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Tue, 14/10/2014 - 10:28
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Reflex
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Great or Intermediate Egret?

Taken In Brisbane in June this year if this makes a difference to the appearance.

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Tue, 14/10/2014 - 10:37
zosterops
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Great. 

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Tue, 14/10/2014 - 10:39
Reflex
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Thanks Zosterops.

What exactly is it that makes you choose Great?

Samford Valley Qld.

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Tue, 14/10/2014 - 10:45
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The presence of a distinctive kink in the neck and more crucially the gape extending beyond the level of the eye. 

http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=710

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Tue, 14/10/2014 - 10:50
Reflex
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zosterops wrote:

The presence of a distinctive kink in the neck and more crucially the gape extending beyond the level of the eye. 

http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=710

 Thanks for the link. "Commissural line extends behind eye" pretty much confirms it. 

Samford Valley Qld.

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Tue, 14/10/2014 - 16:42
lorne.johnson@d...
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Great Egret for me too. That kink in a really long neck (1.5 times longer than body according to Simpson & Day) really is a deciding factor. Lorne 

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