Chris, Some others have also expressed the thought that this may not be a hoax. However, I have heard that this is not the first time that this photo and a similar message have been sent out. It also appeared about a year or so ago. Further, it is hard for me to imagine that feathers would be mistaken for fur. Lastly, the guy claims to have tried to feed the bird blood and a cockroach in keeping with a Halloween type image of a bat. It sounds more than a little bit "over the top." If the guy who posted this thing is really from Brooklyn, he is most likely descended from the guy in Brooklyn who famously "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge to hundreds of unsuspecting tourists. Charlie Barnard Jr Stratford, Ct

Taking a quick look makes me believe it's a fake. I agree with Charlie's points plus the lighting is an intense point source, so the sun, and the guy is wearing just a light shirt, so it looks like it was taken out of doors earlier in the year or at a lower latitude than NY. Dave On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, charles barnard jr wrote: > Chris, > Some others have also expressed the thought that this may not be a hoax. > However, I have heard that this is not the first time that this photo and a > similar message have been sent out. It also appeared about a year or so > ago. > > Further, it is hard for me to imagine that feathers would be mistaken for > fur. Lastly, the guy claims to have tried to feed the bird blood and a > cockroach in keeping with a Halloween type image of a bat. It sounds more > than a little bit "over the top." > > If the guy who posted this thing is really from Brooklyn, he is most likely > descended from the guy in Brooklyn who famously "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge > to hundreds of unsuspecting tourists. > > Charlie Barnard Jr > Stratford, Ct > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org >

A Google search for similar images turned up at least 3 other copies of this one. One had a 2008 date. Roy Harvey Beacon Falls, CT > On Nov 26, 2013, at 6:41 AM, Dave Provencher <hikerbirder@gmail.com> wrote: > > Taking a quick look makes me believe it's a fake. I agree with Charlie's > points plus the lighting is an intense point source, so the sun, and > the guy is wearing just a light shirt, so it looks like it was taken out of > doors earlier in the year or at a lower latitude than NY. > > Dave > >> On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, charles barnard jr wrote: >> >> Chris, >> Some others have also expressed the thought that this may not be a hoax. >> However, I have heard that this is not the first time that this photo and a >> similar message have been sent out. It also appeared about a year or so >> ago. >> >> Further, it is hard for me to imagine that feathers would be mistaken for >> fur. Lastly, the guy claims to have tried to feed the bird blood and a >> cockroach in keeping with a Halloween type image of a bat. It sounds more >> than a little bit "over the top." >> >> If the guy who posted this thing is really from Brooklyn, he is most likely >> descended from the guy in Brooklyn who famously "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge >> to hundreds of unsuspecting tourists. >> >> Charlie Barnard Jr >> Stratford, Ct >> _______________________________________________ >> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) >> for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. >> For subscription information visit >> http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org

Good enough. I'm glad somebody took the time to check it out anyway. It confirmed why I don't spend much time on that site. I don't need Calliope Hummingbird for my Manhattan list anyway :) Jamie Meyers Canton, CT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Harvey" <rmharvey@snet.net> To: "Dave Provencher" <hikerbirder@gmail.com> Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org, "charles barnard jr" <chbarnjr@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 7:17:34 AM Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Hummer hoax A Google search for similar images turned up at least 3 other copies of this one. One had a 2008 date. Roy Harvey Beacon Falls, CT > On Nov 26, 2013, at 6:41 AM, Dave Provencher <hikerbirder@gmail.com> wrote: > > Taking a quick look makes me believe it's a fake. I agree with Charlie's > points plus the lighting is an intense point source, so the sun, and > the guy is wearing just a light shirt, so it looks like it was taken out of > doors earlier in the year or at a lower latitude than NY. > > Dave > >> On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, charles barnard jr wrote: >> >> Chris, >> Some others have also expressed the thought that this may not be a hoax. >> However, I have heard that this is not the first time that this photo and a >> similar message have been sent out. It also appeared about a year or so >> ago. >> >> Further, it is hard for me to imagine that feathers would be mistaken for >> fur. Lastly, the guy claims to have tried to feed the bird blood and a >> cockroach in keeping with a Halloween type image of a bat. It sounds more >> than a little bit "over the top." >> >> If the guy who posted this thing is really from Brooklyn, he is most likely >> descended from the guy in Brooklyn who famously "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge >> to hundreds of unsuspecting tourists. >> >> Charlie Barnard Jr >> Stratford, Ct >> _______________________________________________ >> This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) >> for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. >> For subscription information visit >> http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org