Well said Paul.
The next thing is to ask "how long does an escaped bird have to survive
in the wild before it's no longer considered an escape?"
Tony.
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From:
On Behalf Of Paul McDonald
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:11 AM
To: Birding-aus Aus
Subject: Re: Rufous Owl Photos
Hi all,
Well done Amy, I think you attracted far too much criticism for this
report. I was very surprised most emails assumed you were wrong
rather than the bird must have been an escapee, which most would have
done for just about every other species I think. So well done on this
and for sticking to your guns, hopefully some of the other emailers
will pull their head in a bit next time until photos are posted.
These snobby attitudes are what put many people off birding or even
reporting interesting possibilities.
Anyway the other point I wanted to raise is that it should be noted
that the fluffing of feathers clearly observable in many of the
photos is clearly a threat posture. Given another current thread
describing dangerous birds, observers may want to keep a little more
distance next time, least they add escapee Rufous owls to the list....
Happy birding all,
Paul
On 12/09/2007, at 10:39 PM, John Tongue wrote:
> An amazing find, even if it is an escapee!!
>
> John Tongue
> Ulverstone, Tas
>
> On 12/09/2007, at 10:23 PM, David Stowe wrote:
>
>> Amy has kindly forwarded me the images of the Rufous Owl
>> photographed by Lisa McCarroll in Bridgetown SW Western Australia.
>>
>> "According to the photographer, it was brought over from
>> Queensland to the Wildlife Bird
>> Park in Margaret River. Apparently it escaped 2 years ago and from
>> its
>> appearance seems to be coping quite well by its self."
>>
>> I have posted them on my website for her so that everyone can
>> access them easily. (this was done with permission of both Lisa
>> and Amy)
>> Check out:
>> http://www.pbase.com/davidstowe/wa_rufous_owl
>>
>> Thanks once again Amy for sharing your experience and braving the
>> knockers. :)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Dave
>>
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