Re: [SBB] something at steven's creek resevoir...

["David Kohler" <[[email protected]]>]

Judging from these photos, I think it must be a hippopotamus.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuq Von Rospach" <[[email protected]]>
To: "Chuq Von Rospach" <[[email protected]]>
Cc: "SBB birds" <[[email protected]]>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [SBB] something at steven's creek resevoir...


> 
> On May 4, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
> 
>> Of course, there it was. I was able to spend time looking at it  
>> with the scope, and it's pretty clear it's a younger double-crested  
>> cormorant, minus the black color - lutino. I got good looks of it  
>> acting like, well, a cormorant, and it's got a yellowish bill. I  
>> spent some time trying for photos, but none are really useful (one  
>> clearly shows the cormorant neck, though).
> 
> ONe final on this. three pretty not-great photos, but which may help  
> folks get an idea on this.
> 
> this one is the best at showing the body from the side, and I think  
> you can see the head looks like a cormorant (at least to me)
> 
> http://chuqui.typepad.com/teal_sunglasses//IMG_3639.jpg
> 
> http://chuqui.typepad.com/teal_sunglasses//IMG_3640.jpg
> 
> http://chuqui.typepad.com/teal_sunglasses//IMG_3643.jpg
> 
> the shots are really over-emphasizing the brownish color. In the  
> scope, it's whitish to tan.
> 
> 
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