derekhon2 25/06/2015 16:38
Purple Heron 草鷺 (record)
Mai Po
23/6/2015
Immature or Adult?
or cannot tell?
thx!
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ajohn 25/06/2015 17:28
It looks like a first-summer bird (i.e. hatched during 2014). An adult would be brighter reddish, with stronger markings on the head/neck and a greyer back.