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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Photo Gallery 相片分享 I >>  White-bellied Sea Eagle 白腹海鵰 at the Stonecutters
        
(Message started by: Etta on Mar 7^th, 2003, 2:17pm)

Title: White-bellied Sea Eagle 白腹海鵰 at the Stonecutters
Post by Etta on Mar 7^th, 2003, 2:17pm

069 White-bellied Sea Eagle 白腹海鵰
Here share the pictures of the White-Bellied Sea-Eagles 白腹海鵰 that nesting at the Stonecutters Island (昂船洲), grounds of the PLA Naval Base.

The Kite Research Group seen the nest since December 2002 during the Black Kite breeding survey.

Best,
Etta

The pair of White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
http://netta.cyberec.com/kitesvy/15fbwbse/6257w.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/etta/etta_002.jpg
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle in the nest
http://netta.cyberec.com/kitesvy/15fbwbse/6179w.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/etta/etta_003.jpg

Title: Re: White-Bellied Sea-Eagle in the Stonecutters
Post by Dickson Wong on Mar 7^th, 2003, 4:23pm

;D

Glad to know there is a pair of breeding WBSE in the relative safe place. Hope your Kite Group can keep an eye on them and report on their successful breeding.

:D

Title: Re: White-Bellied Sea-Eagle in the Stonecutters
Post by J Carter on Mar 10^th, 2003, 12:22am

Great shots here............
I have a question...
I recently returned to my home in the Tampa Bay area of Florida from a trip to Southeast Asia. (Hong Kong, Thailand etc)
I am curious as to the name of the prominent eagle/hawk (raptor) commonly seen soaring over the city and coastline.
It is large bird with a concave shape to the tail when seen in flight. Larger than our redtail hawk.

What a beautiful place and one I cannot wait to return to for the birding experience, as well as the most interesting culture and sights

The Sheko area was phenominal birding locale!

Thanks for the help, as I have little to no knowledge of the identification of asian birds..........North American birds- yes, Asian- no

Title: Re: White-Bellied Sea-Eagle in the Stonecutters
Post by 鳥友Ａ on Mar 10^th, 2003, 8:33pm

They are Black-eared Kites, the most common raptor in Hong Kong.

You can find out more about them from here (also by Etta, who took the photo on this page):

http://netta.cyberec.com/kite/index/engfmst.htm

Title: Re: White-Bellied Sea-Eagle in the Stonecutters
Post by Etta on Mar 16^th, 2003, 12:41am

;D Thanks 鳥友Ａ introducing the KIte site! ;D