Well said Steve. As we have been saying, it is all about common sense and courtesy with a bit of awareness thrown in.
Thanks Robert. Can you confirm that that is a long walk from the nearest lot?
At either area, the walk from the parking area to where the birds are is less than 50 yards. Once you get to the water's edge, the walk is as long as you want it to be. If you, or any others who read this, head this way, I'd be glad to provide a little local knowledge.
As an amateur nature photographer, I too have experienced some of the inappropriate actions described by Mr. Morris--and likely, especially when getting started, committed some of them. Since nature photography has virtually exploded in the past several years due to the availability of long zoom/telephoto lens on/for more powerful digital cameras, often at well under a $1,000, this discussion is very timely.
Thank you for this Field Etiquette article. I have posted about this on my blog and included a link. I intend to post a little about it on a few facebook pages where many post nature photos. I hope many will do so also so this will be widely disseminated.
SeEtta Moss
YAW SeEtta. Good on you fro spreading the word.