Photos #1 of 19 and #10 of 19 exhibit the minuscule pale nails on the hind
toes of the left and right feet, respectively. The photo Bob Mumford posted
yesterday showed the same tiny nail on the left hind toe. It is not the
forward-facing toes we are concerned about and you have to blow up each photo to see
these nail nubs. Even then, they are only marginally detectable. We still
need some expert advice on the possible sexual dimorphism in these nails.
Lasley's site is the best I have seen illustrating this difference.
Paul O'Brien
Rockville, Mont. Co., MD
In a message dated 6/8/06 2:00:48 AM, writes:
> I took a number of photos of the BBWD today, including some good
> closeups where you can see its feet.
>
> http://flyaway.smugmug.com/gallery/1539041
>
> To enlarge the photos, click on the thumbnail of the photo you want to
> see, then look under the photo where it says "other sizes" and you can
> choose Small, Medium, Large, or Original. For example, if you look at
> the Original (2048x1536) size of these two photos you can see that it
> has a dark claw on each toe:
> http://flyaway.smugmug.com/gallery/1539041/1/74116981
> http://flyaway.smugmug.com/gallery/1539041/1/74116988
>
> Sherry
>
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