New Quiz Bird on BQ Web Site

["Tim Murphy" <>]

The damn bird didn't call and didn't fly. It only moved once when it shifted
on a branch showing its WHITE rump and a lot of white on its wings.

Tim Murphy - by now terminally confused. (Bring back nice easy waders.)

-----Original Message-----
From: 
 Behalf Of Greg
Sent: Monday, 6 November 2006 5:03 PM
To: Mike Simpson; 'David Stowe'
Cc: 'birdingaus (E-mail)'
Subject: New Quiz Bird on BQ Web Site


Hi Mike,

I think that attempting to identify a bird from someone else's photo is much
more difficult than identifying a bird in the field, even from a moving car.
In the field you get the size, jizz, and colour and also, hopefully, call.
If the bird is flying the flight behaviour can be of value.  I am sure that
some people call a bird ID on too scanty information but there are a number
of cues in the field not available in a single photograph.  Maybe you are
getting cynical but that is not always a bad thing.


Regards

Greg Clancy