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Shenzhen skyline from the the Mai Po boardwalk hide (500mm view) |
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White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding
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White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding
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White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding
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White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding
This bird, like some of the other terns, appeared to be feeding on the many “Planthoppers” (Ricania sp.) around at this time of the year.
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White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding |
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White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding
“Skyscraper Bokeh” - more and more of a thing in Deep Bay these days.... |
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Yellow Bittern - Ixobrychus sinensis |
Finally, not a Tern at all ! Some Yellow Bitterns breed in HK - this
might be one of them ....
Great pictures, John. I have no doubt that you could give master classes on capturing birds in flight!
ReplyDeleteHear, hear! I can get the birds into the viewfinder (sometimes) but seldom get them into focus.
ReplyDeleteMiss the birds, but not the view across the water! Do love the in-flight pics though, especially the Yellow Bittern.
ReplyDeleteJeremy.