HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Photo Gallery 相片分享 II (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Forrest FONG, Kwok Jai)    Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania 坦桑尼亞) « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania 坦桑尼亞)  (Read 1240 times) chunchun BBS Member BBS Newbie I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 4 Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania 坦桑尼亞) « on: Jul 22nd, 2004, 6:32pm » Quote Modify <original message> What is this? ChunChun http://redland.2mydns.com:81/10D/640/Bird_crw_5494.jpg Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 Megaceryle maxima Tanzainia 坦桑尼亞 « Last Edit: Jul 24th, 2004, 10:33am by Forrest FONG » Logged Forrest FONG BBS Administrator I love Bird Watching!     Gender: Posts: 1123 Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please) « Reply #1 on: Jul 22nd, 2004, 6:55pm » Quote Modify Hi Chunchun,   Can you provide more details, e.g. date & location of the record, the habitat of the place finding this bird, please.   Regards,   Forrest Logged FF chunchun BBS Member BBS Newbie I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 4 Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please) « Reply #2 on: Jul 22nd, 2004, 7:02pm » Quote Modify I took this picture during my trip to Tanzania last month. I found this bird near a river.     on Jul 22nd, 2004, 6:55pm, Forrest FONG wrote: Hi Chunchun,   Can you provide more details, e.g. date & location of the record, the habitat of the place finding this bird, please.   Regards,   Forrest Logged Webcreeper BBS Member BBS God I'm a webcreeper     Gender: Posts: 1031 Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please) « Reply #3 on: Jul 22nd, 2004, 10:08pm » Quote Modify Seems to be a Giant Kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima 大魚狗.     « Last Edit: Jul 22nd, 2004, 10:15pm by Webcreeper » Logged 　　　　　　　>}o-}o-　　　>}o-　　　　　　　　　>}o-　　　　.......x Forrest FONG BBS Administrator I love Bird Watching!     Gender: Posts: 1123 Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please) « Reply #4 on: Jul 22nd, 2004, 10:39pm » Quote Modify Yes! it is definitely a Gaint Kingfisher.   It seemed very close to you. A good shot of the largest kingfisher of the world!   Any other bird photos could be shared with us?   Forrest « Last Edit: Jul 22nd, 2004, 10:41pm by Forrest FONG » Logged FF chunchun BBS Member BBS Newbie I love bird watching!     Gender: Posts: 4 Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please) « Reply #5 on: Jul 23rd, 2004, 1:05am » Quote Modify Thanks. It focused on the clab very much and didn't notice our vehicle until I shooted over 30 photos. Then it flied away.   I used a Canon EF 100-400 with a 1.4x extender.     on Jul 22nd, 2004, 10:39pm, Forrest FONG wrote: Yes! it is definitely a Gaint Kingfisher.   It seemed very close to you. A good shot of the largest kingfisher of the world!   Any other bird photos could be shared with us?   Forrest Logged camel BBS Member BBS Junior Member I love bird watching!     Posts: 23 Re: Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania) - Female « Reply #6 on: Jul 24th, 2004, 9:21am » Quote Modify It looks like a female, with a black-and-white speckled breast.   BTW, I believe the country name is "Tanzania".  Forrest, you might want to edit the title. « Last Edit: Jul 24th, 2004, 9:24am by camel » Logged Forrest FONG BBS Administrator I love Bird Watching!     Gender: Posts: 1123 Re: Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania) - Female « Reply #7 on: Jul 24th, 2004, 10:33am » Quote Modify on Jul 24th, 2004, 9:21am, camel wrote: BTW, I believe the country name is "Tanzania". &nbsp;Forrest, you might want to edit the title.   Thanks. Logged FF Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I => Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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