millipede Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) There were two cormorants at the lake today... (NW Arkansas) To different birds but I think they're both neotropic. I should have used the scope and, I should have just ignored the people hanging out at a better spot and just gotten closer for better photos... Oh well... This one, the pics are not good... and they look about the same as each other. You can compare its size to the turtles on the log... This one is up closer Edited May 19, 2021 by millipede 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 yes! Nice! In the last shot, you can see the white " V" on the chin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, IKLland said: yes! Nice! In the last shot, you can see the white " V" on the chin. Yeah, I was pretty sure about that one... but the first few pictures are a different bird that don't show as much detail. That's the one I'm really wanting feedback on. one neotropic cormorant is rare(ish) enough around here... two would be pretty interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, millipede said: Yeah, I was pretty sure about that one... but the first few pictures are a different bird that don't show as much detail. That's the one I'm really wanting feedback on. one neotropic cormorant is rare(ish) enough around here... two would be pretty interesting. I think the first one is one, but i'm not positive. I'm 99.0% sure #2 is one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 #1 does seem to have a long tail which would point to Neotropic, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I don't know that the turtles are good for size comparison. We don't know how big they are, and there's a lot of variation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 IMO, 1 looks better for Double-crested, but it could easily be either. I’d use the “/“ option for this bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millipede Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 5/19/2021 at 10:10 AM, Seanbirds said: IMO, 1 looks better for Double-crested, but it could easily be either. I’d use the “/“ option for this bird. ok... I'll report with the / It will get flagged either way and the reviewer can look at it. If I had tons more free time I would have just gone back to get more photos and maybe pull the scope out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 22 minutes ago, millipede said: If I had tons more free time I would have just gone back to get more photos and maybe pull the scope out. If I had tons more free time, I'd be out in the field too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: If I had tons more free time, I'd be out in the field too. Wouldn’t we all? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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