Rule 1. Trespassing is always wrong.
It does not matter if you are a birder, photographer, or {sheesh} on an
Arthurian quest.
In reading the blog post, there appears to be a lot of "rationalization. "
see rule 1.
It pays to mention, that if one gets or has prior permission, that is
not trespassing.
Rule 2. Do not trespass first, and ask permission second.
What concerns me most is how this act of selfishness will impact birders
and or photographers in the future who may wish to enjoy the wildlife at
this location, who presumably will not trespass.
Arie Gilbert
North Babylon, NY
On 2/22/2011 12:53 PM, Phil Jeffrey wrote:
I'd agree with "many photographers", but disagree with *most*.
The first ebirdsnyc post is just sightings, so not of any interest
apart from the link to the blog. The followup is interesting in its
set of rationales, some perhaps bizarre, as cited by John. The blog
gives some idea of how far he went, but I'm not sure it gives much
basis for anything beyond a trespass legal action, however much it may
be warranted.
But for those that are curious, the ebirdsnyc messages are:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/message/8615
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebirdsnyc/message/8618
Blog: http://yojimbot.blogspot.com/
Phil Jeffrey
Princeton NJ
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Andrew Block<ablock22...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Here, Here. I'm glad so many people responded to the unbelievable actions
of this person. As I've said before not all but many if not most so called
photographers have no scruples and will do anything to get close to their
quarry. You would think that when this guy found the end of the trail he'd
know to not go any farther, but no, he did as I've seen many do. There is
no excuse for doing what he did and I hope since he violtated several
federal laws he will be prosecuted by the DEC to the full extent of the
laws. I do not however agree with closing down of the preserve as John
suggested. In general birders follow the rules and not all should be
penalized for one's idiotic habits.
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