Identity issue
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LouisaEvers
How come there isn't an unable to identify option? In several of the photos, it's not entirely clear what species one or more birds might be due to over-exposed images, the number of birds in the image, the posture of the bird in question, and elements in the photo obscuring the bird.
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wreness
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Since several (or maybe "a lot", not sure how many 'a lot' or 'quite a few' etc is, technically) get the same picture, someone might be able to figure it out. Maybe not. My guess on the guy behind the pole would be a turkey vulture only because if I blow the pic up (you can right click on the pic here and then "open in new tab")(or copy it to a graphic program if you're ambitious) I can just make out a red head with the tiniest bit of white beak. I think. He looks more compact and smallish than a condor but then I could be wrong. Someone with oodles more experience might think it's a condor or be sure it's a raven. But! The "a lot" or input is eventually put on 'one' screen for The Scientist People and they can see that out of (say) 10 people who got this pic, 4 said it was a turkey vulture, 2 said it was a raven, 2 totally blew it off and 1 said it was a coyote, out of sheer frustration of looking at it on a graphic program, blown up for 45 minutes (not that I'd do that. I just heard people do. Ahem) So they take the general opinion go from there. Even just taking a guess is helpful. Some are impossible, agreed, hopefully there will be a "can't be identified" or "you have to be kidding" option in the future.
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