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Nashville Warbler? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter birdbath
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Or indeed (pretty much) any bill 🙄
Ok, thanks for confirming Nashville Warbler. Merlin gets it right again!
Yes. The point is really that is it were mourning warbler we would see some indication of this (bill) even in a picture of this quality. It's not that species for other reasons too of course
So... In a photo where the bill is (pretty much) invisible, we could expect to judge whether or not the bill is 'clearly 2-toned'. Well, we disagree on that point 👍🏻
No. The two-toned nature of the bill would mean that you'd be able to see something of "a bill" in this picture. Quite what the bill pattern was would likely be impossible to determine.
Sorry I'm not sure you've followed me. The fact that we cannot see any indication of a bill is the point
After your explanation at #8 (for which, thank you), I'm sure I've followed you exactly - and I'm sure I disagree with you completely in assuming that you'd be bound to see a bill, if it was 2-toned, in a photo of such low quality that (what may or may not be) a 1-toned bill is (pretty much) not visible at all. So that's fine 👍🏻
Not bound to since we've no way of knowing this, but it's just one of a string of different reasons for the id. One may see it as less or more strong evidence as one wishes...
!! 🤦🏻
(oh dear. Just in case anyone cares, let's be clear here too. The bird is not a mourning warbler. If it were, I think we would probably see some evidence of its bill in the op image, (taking its quality into account) because the bill kinda stands out in that species. But perhaps the quality is too low and we wouldn't. Since this bird is not a mourning warbler we will never know for certain.
We are agreed on the id. Shall we leave it there or does butty need to have the last word?)
We are agreed on the id. Shall we leave it there or does butty need to have the last word?)
No.
Um.... arguments are so confusing? I'm sorry, I just don't have enough brain cells to deal with this.
qwerty5
Controversial opinion generator
I think the line between adult male and female/immature is pretty fine, so no.
KenM
Well-known member
Nashville bills are quite fine and pointed unlike Mourning or Yellow Warbler’s, therefore imo a less than perfect (full resolution) image would be the perfect candidate for a “disappearing” bill!
This was a problem I had with my old camera, often the body was ok-ish but, when the proximity to the “subject” (usually small birds) was further than closer, often the bills would (light dependant) almost disappear.
I don’t seem to have that problem with my new cam now, in all other respects Nashville for me.👍
This was a problem I had with my old camera, often the body was ok-ish but, when the proximity to the “subject” (usually small birds) was further than closer, often the bills would (light dependant) almost disappear.
I don’t seem to have that problem with my new cam now, in all other respects Nashville for me.👍
Ok, thanks!
