I have heard more than once of people buying brightly coloured bird feeders, only to find that the birds won't go near them. Birds seem to avoid unfamiliar colours until after some indeterminate length of time, they get used to them.
I remember one occasion, at quite an isolated spot a runner in dayglow kit went past, although a little distance away, everything dissapeared.
I often wear black because a lot of good outdoor wear is that colour. Although a consevative colour, black is not a common colour in the countryside. Many times I have had it explained to me by dog walkers that the reason their dog is harassing me is because I'm wearing black!
Should birdwatchers wear, if not camouflage colours, then at least some kind of dingey green or brown colour, not because of whether birds see us or not, but of what they think of us?
I remember one occasion, at quite an isolated spot a runner in dayglow kit went past, although a little distance away, everything dissapeared.
I often wear black because a lot of good outdoor wear is that colour. Although a consevative colour, black is not a common colour in the countryside. Many times I have had it explained to me by dog walkers that the reason their dog is harassing me is because I'm wearing black!
Should birdwatchers wear, if not camouflage colours, then at least some kind of dingey green or brown colour, not because of whether birds see us or not, but of what they think of us?