28 May 2022

Early summer at Mai Po’s boardwalk hides - 28th May 2022

Shenzhen skyline from the the Mai Po boardwalk hide (500mm view)



White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding


White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding


White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding


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.


White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding


White-winged Tern - (Chlidonias leucopterus) -non-breeding

“Skyscraper Bokeh” - more and more of a thing in Deep Bay these days....


Yellow Bittern - Ixobrychus sinensis

 Finally, not a Tern at all ! Some Yellow Bitterns breed in HK - this might be one of them ....

3 comments:

  1. Great pictures, John. I have no doubt that you could give master classes on capturing birds in flight!

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  2. Gordon RobinsonMay 30, 2022 7:43 am

    Hear, hear! I can get the birds into the viewfinder (sometimes) but seldom get them into focus.

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  3. Miss the birds, but not the view across the water! Do love the in-flight pics though, especially the Yellow Bittern.
    Jeremy.

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