non NZ birds mistakenly shown as NZ birds....

[SomesBirder]

Phonecard from 1994:

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[andrewcrossland]

I came across this one today - oh, shocker! On the Pelorus Eco Adventures website. Pretty much every single ID feature of Grey Duck is missing from the bird in this pic!

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[Finn Davey]

I came across this one today - oh, shocker! On the Pelorus Eco Adventures website. Pretty much every single ID feature of Grey Duck is missing from the bird in this pic!

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Perhaps that "Contact Us" link should be used...

[Ian McLean]

Hi there
Andrew Crossland & others, I hope that you are contacting many of these artists & companies to advise them of their errors ? Advising them of their errors would be a good thing to do, so they can gain knowledge to ensure that the same mistakes do not continue.
I contacted the company Tahi about their error with the Eurasian Kingfisher & got a very quick & positive response. They have changed one of their labels as attached & now have a Kingfisher that has the colors & bill profile of a Kotare. I have commended them for their very quick action & attention.
Cheers
Ian McLean

[SomesBirder]

It appears that the Bellbird Arms pub has actually been shut down, and that the sign has been removed.

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There is at least one other place in Manurewa that includes "Bellbird" in its title; Bellbird Takeaways. Its sign features a slightly weird-looking but still recognisable korimako.

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[andrewcrossland]

Hi team, just a reply to those who suggest these various users of the wrong bird image should be contacted and told of their error - well yeah, its a free country so you're more than welcome too do that if you feel the need, but the reason I started this thread was to share bemusement, not to shame or chastise people or organisations (well, other than people like Forest & Bird who should be more careful if they're running a "NZ bird of the year event"). Its all very much a "first world problem" though isn't it? Some of the art work is actually pretty good - even if they haven't much of a clue as to what the bird they're trying to paint actually looks like?

so, anyway, today's offerings are......................

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and this Kingfisher on what I guess is a very old artwork - kinda looks like a hybrid between the NZ one and the European one, right?

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[andrewcrossland]

Q - what do folks reckon the tern on the cover of this educational sheet is?

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[Oscar Thomas]

That’s a Caspian Tern Andrew!

[andrewcrossland]

ok, so "most mixed metaphors don't bear close examination!!"

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[andrewcrossland]

Spotted these NZ bird paintings for sale at the Riccarton Market in CHCH on Sunday. Quite impressed to see a Storm-Petrel painting, but there's another one of those dodgy Kotare paintings!

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