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Clearly, the original Luneau video is of a Red-headed - Pileated hybrid!
In case you haven't already figured it out, these are Red-headed Woodpeckers.
They gave me a bit of excitement though! (Luneau)
Ohhh, and hey, check out this recent addition to David Luneau's website (but don't spill your coffee while looking, not worth it): (Cyberthrush)
The way I read these statements, because that's what they meant, is at a quick glance these birds look like IBWOs. (If that's what you're looking for.)
"Large black and white woodpecker! Perched!! White Secondaries!!! Unmistakable!!!! No Pileated, that's for sure!!!!!"
Can't mistake another bird for an Ivory-bill. WRONG. The key is a brief look or a fuzzy photo. What have they been getting? Brief looks and fuzzy photos. All good photos always turn out to be something else, don't they?
Hey that was pretty cool. The way he laid that out with the scroll down had me going ...
Unrelated to the original post I'd like to say the following:
Both Bill Pulliam and Cyberthrush have written posts on their blogs trying to prove that, statistically, it is possible for the IBWO to still be alive.
I think we all realize it's statistically possible. However to have survived for over six decades without one verifiable sighting, the Ivory-bill would have to have won the lottery.
Is it possible to win the lottery? Yes, it is. But you still have to produce the winning ticket. In this case we don't even know if there is one.
Since a remote camera was set up, I assume this was considered to be an "A-cavity". So when are they going to publish a paper on the use of A-cavities by multiple other species (Red-headed, Pileated, Gray Squirrel, etc.)?
Since a remote camera was set up, I assume this was considered to be an "A-cavity". So when are they going to publish a paper on the use of A-cavities by multiple other species (Red-headed, Pileated, Gray Squirrel, etc.)?
Never. This isn't science. It's the search for the Holy Grail, and you don't begin your Quest by questioning the evidence of whether your faith is grounded in fact. If your Grail turns out to be a Dixie Cup, no matter. Search every pawn shop, every cupboard. Until you search every one, the Grail Exists!
I don't want to see fuzzy, distant black and white photos of Red-headed woodpeckers, I want to see a recent clear color photograph of an Ivory-billed, damn it!
Anonymous wrote:
"....... Search every pawn shop, every cupboard. Until you search every one, the Grail Exists!"
And, then, if you still haven't found it, then start over because it must have slipped through the picket line...
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