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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

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I find hides a little claustrophobic and generally as a rule avoid them, unless it's the only way I'm going to see the 'target' bird. That said... I suspect that a percentage of hide-bound birders might want to distance themselves from any 'provocative' questioning be it from a newbie or an oldbie, on the grounds that an answer one way or the other might expose their lack of knowledge and damage their self perceived 'hide-cred.' ;)
 
I find the best way to improve my hide-cred is to look out over a massed rank of Arctic Terns and exclaim loudly "huh... nothing but bloomin' seagulls!". ;)
 
Hi Claire, sorry you had a bad start...a year ago I started volunteering as a reserve guide at RSPB Old Moor & didn't know very much! I've learnt so much during this past year and a lot of it has come from the very helpful & willing to help others learn birders in and out of our hides...keep talking to people, a lot of them do want to help and are only too happy to show you their photos or let you look in their scopes...
 
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