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Eclipse male Smew and female - how to tell apart? - Worldwide
I find the explanation for identifying the sex of smew during fall, when male looks similar to female, a bit lacking in bird guides. Thus I'd be curious to know what people have noticed in practice. I do know about the male smew having the white stripes on it's back even in eclipse plumage...- EliS
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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All about Colours!
I searched through the whole Wildlife Art -forum and couldn't find a thread dedicated colo(u)rs, so here's one. I'll start off with some questions: I've read somewhere that Eric Ennion's used a limited amount of colors. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any further information on this...- EliS
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- Forum: Wildlife Art
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Elina's Corner
Hello from Finland! Looks like I'm settling here in this part of BF, so I guess I'll claim a corner of my own here and see, what happens. I've drawn my first birds at a very young age, I was probably just a few years old then. I've never quit drawing, but only a couple of years ago, when I...- EliS
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- Forum: Wildlife Art
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Equipment: pencils, papers, telescopes...
I tried using the search tool to find out whether there's already a thread for what equipment people use when doing field scetches. Couldn't find any (maybe I used wrong words), so I'm starting one. I've found out long ago that one can save a lot of time by seeing, what more experienced...- EliS
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- Forum: Wildlife Art
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38x or 20-60x for Nikon RA III A WP (non-ED)?
Hi! I've finally decided it's high time I got myself a telescope. One of my options is at the moment the Nikon Spotting Scope RA III A WP (non-ED). But which one is better for this - the 20-60x or the 38x? I've been trying to read the reviews and they say 20-60x is awfully narrow, but still...