Call it whatever name you think conveys the meaning, Bill. So much depends on the light, and be wary of printed illustrations in books. HANZAB calls the colour ‘chestnut’ and gives it as ‘dark 240’ in the colour guide. In the below snap the same image is given first on the dark and then light side of the camera settings, which were arbitrary anyway. Colour 240 is labelled ‘Kingfisher Rufous’ in the guide and is shown below (arrow) as overexposed in sunlight and then darkened. The HANZAB descriptions were based on ‘diffuse natural light’ or equivalent. Anyway our respective monitors – and eyes – will see colours differently, anyway.
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Subject: [canberrabirds] avocets at Forde Pond.
I started beside Horse Park Drive at 0635h & walked anticlockwise round the Lyall Gillespie Corridor over the David Walsh Ave bridge & the largest Forde Pond & back by about 0715h. Brendan was parked there & observing the avocets. If I had walked close along both sides of the watercourse as I usually do, the avocets may have been flushed , & taken off before Brendan had arrived. I don't think I have ever seen avocets and was impressed by the colour contrasts: the crescent of black wing on the white softball body. What shade would you call that striking colour on the head and neck? chestnut, sienna, umber, light red, milk chocolate?
Bill Graham
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