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A new set of graphics to assist in egret identification.

To: Robert Inglis <>
Subject: A new set of graphics to assist in egret identification.
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:43:40 +1100
Well done. Just goes to show that an old dog can teach us some new tricks.

Cheers,

Carl Clifford

On 19/02/2013, at 14:37, "Robert Inglis" <> wrote:

> In the never-ending quest to find better, more reliable and more interesting 
> ways to easily and accurately identify the five white egrets we are so 
> fortunate to see in Australia I have created a set of “comparison” graphics 
> which I have loaded onto my website http://www.photos-n-guides.com/
> The set of graphics, in the form of a small gallery of images, can be found 
> by going to the “Herons egrets bitterns” page via this link 
> http://www.photos-n-guides.com/html/herons_egrets_bitterns.html and clicking 
> on the “Egret comparison graphics” link at the top of the choices displayed 
> on that page.
> Other links on that page go to pages containing an assortment of 
> identification tips for white egrets seen in Australia.
> 
> Each graphic in the “Egret comparison graphics” set consists of two species 
> in similar poses scaled to show approximate relative sizes and shapes. The 
> graphics were created by selecting birds from various digital images I have 
> taken over a number of years, combining them into the one image and scaling 
> them using proportional lengths of bills and/or tarsi. Each of the five egret 
> species is separately shown with each of the other four.
> 
> I have plans to add extended image galleries for the five egret species but 
> that will be some time down the track. Working on the website pages for 
> something like this takes time and diverts me from getting out to take more 
> photos. And working on creations such as the “Egret comparison graphics” 
> quickly shows me I need more images of birds in more suitable poses. 
> But who really needs an excuse to photograph birds.......and egrets in 
> particular?
> 
> Bob Inglis
> Sandstone Point
> Qld
> http://www.photos-n-guides.com/
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