To further add to this thread, digital cameras are not a magic wand for
recording the presence or identity of birds. There is no guarantee
that a camera will provide a good enough picture to conclusively prove
the identity of a bird, especially a small bird like a fig parrot. I
photographed fig parrots [in the Iron Range] from a distance of 20 or
so metres (ie as close as you can reasonably get), but it would be
difficult for someone else to ID because the image of the birds was 1)
small, 2) unclear, 3) backlit.
Regards, Laurie.
On Saturday, February 21, 2004, at 06:43 AM, Robert Inglis wrote:
Hi all,
In his posting of Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:39:03 +1100: Re: coxens fig
parrot, Peter Fuller made the
suggestion:
"I urge all birders to get a digital camera and take it with them in
the field for just this type of
situation.
Digital technology is a godsend for birders and birds, in my opinion.
If you see a species that is
rare, a vagrant, or different in anyway, digital cameras (combined
with the internet) makes it
simple to capture an image of the bird, record its call and send it to
colleagues to confirm
identification."
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