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I've recently had a pm on here asking where i photograph my Little Owls, they are on our farm so i have no worries of people setting up uninvited, that lead me to wonder whether people share their locations with others? I'm happy for others to share my owls, the hide is set up permanent and the owls are about every day without fail so it wouldnt be a wasted journey but do people do this? would it be silly to invite people you dont know onto your land, i was just thinking it might be nice for people who wouldnt normally be able to to get a chance of seeing and photographing these lovely owls :)

Heidi
 
If asked I share locations. I have been asked twice this week and have shared them.
There is one location I won't share but that is because the farmer has specifically asked me not to as he's had problems with a couple of photographers in the past.

I think it is very generous of you to allow photographers access to your land. I would be a little careful as not all of them are respectful. The few idiots spoil it for the rest of us.

Would allowing more onto your land upset the owls? (i'm not a wildlife photographer) If not then I don't see any harm but be careful it doesn't snowball.

Just my opinion. ;)
 
Thanks for your thoughts, obviously i wouldnt let anything disturb the owls so i guess that may be a a very valid reason not to invite anyone else onto the farm.
 
I'd agree with Merc, whilst extremely generous of you to allow people onto your land to photograph owls. It could upset or spook some of your awesome visitors.
I maybe wouldn't make it public for all to come visit, but I would probably ask the person(s) to visit between specific times. Set out a few ground rules that they have to agree with ti use your hide. and prehaps instruct them to take a specific path and not venture off. Ask people to "book" with you a date when they would like to visit also.
Just a few ideas I would probably do in your situation. I'd hate for anything to happen to my local wildlife because some idiot has spooked them trying to get a closer shot.
 
I'd just like to make it clear that i didnt/havent given the location of my farm so the owls are safe and part from myself and my daughter nobody else has seen them (not on our land anyway). Just out of interest they have chosen a busy part of the farm to raise their young again and obviously soon with harvest coming up it will get busier. Thanks for taking the time to give me your thoughts.
 
Heidi keep it to yourself, and only share information with others in a similar position, in the past I have had numerous request for my locations ,it as backfired in the past with me and I have lost friendships because of it, not all so called wildlife photographers are what they say, some don't give a damn about the bird and just want the shot, take it from me I have been their. I have a little owl location and only one person knows were it is and that was done via PM on here ,at the end of the day it is your decision .
 
To use my sister's words and punctuation, "I don't think, it's bad for you..."

However, on the topic, I would be very choosy about giving out a location for something like that. I would hope that everyone here would respect the information and the location, not to mention the subjects BUT there are almost certainly some bad apples. If I had an interesting but sensitive location, I would research anyone asking about it quite carefully before extending any invitation - look at their posted shots here (and Flickr etc.) and maybe try to get a feel for them through their posting style. At the end of the day it's your decision Heidi. Enjoy them whether you decide to share them or not!
 
I only share information with people i know and trust. As a birder first and formost i have seen many cases of disturbance down the years, and its coloured my decisions.

I actively suppress information these days, because due to the net, mobiles, pagers, and blogs, information soon expands.

In the past it was just twitchers who occsionally pushed the limits, as most now carry cameras the desire to get as close as possible seems to be the norm, at the cost of the welfare of the subject.

This applys to everything from wildflowers, insects mammals etc. Some may feel this is extreme,but ive seen whole sections of habitat destroyed by the herd mentality, also passing on possible breeding sites can lead to eggers visiting the following year.
 
I always keep information about wildlife locations and activities secret from anyone I don't trust 100%. There are people who would set out to cause harm and there are people who may even unintentionally reveal what they have been told.
 
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