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Author: akhan Time: 28/03/2012 20:10 Subject: Blue Throat

LV: Bird is still at Long Vally, finally i managed to get photos of him. (28.3.2012)

[ Last edited by akhan at 6/04/2012 10:15 ]

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Author: lexusjohn Time: 30/03/2012 19:03

Hi! Akhan, it looks like female rather than male.

Author: akhan Time: 30/03/2012 20:40

Hi, John,
Thanks a lot for educating me as i am not very good with bird IDs (still needs to learn a lot) I changed HIM to HER. But any way at least i got the opportunity to photograph the lovely lady. This one was at another location.

Author: akhan Time: 5/04/2012 22:01

It was still there on 04.04.2012 (Early morning time)

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Author: kmatthew Time: 5/04/2012 22:48

I think this is rather an immature male, the faint blue spots suggest that, a female will lack any kind of blue markings.

Author: akhan Time: 6/04/2012 10:19

kmatthew = Falcon

Thanks a lot, for ID confirmation, this time i also opened up the book, The Birds of Hong Kong and South China' and you are right, "a female will lack any kind of blue markings".

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