tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post3440991275698478524..comments2023-10-19T23:31:13.746-07:00Comments on Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist: Bird Identification ChallengeField Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-36169760084530132752007-12-29T22:02:00.000-08:002007-12-29T22:02:00.000-08:00Exactly - it's one or the other :) Redheads have s...Exactly - it's one or the other :) Redheads have shorter bills and darker backs than canvasbacks. The differences are easy to spot in an open guidebook but out in the field with less than ideal lighting and from far away... it's often a toss up.<BR/><BR/>That's why I like ruddy ducks. They are un-believably-obvious. But, I like seeing their bills so much I'd rather see them up close :)Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-21319963651869595582007-12-29T20:12:00.000-08:002007-12-29T20:12:00.000-08:00Is the bird at the top a Canvasback?Is the bird at the top a Canvasback?SquirrelGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250021359943339819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-86321335474543204372007-12-28T17:00:00.000-08:002007-12-28T17:00:00.000-08:00Bird in first picture on card with redhead is of c...Bird in first picture on card with redhead is of course called a Redhead. This is a diving duck. <BR/>The other birds on pictures I do not know, maybe European or African birds?pelecypodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622695872733403993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-87620738423869831022007-12-28T16:19:00.001-08:002007-12-28T16:19:00.001-08:00Go ahead and I.D. the birds :) It's okay!Go ahead and I.D. the birds :) It's okay!Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-78625191425208782262007-12-28T16:19:00.000-08:002007-12-28T16:19:00.000-08:00hiya just read your comment on my blog, good luck ...hiya just read your comment on my blog, good luck with getting your dissertation published, you must have done very well! maybe your treat should be a break from work?QuintessentiallyEnglishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957771176705260198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-35874054334309556322007-12-28T16:01:00.000-08:002007-12-28T16:01:00.000-08:00I do know what the bird is in your picture. I want...I do know what the bird is in your picture. I want tell!<BR/>I seen a lot of these birds this fall and had never seen them before, a beautiful bird. <BR/>Cards are also nice and that is a good idea to reuse pictures on cards.pelecypodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622695872733403993noreply@blogger.com