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[Herons] Grey Heron at Nam Sang Wai

Grey Heron at Nam Sang Wai

2008-12-16
ID MKIIN = 800mm


Just stolen from a Black-faced Spoonbill !
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Grey Heron robbing Black-faced Spoonbill

I'm glad people liked the photo
There was a recent paper about the interaction of various species with Black-faced Spoonbills : - pdf here
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... &extra=page%3D1
BFS seems to be a natural "victim" of birds with sharp beaks, like herons.  This time a BFS chased a fish into the shallows but was denied the catch by the heron which raised its' wings to intimidate the BFS -









"You snooze, you lose!" the heron seems to be saying.

PS - You're right Bob T., I wouldn't like to lend the 800mm to you

PPS - Happy New Year to ALL

[ Last edited by John Holmes at 31/12/2008 21:56 ]
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