Poor Photography

This is a great example of what not to do as a photographer spending time around nesting birds on the beach or in any habitat.

I can tell you that I find this sort of nonsense, which happens almost daily across Connecticut, disturbing both as a professional photographer and a conservationist. One of our staff, Natalie, took the photo weeks ago after these people said conservation staff and volunteers working every day to protect endangered nesting waterbirds were more of a disturbance than they were in this moment.

In actuality, CT DEEP, Wildlife Division, all the trained employees of the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds, and all of our fabulous volunteers do more to protect and aid these species 24/7 than can ever be adequately summarized. Our sharing the shore philosophy is what allows everyone to still visit these beaches as other states close down entire locations to prevent anyone from entering. I hope it is self-evident that encroaching on fencing like this for prolonged periods is extremely detrimental to the birds and our mission. We are doing our best to educate and change these mindsets.

Scott Kruitbosch
AAfCW Volunteer Coordinator