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    More bad photos for ID help, Wader (?) Nepal, Nov 28. 2023

    I am not phased by this:) but am amazed. It - bird identification - is, I suppose somewhat like math or art or other endeavours, involving both nature and nurture. So I agree that more practice will make one better, but also I am of the view that some have a natural talent upon which to build. I...
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    More bad photos for ID help, Wader (?) Nepal, Nov 28. 2023

    Thanks for the suggestion of Collins. I have realized, though, that the many very skilled birders on here are able to see things that I cannot see. It was rather humbling, to be faced with realizing that many people are just much more visually perceptive than me and that my birding skills will...
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    More bad photos for ID help, Wader (?) Nepal, Nov 28. 2023

    Thanks, I guess I will just have to see more of them then:) Much appreciated. all the best steve
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    More bad photos for ID help, Wader (?) Nepal, Nov 28. 2023

    Thank you very much for that. May i ask why you can say that without doubt please? This is for my learning, not that I doubt you:) I got close to that by elimination of what else is likely in this area at this time, but I am unable to get to a Northern Lapwing by construction. thank you in...
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    More bad photos for ID help, Wader (?) Nepal, Nov 28. 2023

    Hi, the wader (or possibly a duck?) in the attached 2 photos puzzle me. The photos were taken in the Phewa Lake wetlands, just outside Pokhara, Nepal (central Nepal) on Nov 28, 2023. The area is one of rice fields with a few creeks or natural "canals" running through it with some reeds. The...
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