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Busby
02-04-2008, 19:26
Came across this fine looking bird today but haven't the foggiest what it is!
Can anyone help please?

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/1570/Mystery800.jpg

A few more well know ones...

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/1570/Coots_Nest5800.jpg

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/1570/Manderin_Duck800.jpg

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/1570/Robin8004.jpg

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/1570/Great_Crested_Grebe800.jpg

Thanks
Anthony
TomWaterfall
02-04-2008, 19:38
My dad says its some strange Hybrid bird, possibly from someones collection or from a foreign country. Good captures though(why is "t h o" blocked out)? =] kk lol
Busby
02-04-2008, 20:06
:thumbs:Thanks Tom and dad.
I was beginning to suspect it was a hybrid because there is nothing like it in my ever growing collection of bird books.

Nice looking thing though isn't he?
Veracocha
02-04-2008, 20:09
Muscovy duck?
purpleclouds
02-04-2008, 20:13
Muscovy duck?

Indeed it is!!! Theyre quite common in the right places :)
Busby
02-04-2008, 20:29
Thanks Purple and Veracocha.
I had looked at the Muscovy in one of my books, but the picture looked quite a bit different.
I suppose like a lot of birds, there are many variations.
TomWaterfall
05-04-2008, 20:46
Damn, I was just finding this thread to post that i found out it was a Muscovy duck, i somehow found it on google images.
I have been beaten :(
:)
Veracocha
05-04-2008, 20:54
Beaten or not, identifying a species can be difficult going so well done on googling. I have a lot of books to fall back on and use Google just to confirm my findings.

Today for the first time I came across a Goldfinch in my garden, over the moon but the shot was poor.
Kerioak
06-04-2008, 08:21
Yup, definitely a muscovy duck (female) they come in many different colours and the drakes also have a lot more of the red around their faces. Have very sharp claws and will often roost in trees .
TomWaterfall
06-04-2008, 09:20
Goldfinches are really nice looking birds for how common they are, on some days we must have excess of 20 in our back garden and in the neighbouring trees. :)
Venomator
06-04-2008, 09:23
The first one is certainly one not very pretty mother ... :suspect:



Good set of images though ... :thumbs:





:p
Busby
06-04-2008, 20:14
:) Thanks very much everyone.