Outdoor Ontario

Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: BoboBird on October 18, 2011, 01:46:12 AM

Title: Was not going to post, BUT
Post by: BoboBird on October 18, 2011, 01:46:12 AM

Not sure about posting pics of non-Canadian birds, but thought you may like to see egrets/herons behaving like a flock of pigeons.

Flying around in flocks of 50-60. From a distance thought they were just a flock of pigeons. Never seen so many behaving as a group.

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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zmL6vR6Zh50/Tpsl_CwYt5I/AAAAAAAACrs/T_jaa-je6zM/s800/20111013_7574.jpg)

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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_zwk26UhWQ0/TpsmL8tBilI/AAAAAAAACss/GulE2NBem8c/s800/20111013_7609.jpg)

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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5cjksT7SZq8/TpsmCxX8bbI/AAAAAAAACsE/YmFEfe0zjgE/s800/20111013_7581.jpg)

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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ABRrtFWQJiY/Tpsl_huXw_I/AAAAAAAACrw/wYa2wFtb8hg/s800/20111013_7576.jpg)

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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OwO2elv_J_0/TpsmfNRQN7I/AAAAAAAACt8/BvIcUNEVDVA/s800/20111013_7762.jpg)

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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OkOi3drCViE/TpsmEsQqHsI/AAAAAAAACsM/zP0-us5fnLM/s800/20111013_7598.jpg)

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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ndtS47Haufw/Tpsl1hKq2cI/AAAAAAAACrI/EZKU3UEFZOw/s800/20111013_7541.jpg)

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(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-DUzoj35P9L4/Tpsl7EO1nwI/AAAAAAAACrg/fFny3DSxswc/s800/20111013_7566.jpg)

Title: Re: Was not going to post, BUT
Post by: Kin Lau on October 18, 2011, 01:48:04 PM

Cool, where was this taken?

I see Snowy Egrets in the mix (golden feet), but the rest aren't.

Title: Re: Was not going to post, BUT
Post by: BoboBird on October 18, 2011, 01:58:44 PM

Taken in Hong Kong.

Yes the other bit was the mix of 2 different species.

I think what you refer to as Snowy are also known as Little Egrets and the one with the black feet Intermediate Egrets. Both are about the same size.

Title: Re: Was not going to post, BUT
Post by: thouc on October 18, 2011, 08:28:33 PM

Little Egret is the Old World sister species of Snowy Egret.

Interesting pictures!

Title: Re: Was not going to post, BUT
Post by: Irene on October 19, 2011, 08:17:13 AM

Great flight shots, thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Was not going to post, BUT
Post by: jackbreakfast on October 19, 2011, 02:04:25 PM

Bobo, you have made me crazy again! I am moving to Hong Kong! Not right away, but soon! Well, really I'm not, but shrikes, those are some hot-shot sights!

Title: Re: Was not going to post, BUT
Post by: BoboBird on October 21, 2011, 04:56:54 AM

Thanks thouc, Irene, Jack.

Jack why do you think I come here again and again? Alright, lright I have family here - but the sights are amazing. Biggest plus for me is that everything is within strike distance - no ghastly hours of driving just to catch a heron or a butterfly. Just walk out and the streets too are fascinating places to shoot. Any no grumpy bad eyes when you take pics of people.

Just the other day I was out walking and this black kite stopped by on a nearby lamp post for a good while. Just my luck camera was not with me.

But of course, looking like a tourist does help :)