Guides

Each guide answers one question completely, using checks you can make in seconds on the water.

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  Crow or Raven? Look at the Tail, Not the Size

  Size is useless without something to compare against. The tail shape in flight settles it at any distance, and so does the voice.

  3 min read

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  Start With the Bill, Not the Colour

  Colour is what everyone reaches for and the least reliable character a bird has. Bill shape follows diet, does not change, and eliminates far more of the list.

  3 min read