The key is probably closeness to food sources. And that's where I am in trouble. The most important source is out of my reach, and it is impossible to move the hide any closer because it is to wet there.
But I do have a secondary food source closer to the hide. But when aware of me, they prefer the one far away. So this is where spending the night in the hide comes into my considerations. But before doing this I want a bit more stable weather, no point in spending an unpleasant night I a small hide, if the following shooting weather is bad. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Stoddart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12. april 2006 13:51 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder. > > > On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:01:52 +0100, Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I've heard that about baboons, monkeys and crows. Three people go into > > the maize lands two come out and the baboons who can't count past two > > are fooled and end up shot when they go into the field. This doesn't > > work. The only way to fool them is to remain hidden. > > Once you involve monkeys or apes, all bets are off :-) However, I > suspect that many of the less-smart birds, especially in this case Tim's > curlews and cormorants, are just geared-up to spot ambush predators, so > if they see a possible predator (human) go into hiding they keep away > from the spot last seen. I think the key suggestion with the two (or > three) person approach is that the one remaining behind is in fact hidden > or keeps still enough to achieve the same effect. > > Assuming Tim's hide has been in place long enough for the birds to have > accepted it, his idea of going in in the dark should fool the birds into > thinking on-one is there. Of course his hide may be placed too far away > from the food sources and the bird may never come closer! > > Chris >
