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(Message started by: Daniel CK Chan on Jan 12^th, 2004, 11:35pm)

Title: Great Cormorant 鸕茲鳥 Inflight 飛行
Post by Daniel CK Chan on Jan 12^th, 2004, 11:35pm

010 Great Cormorant 鸕茲鳥
Mai Po Nature Reserve 米埔自然保護區
06/12/03
10D+500IS+1.4x
http://www.danielckchan.com/b20040009.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/daniel_chan01/danielchan_20.jpg

Happy to see many enthusiastic discussion here :D. Being no time for the field in past 2 weeks (and coming weeks or months :'(), I have reviewed the photos taken in last month to share this one.

Daniel

Title: Re: Cormorant Inflight 鸕鶿(飛行)
Post by Anguslau on Jan 13^th, 2004, 2:45pm

Thanks for sharing the very good flight shot. :)

I have mixed feelings on the Cormorants, not sure I should blame on them though. ;D While I often enjoyed the scene when I saw strings of them flying over the horizon, most water birds seemed to have disappeared from the MPNR ponds since they arrive ??? Before the Cormorants arrive, many shore birds were frequent visitors of the ponds. Now there seems to be a more limited variety of birds using the ponds - mostly only Cormorants, grey herons, BFS, a few egrets, a few ducks etc. >:( ???

This morning, the ponds were virtually empty!!! And its very cold.... :P Argh.... :(

I wonder if there are other reasons why the shore birds now do not come to the ponds as often. Any experienced birders can shed some light on this ??? Or is it just my illusion ??? ;D

Title: Re: Cormorant Inflight 鸕鶿(飛行)
Post by KK Hui on Jan 13^th, 2004, 4:32pm

A nice shot, Daniel! ;D
If its right wing were clear from the neck this shot would have been even better ... Full frame?

on 01/13/04 at 14:45:34, Anguslau wrote:

... While I often enjoyed the scene when I saw strings of them flying over the horizon, most water birds seemed to have disappeared from the MPNR ponds since they arrive ??? Before the Cormorants arrive, many shore birds were frequent visitors of the ponds. Now there seems to be a more limited variety of birds using the ponds - mostly only Cormorants, grey herons, BFS, a few egrets, a few ducks etc. >:( ???

This morning, the ponds were virtually empty!!! And its very cold.... :P Argh.... :(

I wonder if there are other reasons why the shore birds now do not come to the ponds as often. Any experienced birders can shed some light on this ??? Or is it just my illusion ??? ;D

Angus,
Hope you didn't catch cold wearing just a T-shirt this morning. ::)

I think it's unfair to blame the Cormorants for driving away the waders from the ponds at MPNR. The true fact is that most, if not all, waders use the inner ponds only for roosting purpose during high tide at Deep Bay. Choose your time carefully and you will not be disappointed!!! ::) ;D ::)

KK Hui ARPS
www.geocities.com/kkhui_001

Title: Re: Cormorant Inflight 鸕鶿(飛行)
Post by Daniel CK Chan on Jan 13^th, 2004, 7:44pm

KK,

Thanks for your comment and 90% full frame.

Angus,

Can you still watch the raptors if there are ducks around in pond 20?

Regards
Daniel

Title: Re: Cormorant Inflight 鸕鶿(飛行)
Post by Anguslau on Jan 13^th, 2004, 8:27pm

Thanks for the explaination, KK :)

Daniel, thanks for the suggestion. I did try that last time. But they were a bit out of reach for my EF300. :( Should try again next time. This morning was just too cold and I didn't bring a jacket! So I just rushed home after seeing that there was not a single bird in pond 16/17!!! >:( ;D

Title: Re: Cormorant Inflight 鸕鶿(飛行)
Post by Lynx on Jan 14^th, 2004, 7:01pm

8) 8) Nice picture 8) 8)

It's not easy to get an accurate exposure for cormorant photo... My 10D always underexpose ??? Do you mind telling me your exposure compensation setting?