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    Ups and Downs of Widespread Photography?

    in General Birding Topics

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    For me, the biggest benefit is the ability to snap a picture of a bird that may otherwise only present itself for less than two seconds, which is often not enough time to look at every field mark. Small passerines can be very difficult to identify by sound, and seeing a yellowish blur in a bush doesn't give me any confidence in identification. Of course, there are also times where I take a useless photo but I'm still able to identify the bird; I just have to remember to delete that photo later or I'll spend too much time trying to re-identify it.

    The other case is the distance. I can zoom way further in on a photo than I can with binoculars. (If I had binoculars with ridiculous zoom, the challenge would become holding them steadily.)

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    Mallard or hybrid with Mexican Duck?

    in Help Me Identify a North American Bird

    Posted · Edited by Zoroark

    I saw this bird this morning at Lake Mead Marina. I have seen a Mexican Duck at the marina fairly often during the winter, but I'm certain this one is not a (pure) Mexican Duck. However, I'm curious if it's just a molting Mallard or if it may be a Mallard × Mexican Duck hybrid. All the other male Mallards were in their brilliant breeding plumage.

    »I'm pretty sure it's a molting Mallard, but I'd like your opinion.«

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