wsimon 14/04/2013 21:30
Thick-billed Green Pigeon 厚嘴綠鳩
2013-04-14 1545h
Shatin, near Che Kung Temple MTR Station
by Canon EOS7D, EF300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x II
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kmike 14/04/2013 23:02
Amazing record and the first for a few years.
They have a habit of staying in the tree until the fruit is gone. Hope this one does the same!
Cheers
Mike
thinfor 16/04/2013 02:38
The bird was still there today (15Apr) around 5:45pm.
wsimon 16/04/2013 13:23
A short film added on the original post above.
Simon
JamesLambo 16/04/2013 18:04
I saw the Thick-billed Green Pigeon today - about 4.30. It was preening and from below it was pretty obvious that it is missing some of the long tail feathers on the left side of the tail, and one of the shorter ones was quite ragged on its edges. And the under belly feathers seemed quite dirty and worn as well. All of which suggests having been in a cage recently. I ticked it not!