Kevin S. Lucas
See what your mind wants to see, and enjoy the view.
A funny story about a 79-year-old birder taking down one of the Malheur occupiers. Satire versus trespassers -- I like it. The story was posted on the Canadian satirical website The Lapine. I really enjoyed their way of looking at the situation:
thelapine.ca/79-year-old-bird-watcher-takes-down-oregon-m...
[I'd originally started the post title with "Sucker --", but that might have given the wrong impression. I enjoy the satire, especially the more subtle poke at bird nerds.]
Here the preeminent internet fact checking site, Snopes (not snipes), explains the story:
www.snopes.com/birdwatcher-oregon-militia/
I read this story almost a week ago, following the link given in a Tweeters listserve post titled -- "Don't Mess With Senior Birders!" Within a few hours another poster made it clear it was satire. Tweeters allows its users to discuss birding ethical issues (unlike the Yakima County BirdYak list where Denny Grandstrand blocks such healthy discussions.)
Photo here is from the Lapine website. I think this is fair use, and have sent them a request for explicit permission. Just as bird watchers and bird listers should not trespass, I don't want to use a photo if the owner doesn't want me to, regardless of whether it's technically legally permitted.
See what your mind wants to see, and enjoy the view.
A funny story about a 79-year-old birder taking down one of the Malheur occupiers. Satire versus trespassers -- I like it. The story was posted on the Canadian satirical website The Lapine. I really enjoyed their way of looking at the situation:
thelapine.ca/79-year-old-bird-watcher-takes-down-oregon-m...
[I'd originally started the post title with "Sucker --", but that might have given the wrong impression. I enjoy the satire, especially the more subtle poke at bird nerds.]
Here the preeminent internet fact checking site, Snopes (not snipes), explains the story:
www.snopes.com/birdwatcher-oregon-militia/
I read this story almost a week ago, following the link given in a Tweeters listserve post titled -- "Don't Mess With Senior Birders!" Within a few hours another poster made it clear it was satire. Tweeters allows its users to discuss birding ethical issues (unlike the Yakima County BirdYak list where Denny Grandstrand blocks such healthy discussions.)
Photo here is from the Lapine website. I think this is fair use, and have sent them a request for explicit permission. Just as bird watchers and bird listers should not trespass, I don't want to use a photo if the owner doesn't want me to, regardless of whether it's technically legally permitted.