[birding] Re: [obol] Beverage-in-hand method of birding

[Don Baccus]

On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Joel Geier wrote:

> Hello folks,
>
> In my earlier posting to the MidValley list-serv (also copied to  
> OBOL),
> I attributed the "beverage-in-hand" method of motorless birding to  
> Randy
> (Campbell) who had mentioned it in a posting earlier today.
>
> To give credit where credit is due, I should note that Jeff Harding  
> was
> the originator of this phrase, if not the entire idea of
> beverage-in-hand birding. I suspect that Randy's mention of this  
> method
> was a tip of the hat to a fellow Linn County birder.


Here's an example of "beverage-in-hand" bird photography, which I  
would argue is at least one step superior to mere "beverage-in-hand"  
birding:

http://donb.photo.net/photo_cd/a/b54.jpg

The beverage-in-hand in this case being a chocolate milkshake, which  
leads to a simple quiz I'm sure nearly all can answer:

Where was this photo taken?

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