Your WORST identifiable photos (1 Viewer)

[Tired]

Everybody with a camera's got plenty of bad, deleted photos. I want to see the bad photos that didn't get deleted, because the bird was actually recognizable.



Like this guy. Wildly out of focus, but if that's not a male Common Yellowthroat, I'll eat my camera strap.

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

Phone picture of a Gannet on a Barrow reservoir to prove it had turned up at a freshwater site.

 

[Paul Chapman]

You are describing virtually all my photos. The attached was when photography used to be more challenging last century. It was my only photo from three twitches for one particular species. I saw it on each attempt. I consider that it is identifiable and it is actually one of my favourite photos. If it is identifiable, I do not need to say the species or as a result the date or location.

All the best

Paul

 

[Andy Adcock]

Golden-winged Warbler, some Tesco car park at a guess.

 

[delia todd]

An Olive-backed Oriole is mine (at the moment). A lifer of course seen in Brisbane.

 

[THE_FERN]

An Olive-backed Warbler is mine (at the moment). A lifer of course seen in Brisbane.

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? = tropical parula ? [doesn't match my memories of that species]

Setophaga pitiayumi (Tropical Parula) - Avibase

...or is "olive-backed warbler" a nom de guerre?

 

[JWN Andrewes]

I give you (drum roll please) adult breeding White-billed Diver!!

Thank you, and good night.

 

[delia todd]

? = tropical parula ? [doesn't match my memories of that species]

Setophaga pitiayumi (Tropical Parula) - Avibase

...or is "olive-backed warbler" a nom de guerre?

OOOpppppssss....

That was meant to be Olive-backed Oriole!

I'll correct it.

 

[Farnboro John]

You are describing virtually all my photos. The attached was when photography used to be more challenging last century. It was my only photo from three twitches for one particular species. I saw it on each attempt. I consider that it is identifiable and it is actually one of my favourite photos. If it is identifiable, I do not need to say the species or as a result the date or location.

All the best

Paul

I think Paul is right. Photos put up in this thread shouldn't have captions: identifiability will be confirmed (or otherwise!) by posters putting a name to the bird. I like the idea, who doesn't love a mystery bird? I'll have a look for mine later.

John

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

You should all follow Bernie and Cliff on Twitter. Legendary toggers. I think Cliff did a calendar this year.

Rich

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

I think Paul is right. Photos put up in this thread shouldn't have captions: identifiability will be confirmed (or otherwise!) by posters putting a name to the bird. I like the idea, who doesn't love a mystery bird? I'll have a look for mine later.

John

Want to try this one? A lifer for me.

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Is it really the white blob by the road? Ostrich???

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Is it really the white blob by the road? Ostrich???

Ship assisted It is the white blob by the road. My point and shoot camera had got wet in my scopac. Had to use the iPhone.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

An uncharitable clue would be that it ain’t common (apparently) amongst alpine birders.

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

An uncharitable clue would be that it ain’t common (apparently) amongst alpine birders.

I'm not sure if it's a black bird, a white bird or both!

Edit - clearly it's just white from what you've said. I don't think I can identify it with certainty.

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

Another one from me. A first for the place I saw it.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Rosy Starling ?

 

[Stephen Dunstan]

Rosy Starling ?

Yeah. First for Cape Verde. The only other was in the same place the following year, still wonder if it was the same individual.

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

An uncharitable clue would be that it ain’t common (apparently) amongst alpine birders.

The clue isn’t helping me; I can’t imagine you haven’t caught up with any realistic egrets, so my guess is White Stork.

 

[Richard Prior]

An uncharitable clue would be that it ain’t common (apparently) amongst alpine birders.

I think that ‘s directed at me Rich, so it must be a full adult plumage Long tailed Skua Talk about rubbing salt in my wound