tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047972160037024989.post3128681216724185530..comments2024-03-20T05:56:25.036-04:00Comments on Heather of the Hills: Close encounters at the Midwest Birding SymposiumHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791185232391134319noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047972160037024989.post-73138139292146234942009-09-23T20:28:51.364-04:002009-09-23T20:28:51.364-04:00Kelly - Here's another thing to remember about...Kelly - Here's another thing to remember about the weekend: "What's this?" !!! Ha! I cropped down that picture of Dave to make the composition look good, but thanks... I like it too.<br /><br />Richard - As far as I could tell, it went over as smooth as could be, so it was certainly as well-organized as you can get! Your comment about the age of birders in Australia is interesting... you're not the only country where it's a bunch of older folks birding! I would say 70% of the attendees of this symposium were 65 or older. This is definitely not the young person's game over here, either, but hopefully that will change as we hook more kids and teens onto birding!<br /><br />Andy - It was such a blast! I don't know if any of the birders who blog/tweet/chirp were there or not, though...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791185232391134319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047972160037024989.post-28193232057659422282009-09-22T07:31:18.289-04:002009-09-22T07:31:18.289-04:00Looks like a fun time.Looks like a fun time.Andyhttp://andyslens.com/index/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047972160037024989.post-20460780137419541652009-09-22T06:00:07.652-04:002009-09-22T06:00:07.652-04:00Looks like a great well-organised event. Keep up t...Looks like a great well-organised event. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />Shame we don't have much of that in Western Australia. Not many birders in Australia, usually old people and viewed as some type of weird nerds by locals!Richard Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09906609808628207804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047972160037024989.post-37007607875705047532009-09-22T00:58:45.371-04:002009-09-22T00:58:45.371-04:00Heather, I love all of your photos! When I see the...Heather, I love all of your photos! When I see them they bring back memories...."I remember that" keeps going through my mind. Your portrait of Dave is fantastic...the composition is perfect. I bet that will always be one of your favorite photos of him. <br />(I recognize myself trying to set up my monopod in the fading light!) Love that Black-throated Green (makes me think of Hocking Hills! and the Ovenbird has got to be one of the cutest birds alive...I love that bird and your photo is fab....Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.com