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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Photo Gallery 相片分享 I >>  Northern Pintail 針尾鴨
        
(Message started by: Hendrix on Dec 5^th, 2003, 12:06am)

Title: Northern Pintail 針尾鴨
Post by Hendrix on Dec 5^th, 2003, 12:06am

051 Northern Pintail 針尾鴨
Mai Po Nature Reserve 米埔自然保護區
29/11/2003
Female pintail
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/hendrix/hendrix_19.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/hendrix/hendrix_20.jpg

Title: Re: Northern pintail
Post by Paul Leader on Dec 5^th, 2003, 11:15am

One of the birds is actually a first-winter male, not a female Pintail. On the second photo on the left hand bird note the blue on the bill, the colour of the flanks and the black coming through on the face, also the white tips to the secondaries are very broad (compare with the females).