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Fourth Fig Parrot

To: Penny Brockman <>, Peter Ewin <>
Subject: Fourth Fig Parrot
From: Denise Goodfellow <>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:57:25 +0930
My feelings as well
Denise


on 22/2/08 11:47 AM, Penny Brockman at  wrote:

> Peter Ewin wrote:
>> Something very strange is happening here - I sent this last year when this
>> thread was happening. I sent a response earlier tonight stating this and this
>> seems to have also disappeared into the ether (where this email appeared
>> from). I am pretty certain is not a virus as we have a totally different
>> computer (the last one died).
>> Thanks for the comments people have been saying, but the subject is a year
>> too late.
>> Cheers,
>> Peter> From: > To: > Subject:
>> RE: [Birding-Aus] Fourth Fig Parrot> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:52:51 +1100> >
>> I am not going to comment on the bird's ID, but I was interested in this >
>> quote.> > >Mr Young vehemently denied the claims. He has since bought a
>> special $6000 > >camera which takes pictures which cannot be digitally
>> altered in the hope > >of proving that the bird was real.> > Is this true? I
>> would have thought it is the format that a digital photo is > stored rather
>> than the camera that allows alteration. And that any photo can > be scanned
>> and then digitally altered afterwards.> > Do any camera people have
>> comments?> > Cheers,> Peter> >
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> Regarding the above, when I was on a tour in November with John Young in
> Cape York/Iron Range, he showed us many photographs of this possibly new
> fig parrot.  I doubt very much that he would have been able to
> photo-shop or otherwise alter the quantity of photos he has, regardless
> of the possible loss of his reputation, integrity, etc. from posting
> fraudulent information.  He is a superb naturalist and has spent almost
> more time in the field than perhaps anyone else in Australia. I would
> like to see less of people rushing to condemn and more to wait for
> further information.
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