Visiting Bahrain
Is it Male or Female - a Pied O. pleschanka, Black-eared O. hispanica, Finsch's O. finschii
or something else like a hybrid/cross O. pleschanka / O. hispanica
March 16th 2006
Opinions from replies recieved thus far - do not agree on species
The dark markings on the throat might provide the clue
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| The two Photographs
below were taken a few days later than the two above we think its the
same bird but obviously cannot ever be 100 percent certain |
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We are fortunate to have Juhani Kyyrö here in Bahrain with us- his Digital Nikon equipped with 600mm lens
has introduced a new element to our Birding its called "Help"
With the digital format it is possible to take an enormous number of images of any species encountered some turn out brilliant like these
Photographs by Juhani Kyyrö juhani.kyyro@sci.fi www.virtual-bird.com check out his extensive library of pictures
email: howardk@bahrain.com.bh
or featherbrain@hawar-islands.com
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