tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966329187699506484.post6722529630056920136..comments2012-01-26T11:59:44.109-05:00Nick Bonomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07036401219361026741noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966329187699506484.post-16678282779842457772012-01-26T11:45:22.737-05:002012-01-26T11:45:22.737-05:00One thing always amazes me with such birds: if I (as a birder from Germany) saw this bird here and would tell other German birders that I considered this to be a potential smithsonianus, they would first laugh at me and then trash my optics to prevent me from ever making such completely insane claims again. <br />What is it?<br />I don&#39;t know.<br />Would it be identified as a Euro Herring here in Germany?<br />Absolutely.<br />Would the dark belly make anyone suspicious?<br />Probably not, individual variation and such.<br /><br />Nice bird, ey?Jochenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852825311605464857noreply@blogger.com