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What is this Birdy?
Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:32 pmby BBJ
Hi All, Well this big dummy is not used to looking at all these birds of the feathered kind so i know it is a Crane od some sort, does it have a proper name?
Thanks
John
BBJ
Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:39 pmby bago100
According to "Wildlife of greater Brisbane", the bird is a White Faced Heron also known as a blue crane. The book says it is a very common bird whose habitat is Australia wide and also (gasp) in New Zealand and islands.
For Greg B the scientific name of this bird is Egretta novaehollandiae
Hope this helps John
Cheers
Graham
Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:44 pmby BBJ
Thanks Graham, Like i said not up with all this nature pics just seen it took a pic and yeh, sort of a pretty crane i think as i have seen white ones but yeh ths blueish colour looks nicer. Just couldn't put a name to it.
Thanks
John
Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:46 pmby Greg B
I thought the question was addressed to our esteemed Patron and Gitzo Guru, but suffered from inadequate punctuation, ie
What is this, Birdy?
Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:50 pmby BBJ
HAHAHA yeh well made u look hey Greg!!! I thought that is what might happen, oh well...
Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:18 pmby Onyx
Nonetheless, it's a nice shot John!
Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:56 pmby Nicole
As Graham said it is a white faced heron. Nice shot too!
Posted:
Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:59 pmby sirhc55
BBJ - when you asked if anyone knew its name the first thought I had was Justin!
Very nice shot John
Chris
Posted:
Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:11 amby BBJ
Thanks it was a shot i took with the 70-300 G and forgot to do anything with it. Well i now no it's name will remember that next time.
Thanks