Re: ID issues

[Susanne Gardiner <>]

Hi Philip

I actually have seen Peregrine Falcons from that angle - below me and flying towards me - while doing some rock climbing.

LBB and LYB are little brown birds and little yellow birds. They usually move between you and the sun so you mainly see the silhouette - if at all, or on the other side of the trunk of the tree they are are on and never sit still enough to make out useful features other than the main colour. I swear they do that on purpose. 

Susanne

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From: Philip Veerman <>
To: 'Susanne Gardiner' <>; 'Geoffrey Dabb' <>
Sent: Wednesday, 9 October 2013 1:59 PM
Subject: ID issues

Well that is hard to imagine it is a bird flying towards you. I wonder if it is a LBB or LYB, then again I don't know as I wonder what is a LBB or LYB.......... I suspect it is a little eagle. Because the beak suggests a raptor and the wing shape & short square tail fit little eagle best, of the local species.

 

Philip

 

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From: Susanne Gardiner [
Sent: Wednesday, 9 October 2013 12:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] ID issues

Yikes!

It's a bit like those "train your brain" pictures: is the bird flying towards you or away from you? Can you turn your perception back and forth?

I would hazard to say it's NOT a LBB or LYB on account of relative body size to wingspan.

Other than that I am at a loss. Could be a seagull or even a kite or little eagle. 

Squarish tail

Wings fairly horizontal (not v-shape)

Wing tips pointy

Beak slightly hooked (?)

Because of the focal length it's hard to really estimate body size, relative beak size and shape, relative tail length

That's what I would look at as a fairly untrained birdwatcher. 

Looking forward to getting to read more "tricks of the trade".

Susanne

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From: Geoffrey Dabb <>
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Sent: Wednesday, 9 October 2013 11:17 AM
Subject: [canberrabirds] ID issues

Bird ID issues are a current topic.  Without any context how would you interpret the below, and why?