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To: Philip Veerman <>
Subject: National Bird
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 12:16:26 +1100
The NT has already taken the wedgie already.

Carl Clifford


> On 22 Mar 2015, at 12:07 am, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
> 
> Yes, indeed. A few years ago I wrote a letter to the "National Aboriginal
> Community Controlled Health Organisation" in which I politely chastised them
> for using a very obvious image of the Bald Eagle as their emblem. They
> quickly wrote a rude letter back to me, basically telling me to butt out,
> that my opinions and advice about birds and symbolism was irrelevant to
> them. A few months later, they changed it to a Wedge-tailed Eagle..........
> http://www.naccho.org.au/      I didn't get any thanks...........
> 
> My problem with Wedge-tailed Eagle as a national bird, is that it is so
> close to the Golden Eagle, that is the national bird of so many other
> places. Plus of course the really impressive Philippine Eagle & Harpy Eagle
> of other countries. It is best to be something really distinctive, even in a
> simple piece of artwork. 
> 
> Philip
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> John Harris
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> 
> If a Wedgie was to be the national bird, we may as well become the 52 state
> of the USA (considering many consider Puerto Rico as the 51st)..... The Bald
> Eagle is so often used in graphics, logos etc for Australian designs... May
> designers cannot tell the difference???
> 
> *Yours in all things* "*GREEN"*
> 
> *John Harris BASc, GDipEd*
> *Croydon, Vic*
> * Director - Wildlife Experiences Pty LtdPrincipal Ecologist/Zoologist*
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