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Author: wgeoff    Time: 26/09/2013 17:00     Subject: 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



a short walk to the stream



a bath



a good preen



and I'm ready to be photographed

Author: HKBWS Tung    Time: 26/09/2013 17:46

Thumb up!!!
Author: kkchang168    Time: 26/09/2013 17:57

great
Author: lexusjohn    Time: 26/09/2013 18:22



Good find !!!!!!!
Author: 小肥    Time: 26/09/2013 18:57

WOW....

my dream bird...

congratulation!
Author: wilsondring    Time: 26/09/2013 19:54     Subject: 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
Author: John Holmes    Time: 26/09/2013 21:02     Subject: Persistence pays...

Nice one....I'm insanely jealous !
Author: wgeoff    Time: 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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Author: tsheunglai    Time: 26/09/2013 21:46

Geoff

I'm totally at a loss for words.

S L Tai

[ Last edited by tsheunglai at 29/09/2013 21:18 ]
Author: wgeoff    Time: 26/09/2013 21:47

That's unusual for you Mr Tai
Author: kmike    Time: 27/09/2013 00:30

an amazing series Geoff - what a privilege!

Cheers
Mike
Author: brendank    Time: 27/09/2013 09:44

Another great Po Toi find for you!
Author: lmike    Time: 27/09/2013 12:16

...........
Author: handrew    Time: 27/09/2013 15:12

Coo! What a Scorcher, as The Sun might say. A class bird if ever I saw one.
Author: subbuteo    Time: 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
Author: wgeoff    Time: 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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Author: handrew    Time: 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?
Author: Stonechat    Time: 27/09/2013 23:21

Great found....
Author: wilsondring    Time: 27/09/2013 23:43

Quote:
Original posted by wgeoff at 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.
...
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 ....
Author: wgeoff    Time: 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.
Author: tsheunglai    Time: 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

[ Last edited by tsheunglai at 30/09/2013 20:42 ]
Author: wgeoff    Time: 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



Note, these were taken last Thursday. The bird has not been seen since then.
Author: John Holmes    Time: 1/10/2013 06:55     Subject: Fairy Pitta

Brilliant... well done Aaron and Brenda ! (and Geoff)
Author: JamesLambo    Time: 5/10/2013 00:50

As John Dowland said it: I die, in deadly pain, and endless misery!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4EmIPY8yqY



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