Latin names in gallery images - Page 2

StuartDH · #26 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:01 PM

carlj, I've added a couple of new columns to the page for thumbnails of birds to make the ID easier. If anyone wants to go into the gallery - wink, wink, nudge, nudge - and grab a load of good thumbnail images (right click and save as) then send them to me, via email@... I'll add them to the page.

As the thumbnails are only small, the pics need to be clear and quite easy to identify the species. Some species will be too difficult to ID from the thumbnails and there won't be any juveniles etc, but it's a start

For more info on each species, just click on the common name link

Beryl · #27 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:04 PM

Garden Safari is a good sight to find the names and latin names of all sorts of species. I often rummage throu for names

http://www.gardensafari.net/index.htm

wildone · #28 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by StuartDH

Here are the birds:

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/na...fic_bird_names

Can we have one for Flowers and Trees please. If you start it I am willing to add to it.

StuartDH · #29 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by wildone

Can we have one for Flowers and Trees please. If you start it I am willing to add to it.

Yep, I'll put them together for every category.

Stu

John · #30 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:31 PM

Well it seems I started a hornets nest with my comments to Cherrybee's photo. I must admit that when I re-read my comment I realised that it didn't read the way it was meant to. I have apologised for that.

Regarding birds I am more than happy to ID anything I can and I suspect there are one or two others in the Forum more than capable of working their way through Bird ID's

Apart from a few Moths and Butterflies everything will be outside of my scope but within other members.

I would just say post away but it would help those that take photos to try and get to know their subject. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a bird, not knowing what it is then working it out.

Having said that if you do know the common name of a bird a quick search in Google usually gets you the latin name also. I suspect all species of wildlife and vegitation works in similar ways.

John

Beryl · #31 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:46 PM

Here is a plant safari
I don't know how good it is yet.
http://plantsafari.com/

wildone · #32 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:46 PM

Not so easy with Vegetative subjects as many species can have lots of sub-species. Insects also are most difficult to know theur common names, often needing disection to obtain a definitive identification. Few birds in this country have many subspecies, if any.

wildone · #33 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Beryl

Here is a plant safari
I don't know how good it is yet.
http://plantsafari.com/

A quick look seemed to produce garden not wild species.

SteveA · #34 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Helen

OK, I've changed the title of this thread, to make it easier for members who do a search about latin names in gallery images.

Sorry Helen, shouldn't it be "Scientific" not Latin?

cherrybee · #35 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 07:59 PM

well a very useful hornets nest John I am sure your help to me will be invaluable when searching for ID's especially as I have printed off the list.I have sent emails to my friend that when re-read looked wrong so you are not the only 1

Helen · #36 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 08:05 PM

Why are you sorry? Judging by the content in this thread, I suspect most people use the word "Latin" when doing a search rather than scientific. Either way, it is still more useful that the original thread title, so I'm not too concerned about the absolute "correct term".

Cheers.

edited: to include more stuff.

John · #37 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by wildone

Few birds in this country have many subspecies, if any.

Sorry but in fact there are a lot of sub species in birds. Yellow Wagtails have a great number of them. Warblers, especially the Chiffchaff. Pied Wagtail, Great grey Shrikes. Rock Pipits, Stonechats and even our Long tailed Tits have sub species. Then there are the Gulls & Geese.

You would be surprised at just how many birds do have sub species when you really get into it.

John

glsammy · #38 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cherrybee

No i didnt know it.I see them on the site but when I am uploading and filling stuff in I don't remember. I've a job remembering my grandkids names and the english language let alone latin

Here's a tip I use. I have a link to http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/ open when I'm loading images. You can then easily find the bird, and there it is, the latin name, ready to be copied to the image. I use it all the time!

wildone · #39 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 08:49 PM

Interesting information John. Thank you.

glsammy · #40 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by wildone

Interesting information John. Thank you.

John? Have I had a name change recently

wildone · #41 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 09:10 PM

No glsammy. I was answering John's post about bird sub-species. Didn't even see yours, as I was writing to John as you posted your effort.

glsammy · #42 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by wildone

No glsammy. I was answering John's post about bird sub-species. Didn't even see yours, as I was writing to John as you posted your effort.

I've done it again.. back into the dunce corner..

John · #43 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by glsammy

John? Have I had a name change recently

I'm confused now. I think Wildone was referring to my information regarding all the sub-species in the birding world (unless I am missing something).

John

carlj · #44 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 09:30 PM

Actually, might print off the list and use it as a tick sheet for recording sightings!

cherrybee · #45 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by glsammy

Here's a tip I use. I have a link to http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/ open when I'm loading images. You can then easily find the bird, and there it is, the latin name, ready to be copied to the image. I use it all the time!

just used your link and found out what my unidentified bird was thx for that.I was able to edit my info and by the way I didnt realise I could do that.Only just found the tab

John · #46 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by glsammy

I've done it again.. back into the dunce corner..

Let's gang up on Graham.

Sorry couldn't resist. Shall we get back to the thread now.

glsammy · #47 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cherrybee

just used your link and found out what my unidentified bird was thx for that.I was able to edit my info and by the way I didnt realise I could do that.Only just found the tab

See! Wildone and John, I'm not totally useless..

wildone · #48 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 09:59 PM

Never said you was. Perhaps thought it though.

John · #49 (**permalink**) 13-03-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wildone

Never said you was. Perhaps thought it though.

No comment.