Patty , you wrote" He would walk around with this 1m diameter dish and a
tape recorder and
>headphones. Rather weird!"
Not weird at all , now if you guys did this while dressed up like robins ,
cardinals or turkeys that would be weird. Personally I like to hear or read
stories about parents getting involved with their kids, some of my fondest
memories were of the numerous camping trips I took with my family . We would
go maybe 3 times a month from little hole in the wall beaches like Jalama
near point conception to beautiful lakes like pinecrest (in northern
California. thanks for the memories DAD.........
Mark James & Peta Susan Bethke
3001 South Ocean Dr. Suite 4-V
Hollywood, Florida
33019-2804
U.S.A.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Patty Jansen <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 2:15 AM
Subject: 'collecting' equipment (not for shells)
 
 
>Dear Andrew (and others),
>
>Your story of being held up by police reminds me of something else. My dad
>is interested in birds and bird sound recordings. He use to go out into the
>bush with a tape recorder and a microphone. To aid the quality of the
>recordings, he had made himself a dish, a bit like a small satellite dish.
>Because it was made out of some plastic, he painted it black, and to stop
>the wind from howling in the microphone, he covered it with some thin cloth
>(also black). He used to get up at the crack of dawn to record bird sounds.
>He would walk around with this 1m diameter dish and a tape recorder and
>headphones. Rather weird!
>
>This was during the seventies, when the reds were still under the bed.
>Combine this with the fact that military reserves and especially shooting
>ranges are great for rare birds, since nobody ever goes there.
>
>So one day he was recording this amazingly rare bird from the other side of
>the fence around a military base. He got home quite late. He was questioned
>by military police, and apparently had to play back the entire tape, and
>dismantle his tape recorder to convince them he wasn't some kind of Russian
>spy!
>
>Still makes a good story at parties!
>
>Patty
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