HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Photo Gallery 相片分享 II (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Kwok Jai, Forrest FONG)    Giant Kingfisher Kenya « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Giant Kingfisher Kenya  (Read 804 times) PWMK BBS Member BBS Senior Member I love bird watching! Meow!!     Posts: 95 Giant Kingfisher Kenya « on: Aug 28th, 2005, 4:20pm » Quote Modify http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/temp/guest/peter/pm0002.jpg 04/8/2005 Lake Naivasha. Tech Stuff: Canon 20D, 400mm lens. « Last Edit: Oct 29th, 2005, 10:41am by BBS Moderators » Logged HF_Cheung Committee Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 224 Re: Giant Kingfisher-Kenya « Reply #1 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 5:18pm » Quote Modify Oh, interesting moulting pattern!  Look at the new and old feathers on the flight feathers.     Starting from the innermost primary,   primiaries 1-4 are old,   primary 5 is moulting,   parimaries 6-10 are new.   Normally primaries moult in the order or 1-10.  It seems to be opposite on this bird.     Starting from the outermost secondary,   secondary 1 is moulting,   secondaries 2-8 are old,   the rest of the secondaries are new.  It seems there are two moulting centers for the secondaries.     The tertials are old.   The greater primaries overts are also old.     Thanks for the photo. Logged HF_Cheung Committee Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 224 Re: Giant Kingfisher-Kenya « Reply #2 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 5:32pm » Quote Modify I like to add my photo here.   Lake Nasvisha, Kenya, 7 Aug 2005 Canon 10D, 500mm/f4 male http://www.geocities.com/aphfcheung/IMG_6874.JPG   female http://www.geocities.com/aphfcheung/IMG_6863.JPG « Last Edit: Oct 29th, 2005, 10:43am by BBS Moderators » Logged Forrest FONG BBS Administrator I love Bird Watching!     Gender: Posts: 1123 Re: Giant Kingfisher-Kenya « Reply #3 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 7:20pm » Quote Modify Hi Peter and Ho Fai,   Very excellent capture and gorgeous photos!   Please kindly observe the format requirements of the photos. http://www.hkbws.org.hk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=PhotoGallery;action=d isplay;num=1057939115   Regards,   Forrest Logged FF KK Hui BBS Member BBS God Bird Photography - at its best ...     Posts: 940 Re: Giant Kingfisher-Kenya « Reply #4 on: Aug 28th, 2005, 8:22pm » Quote Modify on Aug 28th, 2005, 5:32pm, HF_Cheung wrote: I like to add my photo here.   Lake Nasvisha, Kenya, 7 Aug 2005 Canon 10D, 500mm/f4 male http://www.geocities.com/aphfcheung/IMG_6874.JPG   I'm impressed with this one ... A terrific shot, HF!     KK Hui FRPS www.geocities.com/kkhui_001 « Last Edit: Oct 29th, 2005, 10:44am by BBS Moderators » Logged Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I => Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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