For those who missed the original image, it was this one (without the
watermark)....
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-131249246/stock-photo-gouldian-finch-colorful-birds-taking-a-bath-near-the-waterfall.html
On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 16:56:00 +1100, SeanDooley <>
wrote:
>Forgot to cc the group in to my response to Susan.
>
>Sean
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>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
>>>> <>
>>>> < <m("aapt.net.au","sknowles46");">>>
>>>> Susan Knowles
>>>> <>
>>>>
>>>>
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