…Hunters? Yes, I understand that this topic might easily start a political battle, but I’m hoping that we can we try and put that discussion aside for another day. See, what I’m really interested in is learning practical tips from the hunting world for tracking, finding, getting close enough to ta…

@beartracker Kim Cabrera is a certified tracker. She has a lot of tracking info on her website (link in the profile): https://www.inaturalist.org/people/beartracker She may also help ID tracks and scat, if you make observations of those signs.

I’ve seen bird photographers use a portable tent blind (camouflaged) to stake out a location where some desired species occurs. That’s not really practical for most situations. I’ve tried to use available vegetation such as dense shrubs as my blind and not moving too much to let birds come near me r…

Car as a blind works for us to photograph anything outside car [image] [image] And sometimes inside car [image]

[image] wildwestnature: Car as a blind works for us …and your wolf shot is an excellent example of how even a very blurry picture can still sometimes be identifiable to species.

[image] broacher: …Hunters? A lot of wildlife observation strategies are taking from hunting skills. In many parts of the world, including my landscape ex-hunters are turning into the better / best wildlife observers. Just putting this out for now and later will fill in some details,

Others have already said Staying Still for long periods of time being quiet unobtrusive clothing (including clothing that does not rustle) being obscured - behind a tree, hide, or even inside a car Telephoto lens (esp for mammals and birds) Understanding the behaviour of the focus species and know…

[image] ram_k: Dark Googles - hides the eyes along with a Mask - hides the face and teeth are sometimes very effective in getting close to primates. Haha. Also very effective in getting arrested in an urban park setting (for getting too close to some primates).

The police siren might scare away whatever you’re trying to observe! That said, it made me think about whether a polarising filter could reduce reflections on the camera lens, which I’ve noticed scare away some animals.

[image] broacher: Haha. Also very effective in getting arrested in an urban park setting (for getting too close to some primates). dang… PS. generally when i work as an educator i have some rules for my group and newbie naturalists one of them is Do not point your camera or binoculars at o…

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Dark Googles - hides the eyes along with a Mask - hides the face and teeth are sometimes very effective in getting close to primates.

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