Same bird in both photos. This bird flew quickly to Kwun Yum Shan!
Thanks Author: subbuteo Time: 14/02/2013 22:28
This is a very vibrant blue- what a beautiful bird. Could this be a pale blue flycatcher? I ask because the breast appears grey and the area before the eye (lore) very light. Isn't this area normally darker in a veridter? The beak looks too small for Pale Blue though after looking at OBC images.
Dylan
[ Last edited by subbuteo at 14/02/2013 22:41 ] Author: tmichael Time: 15/02/2013 05:13
At last! The start of the annual'Is it a Pale Blue Flycatcher?' season, albeit rather later than usual, I think.
Looks good to me, but I've a track record of saying that for most of them. Author: subbuteo Time: 15/02/2013 06:07
I thought you'd be trawling the verditer images again! You're right, it is that time of year.
This bird looks very similar- I have always seen verditer to be have a strong greenish tinge but I think I have only seen them above the canopy or out in the open. Perhaps the filtered light in forest gives them a more blue tinge. The bird in the link also seems to have a stouter shorter bill than the pale blue flycatcher images online.
However, here is another which looks very similar but is claimed as Pale Blue!
Dylan
[ Last edited by subbuteo at 15/02/2013 06:08 ] Author: louislee Time: 15/02/2013 08:05
There is no photo editing.
And the bird stood in a quite open position. The blue colour is special, it is like a sapphire Author: ajohn Time: 15/02/2013 08:16
You're right about this being an annual event - Is it Pale Blue or is it a Verditer?
And once again I'm going to be the one to swoop in and say that this is a female Verditer - structure looks typical for Verditer and females usually have a grey breast/grey lores, as shown on this bird. The tone of the blue is normal for Verditer I would say.
