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Posted 16 July 2012 - 01:35 PM
Royal. Bill color and the fact that it is already going bald (losing breeding plumage).
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 03:09 PM
Agree Royal.
In flight, to identify Caspian look for full black on the outer 1/3 of the underwing. In Royals, as shown in your pic, only the edges of the primaries show black. I find that looking for bill color in flight is very difficult. (And juvenile Caspians have orange bills...urgh.)
In flight, to identify Caspian look for full black on the outer 1/3 of the underwing. In Royals, as shown in your pic, only the edges of the primaries show black. I find that looking for bill color in flight is very difficult. (And juvenile Caspians have orange bills...urgh.)
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 03:49 PM
thanks, that was what i thought.
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