Forgot to cc the group in to my response to Susan.
Sean
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Begin forwarded message:
> From: SeanDooley <>
> Date: 5 January 2015 4:29:00 pm AEDT
> To: Susan Knowles <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] finches
>
> Hi Susan,
>
> The image is one that was purchased from a stock photo agency called
> Shutterstock and is clearly from an aviary situation. The bird alongside the
> two Gouldians is I think, a Tricolored Parrotfinch whose natural range is
> Timor and surrounding islands.
>
> The photo reflects the cobbled together nature of the whole piece which is a
> mish mash of facts, some probably not all that accurate.
>
> As editor of Australian Birdlife I have to heed the notion of not throwing
> stones when living in glasshouses but it is disappointing whenever something
> goes out about birds to a general audience that is not up to scratch.
>
> Mea culpa: I have just discovered a caption error in the December issue where
> we labelled a White-throated Treecreeper as a Brown- a case of a last minute
> editorial change that wasn't checked after the initial proof. So we can all
> get it wrong occasionally but this one is a bit hard to take.
>
> Sean Dooley
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 5 Jan 2015, at 2:44 pm, Susan Knowles <> wrote:
>>
>> Sorry
>> http://oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/outdoors/2014/12/best-places-to-bird-watch/
>> Susan Knowles
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 5 Jan 2015, at 2:13 pm, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>>>
>>> Which article? Where is the photo?
>>>
>>> On 5 Jan 2015 13:06, "Susan Knowles" <
>>> <>> wrote:
>>> I saw an article on birdwatching places in Australia and wonder what the
>>> bird on the right in the accompanying photo is?
>>> Susan Knowles
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>>> Susan Knowles
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