Bird Photos

[chrisluv]

Hi,

I'm not very technically adept, but is there any way I can post a picture in these forums? I hope we can!

I have a bird I need help identifying and I'm sure as this forum grows I'll find someone who knows what it is.

Thanks,
Chris

[Pauline]

chrisluv said:

Hi,

I'm not very technically adept, but is there any way I can post a picture in these forums? I hope we can!

I have a bird I need help identifying and I'm sure as this forum grows I'll find someone who knows what it is.

Thanks,
Chris

Not sure Chris, leave it with us and we will find out!

This Forum is a bit of a learning curve for us!!!

[Pauline]

Chris,

It seems that the attachment feature is only available on the extra proboard.com options which have to be paid for (we are using a free board)

However, someone has suggested using www.imageshack.us/ to host any photos so it might be worth trying that to show us your photos.

Hope that helps

[chrisluv]

Thanks for looking into this.

It was very easy, even for me!

Here's the picture, let me know what you think. I had to use the "Thumbnail for forums (1)" text that ImageShack gave me. I'd advise people to use the preview button to check their post before submitting it, it took a little while to get right.



Can anyone tell me what it is? Looks a bit like a pheasant, but I'm not sure it is

Help appreciated,
Chris

[Pauline]

Glad that worked, Chris.

Not sure on the bird, it's neck looks a bit long for a Grouse, hopefully an expert will come along soon!

[Derek]

Hi Chris

I am not a twitcher but is it one of these? I used to breed quail and it looks everso quailish . Feel free to tell me if I am wrong, mine were the Japanese (I think), for egg laying.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Quail

Derek

[chrisluv]

Thanks for the reply Derek,

I'm not so sure about quail, aren't they quite small? I'd put this bird about a foot tall or even bigger (although you can't see it from the photo).

You're right though, it does look very quailish - perhaps my memory is deceiving me, I'm starting to doubt myself now.

[wendy]

Thanks, Pauline for e-mailing the photo to me as I can't get it to open. John (our household 'expert') thinks that it is a hen pheasant.

Wendy

[Derek]

Hi Chris

Quail are only little as you say, 6 inches or so. An expert says you are right about pheasant. Hi Wendy



Just trying out adding a pic of a little hen pheasant.

Derek

[chrisluv]

We'll go with hen pheasant then, probably with some tail feathers missing.

Thanks for the help!