Dr Manjeet Singh
Dr.Manjeet Singh
:hi: Well i started birding seriously just Two years ago (Squeakingly New-lol)..
WHAT GET"S YOUR HACKLES UP AND MAKES YOU WANT TO STRANGLE YOUR FELLOW BIRDER WHILE BIRDING . Well i have met up with quite a few birders and my fav. are James Eaton,Hanno &etc..i could go out with many of them at a drop of a hat(opps Turban) job permitting of cause.But there are some that make me not want to live the experince...here are few things.that i had to contend with....(HELP PLEASE-desperate laughter..)
1. GOLD DIGGING OR NOSE PICKING..
..went to pick him up in the morning -reached his place and he was waiting out side his house ,as i got down from the car saw him(FIRST TIME MEETING) with half his right Index finger up his nose,merrilydigging away-reached and he at once brought his right hand out to shake my hand-I avoided it by picking his bags.Well people for the one hour drive to the birding place he was busy digging either his left nostril or his right and in between he will gave a small grunt of satisfaction when some glob like thing came out and then with a another grunt fleck it out of my car window(thank God he unwind the window first).This continued thro out the whole day(poor,poor me).
2.NOSE BLOWING
Another time picked a birder at 6.30am at his house-he had about 3 to 4 huge cameras around his neck(Manjeet you are meeting a real birder this time-i felt so happy).Stored his things in my car and then we went off-.After some time while driving i saw him take out a huge table cloth and suddenly there was a blast of sound-my head hit the roof of the car and with tears of pain in my eyes i saw him blowing his NOSE-all the way blasting ,during birding and on the way back -no let up-off cause no birds.
3.PASSING WIND...
Far.. loudly while birding and frightening the birds away or doing it on the SLY and making me gag due to the smellesp. when the wind is blowing to-wards me,while for him IT'S GONE WITH THE WIND :'D -off cause not a single bird seen in that outing.
4.FORGOTTEN THINGS TO BRING WHILE BIRDING .
Batteries,S.D. Card or water..asking for it when you have just got a bird and are about to press the shutter and IT IS YOUR LIFER(GRRRRRRRRR.)
5.WEARING LOUD SHIRTS AND BRIGHT CLASHING COLOURS
.....,squeaky shoes and stepping on every branch while you are stalking a bird when he is behind you..
6.AFTER A BIG NATURE"S CALL...
...cooly coming back and setting down without washing his hands-decides to open every thing edible and taking one sample from each and poooping it in his mouth with the same hands...shudder(I stayed hungry that day people---) and telling me..Manjeet your food is excellent and where is the ale... :storm:
7.SNORING..
The last but not the least-on the way back snoring so loud that it could wake the dead-and every time i took a turn he would fall on my shoulder and snore more louder(God forgive me-i may do murder).
Since most of you"ll are very experience birders I am sure you'll can add a few more things to my list-so that when i go birding next-i will fax the list one day earlier to the birder-and show him the norms-PLEASE PEOPLE HELP ME 3 :'D
WHAT GET"S YOUR HACKLES UP AND MAKES YOU WANT TO STRANGLE YOUR FELLOW BIRDER WHILE BIRDING . Well i have met up with quite a few birders and my fav. are James Eaton,Hanno &etc..i could go out with many of them at a drop of a hat(opps Turban) job permitting of cause.But there are some that make me not want to live the experince...here are few things.that i had to contend with....(HELP PLEASE-desperate laughter..)
1. GOLD DIGGING OR NOSE PICKING..
..went to pick him up in the morning -reached his place and he was waiting out side his house ,as i got down from the car saw him(FIRST TIME MEETING) with half his right Index finger up his nose,merrilydigging away-reached and he at once brought his right hand out to shake my hand-I avoided it by picking his bags.Well people for the one hour drive to the birding place he was busy digging either his left nostril or his right and in between he will gave a small grunt of satisfaction when some glob like thing came out and then with a another grunt fleck it out of my car window(thank God he unwind the window first).This continued thro out the whole day(poor,poor me).
2.NOSE BLOWING
Another time picked a birder at 6.30am at his house-he had about 3 to 4 huge cameras around his neck(Manjeet you are meeting a real birder this time-i felt so happy).Stored his things in my car and then we went off-.After some time while driving i saw him take out a huge table cloth and suddenly there was a blast of sound-my head hit the roof of the car and with tears of pain in my eyes i saw him blowing his NOSE-all the way blasting ,during birding and on the way back -no let up-off cause no birds.
3.PASSING WIND...
Far.. loudly while birding and frightening the birds away or doing it on the SLY and making me gag due to the smellesp. when the wind is blowing to-wards me,while for him IT'S GONE WITH THE WIND :'D -off cause not a single bird seen in that outing.
4.FORGOTTEN THINGS TO BRING WHILE BIRDING .
Batteries,S.D. Card or water..asking for it when you have just got a bird and are about to press the shutter and IT IS YOUR LIFER(GRRRRRRRRR.)
5.WEARING LOUD SHIRTS AND BRIGHT CLASHING COLOURS
.....,squeaky shoes and stepping on every branch while you are stalking a bird when he is behind you..
6.AFTER A BIG NATURE"S CALL...
...cooly coming back and setting down without washing his hands-decides to open every thing edible and taking one sample from each and poooping it in his mouth with the same hands...shudder(I stayed hungry that day people---) and telling me..Manjeet your food is excellent and where is the ale... :storm:
7.SNORING..
The last but not the least-on the way back snoring so loud that it could wake the dead-and every time i took a turn he would fall on my shoulder and snore more louder(God forgive me-i may do murder).
Since most of you"ll are very experience birders I am sure you'll can add a few more things to my list-so that when i go birding next-i will fax the list one day earlier to the birder-and show him the norms-PLEASE PEOPLE HELP ME 3 :'D