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Photography => Non-Ontario Birds => Topic started by: BoboBird on November 30, 2013, 12:26:41 AM

Title: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: BoboBird on November 30, 2013, 12:26:41 AM

1. Kite
(http://i40.tinypic.com/ztlqx.jpg)

2. Doing its thing...
(http://i44.tinypic.com/jabdyo.jpg)

3. Unusual large gathering of egrets.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/a2yo2u.jpg)

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: Paul O'Toole on November 30, 2013, 06:27:07 AM

I like the white egrets reflections on the black water colour.

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: BoboBird on November 30, 2013, 09:17:33 AM

Thanks Paul.

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: Dinusaur on November 30, 2013, 11:15:56 PM

Nice - looks like your new camera is right on the money.

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: BoboBird on December 01, 2013, 02:30:05 AM

Hey Dinu, shooting often??

I think it is the lens here. All at 560mm.

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: BoboBird on December 14, 2013, 07:13:25 AM

Pacific Reef Heron (correction thanks to John and Thouc).
Quite surprised to see one all this way from Africa. Seen reports of one other at another location or could be the same one.

4.
(http://i42.tinypic.com/s1jog4.jpg)

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: Dinusaur on December 14, 2013, 05:44:33 PM

Awesome shot of this black heron; thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: John on December 15, 2013, 10:45:47 PM

I think that might be a Pacific Reef Heron.  Note the eye and leg colour, and I don't see any reports of a Black Heron as far east as Hong Kong.  I'm not familiar with either species, though.

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: BoboBird on December 20, 2013, 07:29:38 PM

Thanks Dinu.

Thanks John. I am not familiar either but the Pacific Reef is said to have a brown beak. It is confusing...

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: thouc on December 20, 2013, 08:10:17 PM

It is a Pacific Reef Heron, the bill colour is fairly variable from yellowish to dark grey I have seen from online pictures. The Black Heron also has black leg with yellow feet, while Pacific Reef Herons have yellowish legs, like your bird.

Title: Re: Few taken in Hong Kong
Post by: BoboBird on December 21, 2013, 04:26:37 PM

Thanks Thouc. All clear now. :)