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rapier
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 Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Bird identification question!
Around my town near Yongin, and in the woods near Anyang, I've seen and heard a bird that I can't classify, and it's starting to drive me bonkers.
It has a distinct and frequent SQUEAK! and it flies in a swoop-flutter-swoop-flutter pattern. It's been very hard to get a peek at it, because it tends to alight very high, but since the trees are starting to clear, I've had a couple glances.
The first peek at it seemed to reveal a pointed, white-edged tail, rather like a dove. I got another look at it in profile (on a different occasion; hopefully this is the same bird) and it resembled an American robin or a phoebe more than a dove. It seemed to have an upright posture and a medium, pointed beak.
Clear as mud? |
Its always pretty hard to identify birds from others descriptions..
I'd immediately say, though, quite possibly a great spotted woodpecker on this occasion.
They are quite common in korea, live in woodland habitat, and their flight is undulating. Also, white edged tail, and upright posture.
What size/ color/ tail length in relation to body was it?
The loud "squeak" reminds me also of the bulbul.. a common bird here, greyish in color, very restless and active, thrush-sized yet sleeker, more slender. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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I wonder if those weren't two different birds. I'm sure I didn't see a woodpecker yesterday, and you're right-- it was definitely more thrush-like.
A bulbul, eh? Nifty! What else can you tell me about them?
(Captainkirk kindly gave me some directions on how to find a bookstore that carries a guide, which I will seek on my next foray into Seoul.)
| rapier wrote: |
| kermo wrote: |
Bird identification question!
Around my town near Yongin, and in the woods near Anyang, I've seen and heard a bird that I can't classify, and it's starting to drive me bonkers.
It has a distinct and frequent SQUEAK! and it flies in a swoop-flutter-swoop-flutter pattern. It's been very hard to get a peek at it, because it tends to alight very high, but since the trees are starting to clear, I've had a couple glances.
The first peek at it seemed to reveal a pointed, white-edged tail, rather like a dove. I got another look at it in profile (on a different occasion; hopefully this is the same bird) and it resembled an American robin or a phoebe more than a dove. It seemed to have an upright posture and a medium, pointed beak.
Clear as mud? |
Its always pretty hard to identify birds from others descriptions..
I'd immediately say, though, quite possibly a great spotted woodpecker on this occasion.
They are quite common in korea, live in woodland habitat, and their flight is undulating. Also, white edged tail, and upright posture.
What size/ color/ tail length in relation to body was it?
The loud "squeak" reminds me also of the bulbul.. a common bird here, greyish in color, very restless and active, thrush-sized yet sleeker, more slender. |
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