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| White-spectacled Warbler - Seicercus affinis |
On the 30th November we joined some other keen birders to go to Po Toi Island to “twitch” HK’s first Silver Oriole, seen the previous day.
Well, we didn’t get the oriole but but the company and weather were just fine. This “White-spec.” was some slight compensation.
It was dark under the canopy where I took this, but the image quality is a tribute to the Image Stabilising on a handheld 500mm f4 lens.
On another fine evening, I went to Pond 14 at Mai Po to try for shots of the Chinese Penduline Tits reported from there. They are attractive birds, but usually small, distant and skulky.
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| Chinese Penduline Tit - Remiz consobrinus |
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| Chinese Penduline Tit - Remiz consobrinus |
Meanwhile, back in the woods, a steady procession of December “usual suspects” revealed themselves.
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| Red-throated Flycatcher - Ficedula albicilla |
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| Daurian Redstart - Phoenicurus auroreus |
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| Chinese Bulbul - Pycnonotus sinensis |
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| Blue Whistling Thrush - Myophonus caeruleus |
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| Japanese White-Eye - Zosterops japonicus |
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| Grey-backed Thrush - Turdus hortulurum |
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| (Asian) Brown Flycatcher - Muscicapa latirostris |
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| Fork-tailed Sunbird - Aethopyga christinae |
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| Rufous-tailed Robin - Larvivora sibilans |
Most of my Rufous-tailed Robin views have involved birds glimpsed through undergrowth, and this one was no different.
“Usual suspects” has a totally different meaning depending on location doesn’t it? Yesterday we found our first Snowy Owl of the winter, a “usual suspect” at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteOoooh - Snowy Owl ! Jealous !
DeleteThe 500mm lens is a great lens especially in terms of image quality. A worthwhile investment. Your photos of petrels and some pelagic birds are exceptionally top notch. Thanks for sharing the wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ronnie !
ReplyDeleteNice shots of the CPTs.............
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stu, they are big crops of fairly distant birds...but I'm pretending that I've gone for "atmosphere"...
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