wgeoff 26/09/2013 17:00
Fairy Pitta
After a very quiet two weeks on Po Toi following the white-phase Asian Paradise Flycatcher, today one of those magical Po Toi moments.
A flash of blue in the bush and I'm face-to-face with a Fairy Pitta
The first views
[img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA31A.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA31B.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA31C.jpg[/img]
a short walk to the stream
[img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA32A.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA32B.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA32C.jpg[/img]
a bath
[img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA33A.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA33B.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA33C.jpg[/img]
a good preen
[img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA34A.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA34B.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA34C.jpg[/img]
and I'm ready to be photographed
[img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA35A.jpg[/img]
HKBWS Tung 26/09/2013 17:46
Thumb up!!!
kkchang168 26/09/2013 17:57
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lexusjohn 26/09/2013 18:22
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Good find !!!!!!!
小肥 26/09/2013 18:57
WOW....
my dream bird...
congratulation!
wilsondring 26/09/2013 19:54
Fairy Pitta
Hi there, amazing find .. Might you be able to give me more details of the bird as i am currently on business in china and cannot view your photos on my iphone. Cheers
Wilson
John Holmes 26/09/2013 21:02
Persistence pays...
Nice one....I'm insanely jealous !
wgeoff 26/09/2013 21:43
Thanks all. One of my best moments on Po Toi.
Bit difficult to explain in words Wilson, but the bird acted rather like a young model on a photo shoot.
Nervous at first, covering up a bit, then more confident, goes off for a bath, dries off and combs her hair (feathers), then pops out on to a rock for a full view!
Obviously a female.
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tsheunglai 26/09/2013 21:46
Geoff
I'm totally at a loss for words.
S L Tai
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wgeoff 26/09/2013 21:47
That's unusual for you Mr Tai
kmike 27/09/2013 00:30
an amazing series Geoff - what a privilege!
Cheers
Mike
brendank 27/09/2013 09:44
Another great Po Toi find for you!
lmike 27/09/2013 12:16
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handrew 27/09/2013 15:12
Coo! What a Scorcher, as The Sun might say. A class bird if ever I saw one.
subbuteo 27/09/2013 19:39
"Cor! Fancy a pitta that!" Tasty bird in Po Toi outdoor bathing shocker. Glossy photo exposé. Witness on scene reveals all.
I could probably go on... congratulations, Geoff. I think you earned it.
Dylan
wgeoff 27/09/2013 19:57
My wife thinks it was trying to lead me astray. She's always thought there was more to my Po Toi visits than meets the eye.
I understand she was not seen today.
The sexy bird I mean, not my wife.
Just a minute, let me rephrase that
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handrew 27/09/2013 20:50
Maybe she was being chased by too many men, Geoff and became camera shy. The Pitta, that is, not your wife.......... or perhaps?
Stonechat 27/09/2013 23:21
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wilsondring 27/09/2013 23:43
[quote]Original posted by [i]wgeoff[/i] at 27/09/2013 19:57 [url=http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=59499&ptid=19572][img]http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
My wife thinks it was trying to lead me astray. She's always thought there was more to my Po Toi visits than meets the eye.
I understand she was not seen today.
The sexy bird I mean, not my wife.
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If i was away from home 2 nights a week years on end,.. And my excuse was bird watching ... What would any sane woman in HK think .. Given that there is no telephone communication at where i may be 'bird watching'???
Maybe its my bad reputation ....
wgeoff 28/09/2013 05:53
Enough about that. This is meant to be a respectable website suitable for children.
That's why we all like it.
tsheunglai 29/09/2013 21:21
Geoff
My reply to your response upon my unusual loss of wits.
You seems to be such a magnet for Pittas, if my words were near enough to the truth!
S L Tai
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wgeoff 1/10/2013 06:32
Thanks Mr Tai, but I'm not the magnet, it's that small stream on Po Toi.
I was able to show the Fairy Pitta to two other regular Po Toi watchers last Thursday, Aaron and Brenda Low, and I've just received Aaron's photos.
I think these are the best Fairy Pitta photos from Hong Kong
[img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA36ABLB.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.geoffwelch46.com/FPITTA36ABLD.jpg[/img]
Note, these were taken last Thursday. The bird has not been seen since then.
John Holmes 1/10/2013 06:55
Fairy Pitta
Brilliant... well done Aaron and Brenda ! (and Geoff)
JamesLambo 5/10/2013 00:50
As John Dowland said it: I die, in deadly pain, and endless misery!
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4EmIPY8yqY[/url]
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