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    Of late there have been a few shots of birds in juvenal plumage that have posed identification challenges as these plumages are often lacking in field guides.

    Here is another, but I do know what it is! The adult has graced the forums of BPN but I don't think this plumage has. Any guesses...


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    Hi Declan- Can't see image right now (blue ? icon).

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    OK Declan- here's a long shot! Still Can't see your post so enlarged the thumbnail, which I can see, using Genuine Fractals in Ps. I think the grey head, white under chin, dark streaks on breast, and rusty on wing with black along leading edge suggest a species but I won't say just yet!

    BTW, I think Genuine Fractals did a pretty nice artistic job, just right for Out of the Box!
    Last edited by John Chardine; 07-31-2009 at 10:28 AM.

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    Hmm, I wonder what happened? It displayed nicely in the preview. Perhaps something related to the BPN downtime or operator error on my part. C'est la vie, it shall remain a mystery.

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    The enlargement looks like a Monet painting!

    Declan, can you repost the original image?

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    Yes a repost would be useful now we are up and running again!

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    Well I wasn't going to belabor the thread but given that there are requests, here goes....... I hope it works.


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    Now we see it! What suspense!

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    When i reposted it I could see the image and the original link also came back to life. When I looked earlier today there was no image, now you (John) can see it but I can't! Most unusual. Fortunately I kind of prefer your OFTB version.

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    So I'll take a stab after long contemplation and say young Snow Bunting.

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    I had given up on this since I so rarely could see an image other than your fine interpretive version. Does this mean you can actually see something?

    In any event you are indeed correct but then I suspect you are well acquainted with the plumage. Many are surprised at first encounter to see that one of our lighter colored birds starts out so dark.

    http://lh5.ggpht.com/_z3fF6vnzVmE/Sm...Y/_MG_2424.jpg

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