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Discussions on the Night Parrot.....Birdforum

To: Peter Shute <>
Subject: Discussions on the Night Parrot.....Birdforum
From: David Clark <>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:28:28 +1100
Some people need to get a life - the DNA analysis of the feathers surely
dispelled any doubts, not to mention the scrutiny of the photographic
record . . .

Cheers

David


On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 7:09 PM, Peter Shute <> wrote:

> I meant to add that the areas concerned seem so small that I imagine that
> if there is some cloning then it would mostly likely have been done for
> cosmetic reasons, possibly in the production of the magazine.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 11 Oct 2013, at 7:03 pm, "Peter Shute" <> wrote:
> >
> > I've been reading the thread. They're discussing the cover photo of
> September's Australian Birdlife. Looking at the cover, I can see what
> they're talking about - a set of three adjacent feathers repeated three
> times on its back, another similar pair of feathers on its "shoulder".
> >
> > They do look very similar, but I'd like to see them overlaid on each
> other before I believe they really are the same.
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On 11 Oct 2013, at 6:42 pm, "robert morris" <
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> All
> >> I attended John Young's presentation on Night Parrots in Brisbane which
> was amazing to see. It seemed indisputable and I walked away having
> witnessed a part of birding history.
> >> However, I have just been alerted by UK birding friends to discussions
> taking place on Birdforum in the UK where there are claiming parts of the
> photos are cloned and they are casting huge doubts over the record.
> >> Some of it can be found here:
> http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=268579 but you have to join
> bird forum to see the the entire thread with all the photo analysis.
> >> Does anyone know anything about this? Is anyone following the thread
> and has anyone else looked at this or commented on it?
> >> I'm not trying to caste aversions or dispute John's record but people
> should be aware that the record is being questioned by other birding
> communities. It would be great if someone could set them straight......
> >>
> >> Rob Morris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Brisbane, Australia
> >>
> >>
> >>
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