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What is this Birdy?

Postby BBJ on Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:32 pm

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?
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Postby bago100 on Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:39 pm

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

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Postby BBJ on Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:44 pm

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.
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Postby Greg B on Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:46 pm

I thought the question was addressed to our esteemed Patron and Gitzo Guru, but suffered from inadequate punctuation, ie

What is this, Birdy?
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Postby BBJ on Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:50 pm

HAHAHA yeh well made u look hey Greg!!! I thought that is what might happen, oh well...
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Postby Onyx on Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:18 pm

Nonetheless, it's a nice shot John!
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Postby Nicole on Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:56 pm

As Graham said it is a white faced heron. Nice shot too! :)
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:59 pm

BBJ - when you asked if anyone knew its name the first thought I had was Justin!

Very nice shot John

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Postby BBJ on Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:11 am

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.
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