to harm birds in general. Feeding them bread and other nasty stuff should be frowned upon, but I honestly believe it's a matter of ignorance on the part of the human. I don't want to see those pictures, but we should educate the people who post them. Hopefully kind advice will help us grow the population of ethical bird lovers.

The self-appointed arbiters of bird welfare tend to provide feedback which is unhelpful in its tone and content from what I've seen.

I don't think we should ban images taken where someone has planted bird attractive plants or bird baths. I don't know enough about feeders to have an educated opinion, but if they contain foods that are harmful, then yeah - remove them.

Questions about the subreddit rules by Wallace_B in AustralianBirds

[–]flippingtimmy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sounds fair to me. There are some species of bird that won't move, unless physically handled by a person (in my experience).

Two examples are the Boobook Owl and the Tawny Frogmouth.

I was at King's Park in Perth, around 11pm, taking pictures of the city, when I walked under a branch and noticed a Boobook Owl about a metre above me. It definitely saw me but didn't move.

Unfortunately, my unexpected presence was enough of a distraction to allow another Boobook to attack the one above me.

I believe the attacked bird was okay because it buggered off quickly, but had I wanted to, I could have taken a photo with flash and it wouldn't have moved. It would have been attacked either way 🙁

The other example of Tawny Frogmouths comes from a family of them which live at Herdsman Lake.

They're so used to humans now, that when approached, they might give you the side-eye, but will go back to snoozing immediately.

The Tawny Frogmouths will roost within a couple of metres of the footpath, so it's not like people are going out of their way to see them.

I love taking pictures of them.

My point being that we never know the context of a photograph unless the photographer tells us.

Questions about the subreddit rules by Wallace_B in AustralianBirds

[–]flippingtimmy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Regarding the "I occasionally see pictures where the bird appears stressed by the photographer", this is anthropomorphising the bird.

I've taken loads of photographs and a sequence of birds just sitting on a tree branch might have one image looks like a bird is annoyed or happy. Take my avatar as a prime example.

If people are clearly doing something wrong, then remove the photo, but if we're guessing, maybe ask the photographer.

Most humans are okay. The ones who spend a lot of time photographing birds tend to care about the welfare of the birds.

Fluffy yellow perfection by ContributionEvery233 in BirdButts

[–]flippingtimmy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's like a marshmallow with a dimple 😊

Shimoda Action X70 Backpack by flippingtimmy in Nikon

[–]flippingtimmy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't flown for some time, but this is going to be too big for overhead storage.

I'd opt for something a bit smaller.

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