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Author: ray Time: 26/10/2009 15:49 Subject: ID please ? Is any Falcon or not ? thx!

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Author: lchunfai Time: 26/10/2009 15:57

a kestrel ?

Author: John Holmes Time: 26/10/2009 16:57 Subject: Raptor query-Kestrel

I'm confident this is a Kestrel....

either a migrant or a returning winter visitor.

Author: fatchun Time: 26/10/2009 17:38

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Original posted by John Holmes at 26/10/2009 16:57
I'm confident this is a Kestrel....

either a migrant or a returning winter visitor.

Could you tell me why you so sure about that? I feel confused for sometimes...
THANK YOU

Author: John Holmes Time: 27/10/2009 13:16 Subject: Kestrel

The original posting does not say when or where the photo was taken. (These details would help !)

The bird has long wings, a long but slightly rounded tail, looks quite rufous, and I think I can see a moustachial stripe. All good indicators that this is a kestrel. Females are the more rufous.

Kestrels will face into wind and hover, with a fanned tail.... but , obviously, this one is not hovering !

"The Birds of HK and South China" by LAM, Viney and Phillipps is well worth buying and studying.

hope this helps

John

Author: fatchun Time: 28/10/2009 21:39

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Original posted by John Holmes at 27/10/2009 13:16
The original posting does not say when or where the photo was taken. (These details would help !)

The bird has long wings, a long but slightly rounded tail, looks quite rufous, and I think I can see ...

Thank you very much

The details do help me to identify this bird!
I actually had bought this book, but sometime I think there are some different in reality..

Author: ray Time: 31/10/2009 19:41 Subject: Reply Mr.John Holmes

The photo was taken at 24/10/2009 in LCK park.
It just appeared in a short time,
I had no time to change my camera's setting,
so the photo was not very sharp

Thank you!

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