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(Message started by: Daniel CK Chan on Jun 5^th, 2003, 11:35pm)

Title: Blue Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇
Post by Daniel CK Chan on Jun 5^th, 2003, 11:35pm

298 Blue Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇
04/6/2003
Bride's Pools 新娘譚
EOS10D + EF100-400 IS, ISO400
http://www.danielckchan.com/pagephotos/b20030266-0600-200306041613.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/daniel_chan01/danielchanvwthrush01.jpg
I had been Bride's Pools for leisure and hiking on 4 Jun 03, and brought my 10D + 100-400 combo in case of seeing birds. Luckily I met with this larger sizing woodland bird with my relatively portable combo, though the lighting and background condition was not good. I like its violet plumage.

Title: Re: Violet Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇
Post by KK Hui on Jun 6^th, 2003, 1:36pm

Nice shot despite the rather busy BG, Daniel! ;D

Exposure was right on too ...

Best
kk
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Title: Re: Violet Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇
Post by Hendrix on Jun 6^th, 2003, 1:58pm

Cool bird :D Is many bird in 新娘譚 ? did you catch any butterflies :)

Title: Re: Violet Whistling Thrush ???
Post by Mike_Kilburn on Jun 6^th, 2003, 2:34pm

Hi Daniel

Grea pic!

I like the background - it is an" honest" reflection of the habitat of VWT!

Mike

Title: Re: Violet Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇
Post by Daniel CK Chan on Jun 6^th, 2003, 11:58pm

KK, Mike & Hendrix,

Thanks for your words.

Hendix,

I had seen the followings. There are many dragonflies and damselflies but also many people around. Since I had been there for lesiure and hiking mainly but not for bird watching or photography, I may overlook some birds around.

2 x Violet Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇  
2 x Chestnut Bulbul 栗背短腳鵯
Some Crested Bulbul 紅耳鵯 & Chinese Bulbul 白頭鵯 & Great Tit 大山雀

Best
Daniel ;)

Title: Re: Violet Whistling Thrush 紫嘯鶇
Post by Griffin on Jun 13^th, 2003, 11:52pm

I really like the colour of the birds. Did it happen to hop within your sight? It looked as if it was going to get away.

I went there too during Easter Holidays (who cares about that SARS anyway?) :P I only see 2 great tits, a gang of Japanese White eyes, a bunch of damsflies, moths, plus a micro mantis ( less than an inch long! ) on my tripod . Not as lucky as you are. :)

See ya around.

Griffin.