Greetings, I’ve checked the swamp thoroughly on four occasions since the initial sightings and not seen them. Met Peter this morning. It was a pair of birds he saw fly in about 40 metres from him. On his return a few minutes later he could not find them. Regards, Alan Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/
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Nikolas et al, I have just rung the president of the NSW Waterfowl Breeders Assoc. unfortunately he is at work at the moment, but his wife will ask him this evening if northern hemisphere waterfowl switch moult season in the southern hemisphere. I do know that Indian Peafowl switch moult season in the southern hemisphere, so perhaps ducks may as well. Carl Clifford
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Hi Alan, Sorry, with the breeding plumage/eclipse question I was thinking of the moult cycle in their normal range in the Northern Hemisphere. The comment on captive birds was independent. Interesting point though. If they were kept in Australia for long enough would they have adapted their annual moult cycle? Cheers, Nikolas Nikolas Haass | MD, PhD, FACD Associate Professor; Head, Experimental Melanoma Therapy Group President of the Australasian Society of Dermatology Research (ASDR) The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute Level 6 | Translational Research Institute | 37 Kent Street | Woolloongabba QLD 4102 T: +61 (0)7 3443 7087 | M: +61 (0)424 603 579 F: +61 (0)7 3443 6966 E: n.haass1@uq.edu.au | W: http://www.di.uq.edu.au; http://www.di.uq.edu.au/associate-professor-nikolas-haass; http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/people/academics/profiles/nhaass.php; http://asdr.org.au/ …Turning scientific discoveries into better treatments… CRICOS Code 00025B This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private or confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, you must take no action based on it, nor show a copy to anyone. Kindly notify the sender by reply email. Opinions and information in this email which do not relate to the official business of The University of Queensland shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by the University On 27/10/14 10:47 AM, “Alan Gillanders” < alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au > wrote:
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In response to Nikolas: Peter said something very like, ‘I might not have recognised the female if it were not for the male.’ I presume your statement of ‘In late October most adult males should be in breeding plumage but some may still be in eclipse,’ is predicated on your thinking about birds kept in Australia. Regards, Alan Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/ —–Original Message—– Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 10:15 AM Hi Alan, Do you know what Peter means with ‘pair of birds’? (1) Does ‘birds’ mean ‘Red-crested Pochards’ or ‘mystery birds that may have been Red-crested Pochards’? (2) Does ‘pair’ mean ‘adult breeding plumage male and female’? In late October most adult males should be in breeding plumage but some may still be in eclipse. Red-crested Pochard is one of the most commonly kept pet ducks. Best wishes, Nikolas Nikolas Haass | MD, PhD, FACD Associate Professor; Head, Experimental Melanoma Therapy Group President of the Australasian Society of Dermatology Research (ASDR) The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute Level 6 | Translational Research Institute | 37 Kent Street | Woolloongabba QLD 4102 T: +61 (0)7 3443 7087 | M: +61 (0)424 603 579 F: +61 (0)7 3443 6966 E: n.haass1@uq.edu.au | W: http://www.di.uq.edu.au; http://www.di.uq.edu.au/associate-professor-nikolas-haass; http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/people/academics/profiles/nhaass.php; http://asdr.org.au/ …Turning scientific discoveries into better treatmentsŠ CRICOS Code 00025B This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private or confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, you must take no action based on it, nor show a copy to anyone. Kindly notify the sender by reply email. Opinions and information in this email which do not relate to the official business of The University of Queensland shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by the University On 27/10/14 9:31 AM, “Alan Gillanders” < alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au > wrote: —– No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG – http://www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus Database: 4189/8459 – Release Date: 10/26/14
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Hi Alan, Do you know what Peter means with ‘pair of birds’? (1) Does ‘birds’ mean ‘Red-crested Pochards’ or ‘mystery birds that may have been Red-crested Pochards’? (2) Does ‘pair’ mean ‘adult breeding plumage male and female’? In late October most adult males should be in breeding plumage but some may still be in eclipse. Red-crested Pochard is one of the most commonly kept pet ducks. Best wishes, Nikolas Nikolas Haass | MD, PhD, FACD Associate Professor; Head, Experimental Melanoma Therapy Group President of the Australasian Society of Dermatology Research (ASDR) The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute Level 6 | Translational Research Institute | 37 Kent Street | Woolloongabba QLD 4102 T: +61 (0)7 3443 7087 | M: +61 (0)424 603 579 F: +61 (0)7 3443 6966 E: n.haass1@uq.edu.au | W: http://www.di.uq.edu.au; http://www.di.uq.edu.au/associate-professor-nikolas-haass; http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/people/academics/profiles/nhaass.php; http://asdr.org.au/ …Turning scientific discoveries into better treatmentsŠ CRICOS Code 00025B This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private or confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, you must take no action based on it, nor show a copy to anyone. Kindly notify the sender by reply email. Opinions and information in this email which do not relate to the official business of The University of Queensland shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by the University On 27/10/14 9:31 AM, “Alan Gillanders” < alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au > wrote:
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