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ross hawkins
 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Bittern or juvenile Green Backed Heron????
Unread postPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:18 pm 
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Juve Green-backed Heron

White flecks on the wing point to GBH along with the moustachial streaking


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michel367
 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Bittern or juvenile Green Backed Heron????
Unread postPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:23 pm 
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Man. These birding thing can really make you crazy. :slap: :slap:

Thanks Ross. :thumbs_up:

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ross hawkins
 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Bittern or juvenile Green Backed Heron????
Unread postPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:39 pm 
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Hey Michel367
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Only a pleasure. I'm learning lots here, actually looking at the bird n reading the description properly for a change which helps :D


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michel367
 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Bittern or juvenile Green Backed Heron????
Unread postPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:43 pm 
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I am still a long way away from being a birder.

Still. I am learning too and that darn bird is still giving trouble.

If I look at your explanation I agree with you completely, but if I look at the eye and the area around it I am still not 100% sure. :hmz:

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ross hawkins
 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Bittern or juvenile Green Backed Heron????
Unread postPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:58 pm 
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Ye it takes a bit o time n then when you see a particular type of bird you recognize them straight away.
Have a look @ the Bittern eye. Its a black orb, where as the GBH has a yellow eye with black pupil.
The streaks on the face of your bird also gives it away

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Leeukos
 Post subject: Re: Heron: Green-backed
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A Green-backed Heron at Lake Panic in the Kruger National Park.

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 Post subject: Re: Heron: Green-backed
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 Post subject: Re: Heron: Green-backed
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This one at Sweni hide in May 2011 .

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 Post subject: Re: Heron: Green-backed
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