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Playback and bird photography

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Posted by Peter May on October 20, 2013 at 2:26 PM
A recent study published in the on-line journal PLOS One looked at the effect of simulated birder playback on two Ecuadorian bird species, and has been getting a fair amount of press. That paper is available at

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0077902

Here's a link to my recent blog post with some of my thoughts on the use of playback. Just my opinion, which is worth exactly what you pay for it.

http://volusianaturalist.com/playback-ethical-bird-photography/