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Subject: [Eagles] ID ? juvenile Pied Harrier female ? [Print This Page]

Author: Hendrix Time: 25/10/2007 23:08 Subject: ID ? juvenile Pied Harrier female ?

MPNR this week .

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Author: Hendrix Time: 25/10/2007 23:10

same bird

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Author: lpaul Time: 26/10/2007 09:36

No, this is an adult male Eastern Marsh Harrier. Nice bird though.

Author: Hendrix Time: 26/10/2007 11:20

thanks , why this Marsh Harrier got much white part than other ?

Author: cgeoff Time: 26/10/2007 14:03

Because it's a male.

Most EMH in HK are first year birds, or occasionally adult females.

Geoff

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