I can relate to that feeling/experience of being eyed suspiciously, and sometimes confronted, while out photographing. I’ve also wondered if my sightings ever feel this way about me and all my attention on them – what is her problem, stop staring at me! (-: As for the other people, maybe inaturalist should make an app for them – “unaturalist”! They can post sightings of us in all our strange contortions, excited over creatures or plants…the idea makes me laugh and cringe at the same time (mostly cringe!). Thanks for the post. It’s nice to learn other tactics for defusing/avoiding, and somehow it’s comforting to know it’s not just me this happens to.
erin-816
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