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Which owl 7 years 10 months ago #579

Peter Johnston Topic Author Offline Premium Member Posts: 88 Thank you received: 38	Hi I took this shot at East Point Reserve in Darwin which I had tagged as a Southern Boobook but now looking at the lightness around the eyes and the grayish head, I'm thinking more a Barking Owl. I don't encounter owls enough to have confidence in my judgement, could someone please confirm either way?. Cheers. Peter. Attachments:
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Which owl 7 years 10 months ago #580

John Stirling Offline New Member Posts: 4 Thank you received: 2	Yes, Barking Owl, Peter. Nice shot!
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Which owl 7 years 10 months ago #581

Peter Johnston Topic Author Offline Premium Member Posts: 88 Thank you received: 38	Thanks John I Uploaded it to the gallery last year as a Boobook. How embarrassment! Will rectify when I get home. Cheers.
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Which owl 7 years 10 months ago #582

Rob Parker Offline Administrator Posts: 140 Thank you received: 113	Peter Johnston wrote: I Uploaded it to the gallery last year as a Boobook. Really? I just checked - not wanting to be embarassed as a moderator - and couldn't find this in any of our galleries. Very relieved! Rob BirdLife Photography Website Administrator
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Which owl 7 years 10 months ago #583

Peter Johnston Topic Author Offline Premium Member Posts: 88 Thank you received: 38	Hi Rob As soon as John confirmed it as a Barking Owl. I deleted the picture from the gallery (with my mobile) along with a couple of other images to be resubmitted. Oddly it had over 200 views?. I have to be more vigilant and not make the great job that you are doing even more harder. Sorry about that. Peter.
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Which owl 6 years 9 months ago #1206

Bruce Terrill
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Hi Guys,
Sorry that I'm sooo late on this one, I was just browsing through the i.d. section.
Peter, I think that you might have been a bit premature in taking the bird out of the Boobook section?
After handling both Boobooks and Barkers, from egg to adult, for nearly 4years now, I would really be thinking Boobook, although all the birds that I have handled are from local Victorian areas.
Just another opinion, sorry to throw a spanner in the works and I'm certainly not second guessing John, I'm just going with mu opinion. . .
Bruce

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