tags: Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus, photographed at the Main River, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
here's another look at this species, to give you an idea of the region of the bird that I was photographing (the wing, mostly).
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The sort of "speculum" pattern formed by secondaries and wing coverts give a clue as to family. This bird's closest relatives are extinct Indian Ocan species.
Someone needs to close a /strike tag.
there I fixed it :-) OK, only for the comments page, but "one small step for man..."
BTW, the tag needs to be added to the end of, "[Mystery bird] photographed at the Main River, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]", OK Grrl?
hrm. that was a dumb mistake, but that one strike tag sure was powerful!