If it helps quell the Siberian queries, when I first spotted the bluebird it
did give the impression of a dark mask until it turned its head. It all had to
do with angle, wetness, and bad light.
In the case of yesterday’s photos I suggest pixelation and distortion are
responsible for the difference between the two. Since Tanya included both as
examples of the same bird then I accept that. Colors and detail just go out the
window when phone images are highly cropped. I have experienced some pretty
weird looking birds when my failed digiscope attempts were heavily cropped.
Cheers,
Shawneen
Sent from my iPad
On Feb 14, 2019, at 2:33 PM, Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was with Alan on this. My first thought was Stonechat and then Wheatear,
around then I started looking around for Zebras leaving hoof prints.
Tom Crabtree, Bend
