[Arthur Macmillan]

During those rains, the equipement stays in the bags/hotels, when birding ;-), so perhaps not

  Does it ?? ........ I see it as being out in glorious conditions miles from the hotel taking great colourful birding images  when all of a sudden .......

......  BERBATABOOM ...... and you get 4 inches of rain in an hour that just came out of the blue !!

   Perhaps Mac will tell us how it is ??

Thanks, Dave!  You pretty much said it all.  You go out when the light is sufficient, and hope for the best!  I do stop shooting when it starts raining.  And start back up when it stops.  I have developed a possibly overly complicated system for storing my gear, as well.  That is whole topic unto itself!

-Mac