Bird identification game
- Thread starter Stoshowicz
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no, i didnt know if he was shooting them or taking pics from the internet??
Stoshowicz
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Yeah mine , I want to be careful about copyrights, if they're mine I'm safe , but if someone, hint hint , wanted to have me slyly insert ones cropped to 600 pixels along the top edge ,from elsewhere, I would.
Stoshowicz
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Yep , great , bird six is a Merlin View attachment 277298
Stoshowicz
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a Snowy Egret in breading colors, guessing a male?
I just googled "white egret with pink face" and up popped a snowy egret in breeding mode
I just googled "white egret with pink face" and up popped a snowy egret in breeding mode
I looked up egret in my Sibley book and they show egrets with mating colors and it looked like the snowy, but I still don't remember ever seeing them turn that color.
Stoshowicz
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Yep bird seven is a snowy in pink trim , heres the rest of the pic. View attachment 277373
I don't think they hold that color for long, its sort of a blush or flush which can also color the feet.
I don't think they hold that color for long, its sort of a blush or flush which can also color the feet.
Stoshowicz
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Bird 9
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This is a toughie , dont be fooled by getting a whole head to work with
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This is a toughie , dont be fooled by getting a whole head to work with
Stoshowicz
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Sorry , nope , not pied billed grebe.
yes, what a guess, i was thinking female
Stoshowicz
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Whatever gets you to the right answer is fine.
I looked at that too. lol