tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post117252127486680648..comments2024-03-18T06:44:55.556-04:00Comments on The Birdchaser: Ivory Gull Twitchbirdchaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-8685612230253592972007-04-03T17:19:00.000-04:002007-04-03T17:19:00.000-04:00Oh Dave, BTW, if you think birdwatching is competi...Oh Dave, BTW, if you think birdwatching is competitive in the US, you haven't been to Europe!birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-51240619540788239582007-04-03T17:18:00.000-04:002007-04-03T17:18:00.000-04:00Dave,While we're all free to enjoy birds any (lega...Dave,<BR/>While we're all free to enjoy birds any (legal) way that we want, and I'm glad you've found a way that you enjoy, I'm sad to hear you say you've never gone out of your way to see a bird. Even if you aren't a competitive lister (did I say anything in my post to make you think that was my motivation for chasing the gull?), there are many, many birds that you won't get to ever enjoy birdchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059679554555819009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1174669122481377952007-03-23T13:58:00.000-04:002007-03-23T13:58:00.000-04:00Certainly a great sighting! But this whole idea of...Certainly a great sighting! But this whole idea of chasing birds is to me somehow defeating the purpose of bird-watching. Never in my life have I went out of my way to see a bird and am content to notice whatever comes my way wherever I'm at. For me bird-watching is a casual lifelong pastime. Chasing birds, competing with others, everyone trying to be THE expert. It all seems such an egomaniacal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9336879.post-1173139975942520672007-03-05T19:12:00.000-05:002007-03-05T19:12:00.000-05:00I'd like to see an Ivory-billed Gull one of these ...I'd like to see an Ivory-billed Gull one of these days.-It is very striking-I do actually enjoy seeing Greater Black-backed Gulls even though they are common.-bold contrast and impressive size during flight.-Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.com