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museum specimen[edit]

Hi, about this; as the description says, it was not a museum specimen, it was a specimen I personally found dead (like on the ground, during a walk). Syrio posso aiutare? 18:01, 27 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Syrio: Thanks! I realised you had found it dead, but assumed you had preserved it as a specimen for the photos, from the way it is presented. I have made a new category for them, which I hope is OK! - MPF (talk) 00:19, 28 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
No, I just took the photos! (well actually I kept it for a while along with other dead bugs because I wanted to encase them in resin, but then I couldn't manage and it was too expensive and they got mold so I gave up and threw all out of the window XD
Yes this is fine, thanks! -- Syrio posso aiutare? 08:08, 28 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Aquila chrysaetos[edit]

About your changes to Aquila chrysaetos and Aquila chrysaetos in Sweden. Bengt Nyman (talk) 01:19, 18 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Bengt - I fear they were all misidentified! Two were Buteo buteo, identifiable by their wing pattern, and the rest were all juvenile Haliaeetus albicilla, identified by their heavy bills, and wing and tail structure. Let me know if you need any more information. Hope this helps! - MPF (talk) 22:46, 17 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

All four pictures are of the same bird. Buteo buteo is not a possibility. Juvenile Haliaeetus albicilla is a possibility but unlikely based on the wing shape. Bengt Nyman (talk) 22:55, 17 June 2023 (UTC) Bengt Nyman (talk) 01:19, 18 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

P.S. The older Buteo buteo photos were mislabeled and I trust that you have recategorized them. The Aquila chrysaetos photos is another story for which I wish you could present better comparisons. Bengt Nyman (talk) 00:57, 18 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi @Bengt Nyman: - apologies for the delay in replying!
First, yes, I did recategorise and reformat the two Buteo buteo files (File:A7R01076 (51398263346).jpg and File:A7R01099 (51399000599).jpg) to add the correct names. You can check my edits by looking at the file histories for the images.
Second, I can assure you, the other four (File:NZ8 1228 (52947948471).jpg, File:NZ8 1212 (52947352002).jpg, File:NZ8 1227 (52947351857).jpg, File:NZ8 1229 (52948092059).jpg) are very definitely young Havsörn, most likely two years old (third calendar year, i.e., hatched 2021). There are several plumage and structural details that confirm this:
(1) The axillary ('armpit') feathers are pale/white. This applies to young Havsörn up to 4 years old; they are always dark brown in Kungsörn.
(2) The tail feathers are pale/white with dark fringes. This applies to young Havsörn up to 3 years old. In Kungsörn, juveniles have a white basal half and dark brown outer half (see e.g. File:AguilaReal4.jpg), while adults have an all-dark tail (e.g. File:AguilaReal4.jpg)
(3) The body feathering is mottled with white. This is a feature of young Havsörn 1.5 to 3 years old; it is not seen in newly fledged, nor older Havsörn, and never (not at any age) in Kungsörn.
(4) The tail structure, shortish with a triangular tip, fits young Havsörn. In Kungsörn, the tail is longer (equal to the wing width), and square-ended (when closed) to rounded (when fanned), never triangular-tipped.
(5) Less easy to visualise in all circumstances, but the wing is approximarely equal width along its length (roughly straight trailing edge), as is typical in Havsörn. In Kungsörn, the wing is narrower at the base, and broader at the outer secondaries, giving a gently curved trailing edge.
I hope this will help you understand why I changed the identities, and remain convinced your photos show a Havsörn! Best wishes, MPF (talk) 23:59, 18 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Category:Requests for unblock[edit]

I noticed that some of the Unblock requests did not count as the templates were placed on the user page rather than the talk page which seems like an oversight

I have moved these unblock requests onto the talk pages of the users in question. A lot of them never seen to never have been blocked in the first place so its just a matter of procedure for someone to decline them Trade (talk) 13:23, 3 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Bark[edit]

Why https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Maryhill_Museum_-_Kwakiutl_headring_01.jpg&diff=prev&oldid=780256947 ? That is the material this is made of, and there is no more specific subcat available. - Jmabel ! talk 16:43, 4 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's not cedar bark; that's a translation error. I'll add the correct identification and find a more appropriate category when I've got a bit of time later this evening - MPF (talk) 17:44, 4 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Jmabel: - since there wasn't a suitable category, I've created Category:Thuja plicata (bark) for it - MPF (talk) 20:14, 4 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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