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Masked Laughing Thrush (Lamma Island)

Masked Laughing Thrush (Lamma Island)

This chap has been hanging around for the last 2-3 weeks in Yung Shu Long valley
[left]http://lamma.hk/Images_2007/Masked_Laughing_Thrush_-_Guy_09613.jpg[/left]
Nikon D200 w/Nikkor 500mm F/4 Dw/1:4 Convertor
2007/09/22 08:00:28.7
Lens: 500mm F/4 D
Focal Length: 700mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
1/125 sec - F/7.1
Exposure Comp.: -0.7 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 250
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-C
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached

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I wonder if there is only this single individual of this species on Lamma.  Although it makes itself known quite readily, I have never seen or heard more than this one.  In other parts of Hong Kong it is typical to see small parties and the species is highly greagarious, so it would be unlikely that a number of separate individuals would chose to live apart.  What is the explanation for this - a single release beyond the normal range, or a decline in a formerly larger population?

Great portrait of this bird, by the way.
who sit and watch...

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