Re: Birding blooper in reverse

["PeterTaylor" <>]

And in a similar vein - I attended a field day in the WA wheatbelt a few
years back where the principal researcher was explaining about water table
monitoring and the use of piezometers (visible as white PVC pipes extending
half a metre or so out of the ground). He went on to say that the closest
one was about 100m out into the paddock from where we were standing. I
confirmed that I could just make it out, whereupon it immediately grew
wings, turned into an egret and flew off over the hill. Quickly, I pointed
out that the bore I was referring to was way beyond the egret .......