[Leica] IMG: pretending to be Doug Herr (but not even in thesameleague)

[telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)]

Rob McClure <rmcclure2@woh.rr.com> wrote:

>Since you are handing out tips on how you get those great pictures, 
>here's another question for you -- do you wear anything special that 
>makes you less conspicuous to the birds, or is it just a matter of 
>hanging around and letting them get used to you?

I think it's moslty a matter of hanging around long enough that they get 
used to me.  It helps to wear the same or similar clothes each time so that 
they recognize me.  The Coopers Hawks I've been working with for several 
years seem to recognize me, allowing me much closer now than they id a few 
years ago.

Having written this, I should also mention that I wear a camop coat and 
forest or desert-colored clothing (depeding on the habitat).  The camo coat 
is for its huge pockets and the neutral-colored clothing overall is so that 
people don't notice me as much.  It's surprising how obvious a pair of Levis 
is in the forest.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com