tomatofamily 12/03/2014 20:46
Fork-tailed chases away Mrs Gould's Sunbird
Saw many times that White-eye chased away the Fork-tailed. Today, Fork-tailed chased away the Mrs Gould's Sunbird. Well, I think that is the nature. Their territory maybe.
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HFCheung 14/03/2014 12:36
Since many birds use the same flower, it is very common for larger birds to guard their food. For example, Orange-bellied Leafbird often drive away other birds from their flvourite flower.
tomatofamily 14/03/2014 23:06
Hi, HGCheung.
It would be our human's common sense that big chases small. Like today, my wife and I saw about seven to eight hair-crested drones on the coral tree at Sai Kung Lion Club Nature Park. And they just kept chasing away the only one Orange-bellied Leafbird male away when they saw it (the orange-bellied leafbird kept came back!) But the one I posted here is the small fork-tailed chased away bigger than they are, Mrs Gould's Sunbird! Isn't it unbelievable!
Best
Eric
Second thought - those lions chase animals bigger than them. It is about how strong you are.
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kena2089 15/03/2014 23:26
Only the juvenile Mrs Gould's Sunbird will fly away
The mature Mrs
Gould's Sunbird is bigger than Fork-tailed,and will not scared.
March, 2014. KFBG
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Pied_Jim 16/03/2014 01:36
Are Mrs Gould's Sunbird's becoming more common? 'The birds of HK and SC' says that past records of Mrs Gould's Sunbird's are treated as escapes. It's apparent the bird/birds this year are not escapes. Is HK having a good year or is this a growing trend or are they all the same bird?
HFCheung 17/03/2014 01:04
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird has been accepted as wild bird in HK some times ago. Check the HK list.
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