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An excellent sighting of a new IBWO Excuse™:
A Cornell volunteer reported seeing the bird in the upper part of the Bayou de View for two minutes, perched on a tree. He made notes, but, to the dismay of some, did not use the camera he was equipped with because, he said, he didn't want to take his eyes off the woodpecker.
That's an excellent excuse, to be filed under category "no photo excuses". It is even better than "auto focus did not work", or "just put camera away", because it captures the mesmerizing awesomeness of the Lord God Bird, which psychically paralyzes its victims so they are unable to document it. Clearly, that is the best explanation for the lack of photos--the psychic powers of the LGB. Clearly, this is related to what Don Hendershot calls "The Sasquatch Effect", where all photos are blurry.
"“It's all baloney until we get the glossy 8 by 10,” Nature Conservancy biologist Alan Mueller said."
We skeptics couldn't have said it better ourselves.
"field supervisor for the Arkansas office"
conflict of interest?
"birders who know him to be a reputable biologist a told-you-so moment."
knew him
“It saw me and did a U-turn,” "Mueller said. “When it turned it flew briefly out of the forest and into the light."
Requisite irrelevant behavioral anecdote revealing the IBWO's elusive inner nature.
"I had a very good look at the top of the wings, black on front and white trailing edges.”
Can't they make up seeing another character once in a while in addition to the trailing edges? And didn't Gene Sparling report that the trailing edge is yellowish off white? He should know, unlike those who haven't done time in Arkansas, having seen the bird himself after it evolved this new plumage.
"He saw the bird for four or five seconds"
A little too long for an optimal IBWO sighting.
"and was struck by how glossy the bird's black feathers were."
Requisite irrelevant supposed field mark.
"struck by how glossy the bird's black feathers were"
GLOSSY: glistening, reflecting light
Fitz talking to Gallagher as quoted in the Grail Bird:
"You said it looked darker than a Pileated woodpecker. What about a crow? Maybe the light hit the bird just right as it flew past and the reflection made part of the wings look white?"
"No," I said, "To me a crow's plumage looks shiny, almost like armor."
Anonymous Marcus Ben Karkis said:
Oh give me a home where the Job Security roams and we can milk this for another 25 years.
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