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FW: [canberrabirds] Today tonight

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Subject: FW: [canberrabirds] Today tonight
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 20:17:28 +1100

Con  -  I have several shots illustrating the curious geometrics of this bird’s open bill.  I do not know what it was doing but Alastair and I speculated it might have been trying to eject something, and we discussed the upcurve of the upper mandible, evident to the naked eye.  (Alastair thought he might have read something about that …)  Clearly the bill is surprisingly flexible.  The below shot is not edited in any material respect. As to what the bird said, well I have had to do a little translating there ..

 

 

 

 

From: Con Boekel
Sent: Saturday, 8 December 2012 7:48 PM
To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");">
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Today tonight

 

Geoffry
I hate to snipe at true art, but how come the top bill curves upwards the bottom bill is straight?
regards
Con

 On 8/12/2012 7:36 PM, Geoffrey Dabb wrote:

 

 

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