Without name calling I’m going to suggest that I can look at a bird and think anything I want.
I think that there in lies the beauty of birdwatching.
Have a great day looking at birds or hybrids or subspecies or magical things with feathers. Or what ever you see when you look at a bird.
Enjoy (without telling other people what the can and can’t do when they look at birds).
Best birding,
Rob
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Rob Faucett
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On Sep 10, 2024, at 8:33 AM, Karen Wosilait via Tweeters wrote:
Nelson, I think you are confusing hybrids and subspecies.
Karen Wosilait (she/her)
Seattle, WA
karen.w.mobile at gmail.com
On Sep 10, 2024, at 7:14 AM, Michelle Landis via Tweeters wrote:
Who made you the arbiter of what others can and cannot do? So egotistical.
Michelle Landis
Coupeville
William Clark or anyone else cannot look at a photo of a bird and call it a hybrid. You can start to think a bird is a hybrid if it looks as other birds and the physical zone or area is determined to hold hybrids. In other words, a hybrid is not a hybrid, unless the bird is proven to be a hybrid. One of the best ways to think the bird is a hybrid is if there is a definite change in the structure of the bird, such as changes in the wing length, tail structure, beak structure, also the feet and legs. Possibly, I don’t know— the pattern and color change of a bird might not indicate a hybrid, but might be a start into thinking the bird is a hybrid. Cheers - Nelson Briefer- Anacortes.
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