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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pariah" data-source="post: 3283268" data-attributes="member: 23126">As said before, your textbook Pallid has a solid boa, darker capped appearance, which contrasts nicely with the paler collar.However, birds like this, with less defined boas are not unusual. Similar birds.<a href="http://birdingfrontiers.com/2011/10/13/juvenile-pallid-harrier-identification/" target="_blank">http://birdingfrontiers.com/2011/10/13/juvenile-pallid-harrier-identification/</a>  (Scroll down)<a href="http://www.tarsiger.com/gallery/index.php?pic_id=vvs1410804836&lang=eng" target="_blank">http://www.tarsiger.com/gallery/index.php?pic_id=vvs1410804836&lang=eng</a><a href="http://markkujamsa.1g.fi/kuvat/Lintukuvia++Bird+Photos/Uudet/Cirmac.jpg" target="_blank">http://markkujamsa.1g.fi/kuvat/Lintukuvia++Bird+Photos/Uudet/Cirmac.jpg</a>The last bird I had the pleasure of finding first hand a couple of weeks ago. And could really morph in appearance. Forgive the utter crap phone scoped shot, but highlights how the angle of viewing can alter how you view the collar and boa on perched birds.Similar can be seen here (a slightly older, more obvious bird) but shows how these "over the shoulder" type shots don't really allow you to assess the presence of a boa at times. <a href="http://www.pbase.com/image/132340899" target="_blank">http://www.pbase.com/image/132340899</a><a href="http://www.pbase.com/image/132355551" target="_blank">http://www.pbase.com/image/132355551</a>I think the more side on shot of the bird looking up at the crow does, and there is a reasonable boa present which contrasts nicely with the paler collar.Owen</blockquote>

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