Australian Wood Duck - Mapua Nelson

[Amber Calman]

That is totally right.
But i feel a bit bad judging some one when i have no idea of the circumstances.
Sorry.

[George Hobson]

Buuuuut, we know the circumstances were that he couldn't identify it before he shot it (unless it was intentional) and so..... he shot a bird he couldn't identify.

[Amber Calman]

Yes i know!
(Unless it was killed by a falling pukeko )

[Ian Southey]

That judgement thing ... perhaps it should never have been shot but also bear in mind the possibility that the person who handed it in did not shoot it but picked it up dead on the day and then did the right thing. I am aware of Brown Teal specimens handed into museums in this way.

Ian

[sophierose]

I wish I had been on this website earlier! I would have been able to nip round and have a look- I live about 10 mins away from the Playhouse!

[Amber Calman]

I missed the too.(Oh well I'll see them in AU) If your in Mapua they were even closer at the start, I wanted to go see them but the owners of the land did not want anyone to come. I don't know if you do life lists etc. but they would have been a great "Lifer" for me.

Welcome to the Forum!!!!!

[sophierose]

Are you going to Aussie? Awesome! You'll get to heaps of amazing and beautiful birds! yeah, I do have a "life list" and it would have been great to see one in the flesh. I live in Mahana, officially, but we are actually closer to Mapua and I was at Mapua School all my primary/intermediate years!

[Amber Calman]

Yes Next year. I've been studying their birds before i go over for 2 weeks in winter next year.
cool!

[sophierose]

Sounds fun! When I went to there last year I saw so many bright coloured birds! I brought home so many books of info about them and thousands of pictures! You'll have heaps of fun.

[zarkov]

Aussie's the place for raptors, you see them everywhere.