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  1. lockbreeze926

    Unfamiliar Egrets and Waders (Tokyo, Japan)

    You can salvage the Intermediate's more rounded head, too. And observe a kink even when the neck is outstretched. (Apologies for over-sized images; dunno why that happened.)
  2. lockbreeze926

    Unfamiliar Egrets and Waders (Tokyo, Japan)

    I suppose it depends, to a degree, on how you define "kink".
  3. lockbreeze926

    Unfamiliar Egrets and Waders (Tokyo, Japan)

    The other generally helpful way to separate Intermediate and Great is their neck - only Great shows a distinct kink in the middle (most of the time), whereas Intermediate has a smooth curve. TBH, your first shot (of a Great) actually shows a smooth curve, too, so it's not foolproof, but can help...
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