So a person set a GoPro at the entrance to a burrowing owl's burrow.
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@elaterite That is a cracking shot, Bob
Really nice work 🤩@mikehindleuk Thank you!
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@mlanger It's not the camera, it's a person going to the mouth of the burrow, twice, to "get the shot." It is not ethical. It traumatizes the owls. They either fly away for a time, using energy they otherwise didn't need to use, or they dive into the burrow and don't come out for awhile. Ethical wildlife photographers stay back. If the bird or animal shows any sign of being disturbed, you step back further or go away and try again some other time.
@elaterite It's interesting that we're having a discussion about ethics when ethics doesn't seem to exist anymore in this world.
When I was learning to fly helicopters, the airport had a bunch of burrowing owls, some of which lived within 100 feet of the active helipads. I'm thinking that wildlife adapts to conditions. Perhaps this photographer placed and fetched his camera at night when the birds were sleeping? We don't know.
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@elaterite It's interesting that we're having a discussion about ethics when ethics doesn't seem to exist anymore in this world.
When I was learning to fly helicopters, the airport had a bunch of burrowing owls, some of which lived within 100 feet of the active helipads. I'm thinking that wildlife adapts to conditions. Perhaps this photographer placed and fetched his camera at night when the birds were sleeping? We don't know.
@mlanger I've read a number of articles about wildlife photography. Most stress ethics first, photo last. If you do anything that disrupts the animal's daily routine to get-the-shot, it's unethical. It's a big problem in both amateur & professional circles. People do all sorts of onerous things such a baiting animals & chasing birds with drones. Many do it for "likes" & some do it sell workshops or wall art. Ethical wildlife photographers stay aware & if the animal seems disturbed, they leave.
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