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To: John Tongue <>
Subject: finches
From: Charles <>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 22:00:37 +1100
Hi all,

I know the founder and owner of the website oversixty.com.au (I worked with her 
at Ninemsn) and emailed her about the forums comments (I actually forwarded 
some emails).

This may have had something to do with the photo change!

Cheers,

Charles Hunter
Bronte, NSW

> On 5 Jan 2015, at 5:53 pm, John Tongue <> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> I can find the article, following the link, but can't find a photo of finches 
> - only a Red-colared Lorikeet.  Must be missing something????
> 
> John Tongue
> Devonport, Tas.
> 
> 
>> On 05/01/2015, at 4:24 PM, Joseph Morlan <> wrote:
>> 
>> Looks more like a Tricolored Parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor) to me.  And
>> yes, those are certainly aviary birds.  
>> 
>> On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 16:13:52 +1100, "Philip Veerman" <>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Ha good question, Surely the photo is engineered (photoshopped - the birds'
>>> toes are missing) and or equally likely taken in an aviary- (three Gouldian
>>> Finches in the one photo, one of each head colour and one Blue-faced Parrot
>>> Finch together at a waterfall is pretty unlikely). The one you are asking
>>> about maybe is a photoshopped Blue-faced Parrot Finch with blue extended to
>>> the body or is there such a similar bird in PNG or other islands. Actually
>>> on checking I believe suggest it is a form that has been selected for in
>>> captivity, see e.g. this website
>>> http://www.theparrotfinches.com/trichroa.htm for various aviary bred forms
>>> of the species. There are photos there of the same odd colour form as on
>>> that promo photo (along with lots of other odd finches and parrots).
>>> 
>>> Philip
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Birding-Aus  On Behalf Of
>>> Susan Knowles
>>> Sent: Monday, 5 January 2015 2:44 PM
>>> To: 
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] finches
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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  
>>>> <> <m("aapt.net.au","sknowles46");"> 
>>>> <>> Susan Knowles  
>>>> <>
>>>> 
>>>> 
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