Although the calendar says “mid-winter” the temperature was distinctly autumnal at Mai Po yesterday.
Conditions were good to view and photograph the Eastern Marsh Harriers (Circus spilonotus), which make use of the habitat at Mai Po Nature Reserve and nearby Deep Bay area from mid-September to mid-April.
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| Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus) |
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| Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus) |
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| Eastern Marsh Harriers (Circus spilonotus) |
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| Eastern Marsh Harriers (Circus spilonotus) |
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| Eastern Marsh Harriers (Circus spilonotus) |
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| Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus) |
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| Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus) |
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| Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus) |
Two individuals were about, an adult female and a first or second-winter bird.
As always, John, you have a wonderful way of capturing these birds in flight. You surely are a top practitioner of this art.
ReplyDeleteNce BIF shots as always. This species is a summer visitor to Hokkaido and for the life of me I just can't get a decent shot of one. Ever.
ReplyDeleteExcellent images, a kind of Circus that I did not know. Where I live we have two and I immediately noticed their resemblance with them.
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