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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育 >>  Terns in Mai Po 米埔的鷗
        
(Message started by: me_domchan on May 23^rd, 2004, 9:25pm)

Title: Terns in Mai Po 米埔的鷗
Post by me_domchan on May 23^rd, 2004, 9:25pm

180 Gull-billed Tern 鷗嘴噪鷗
181 Caspian Tern 紅咀巨鷗
Mai Po Natural Reserve 米埔自然保護區
22/5/2004
EOS 10D, 400/5.6, 1.4X

I am not familiar with terns,
I suppose those on left are Caspian Terns,
and those on right are gull-billed terns?
http://www.fotop.net/albums/dominicchan/dominicchan56/laridae_1195_MP040522s.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/me_domchan/me_domchan_094.jpg

Title: Re: Terns in Mai Po
Post by carmen on May 23^rd, 2004, 9:46pm

Yes, I agree. :D
carmen :)

Title: Re: Terns in Mai Po
Post by me_domchan on May 23^rd, 2004, 10:04pm

on 05/23/04 at 21:46:03, carmen wrote:

Yes, I agree. :D
carmen :)

Carmen, did you see them today? (How about BFS?)

Title: Re: Terns in Mai Po
Post by carmen on May 24^th, 2004, 6:41pm

Caspian Terns, gull-billed Terns and 3 Black-faced Spoonbills were seen yesterday. :)
It was my first time to see Purple Heron also. ;D
carmen

Title: Re: Terns in Mai Po
Post by Owen on May 24^th, 2004, 8:52pm

oh... yesterday I seen a dark color egret like creature flying pass outside Boardwalk. possbily it is the Purple Heron which carmen mentioned....

Title: Re: Terns in Mai Po
Post by carmen on May 24^th, 2004, 9:40pm

We saw the Purple Heron near no.3 bird hide.
carmen