Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - Bosque Birdwatchers RV Park, San Antonio NM
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Go!, Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio NM, February 8, 2011
Six seconds later
This is my next photo, shot a mere six seconds after yesterday's picture that anticipated this explosion of snow geese. From the sudden quacking cacophony I sensed something was up and swung my camera away from some cranes I was focussed on and just in time too. Wow!
Night camp
Site 10 - Bosque Bird Watcher's RV Park, San Antonio NM
- This is a basic, small Mom & Pop RV Park with full hookups.
- Verizon cell phone and Broadband service are available here with a strong signal.
- Locate Bosque Bird Watcher's RV Park on my Night Camps map
- Click for Google street view
- Check the weather in San Antonio NM
Observational Learning
[Learning by watching] is called observational learning. When it comes to evolutionary fears, as well as to many other areas of learning, animals and people learn by watching what other animals or people do, not by doing something themselves and learning from the consequences. I have the impression this lesson hasn't quite been absorbed by most educators. You read that hands-on learning is best, but that may not always be so. Obviously evolution has selected for strong observational learning in animals and in humans.