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(Message started by: Owen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 7:25pm)

Title: Black-crowned Night Heron 夜鷺
Post by Owen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 7:25pm

024 Black-crowned Night Heron 夜鷺
Mai Po 米埔
17/4/2004
Canon 10D + 1.4x + 100-400 IS
http://www.pbase.com/image/28033445.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/owen/owen_034.jpg

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by Webcreeper on Apr 26^th, 2004, 7:29pm

The answer can be found on page 40 of Birds of Hong Kong and South China (English edition).

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by isaac_chan on Apr 26^th, 2004, 7:38pm

Hi Owen,

I remember I told you about the red eyes and yellow eyes before....

This is the tip to distinguish the non-breeding/juvenile plumage of these two heron species.... ;)

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by Owen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 7:45pm

Thanks Isaac, is it a Little Green Heron? I got the Chinese edition and I think the page no is different to English . This is the only one I found in the book which look the most similar to this photo in my eyes. ???
Thanks..

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by isaac_chan on Apr 26^th, 2004, 7:53pm

Owen,

You got the correct page, but the eyes of Little Green Heron are also yellowish. ;)

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by Owen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 8:01pm

Thanks Issac, I think I can never made it. Until another bird guide coming up with real photo. As for the painting. It's really hard for me to justify which color is which color with my problem eyes I told u before. Unless a photo can make me easiler to identify.

^^

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by carmen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 8:25pm

A night heron juvenile. ::)
Notice the spots and the red eyes.
It isn't a little green heron because of the plumage colour.
carmen

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by Owen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 8:31pm

Thanks Carmen!! can't imagine a Night Heron will look like this. BTW. did u go for MPNR Yesterday?

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by carmen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 8:52pm

No, I stayed home for preparing the test.
But my Dad did. ;)
You were there yesterday?
carmen

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by Owen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 8:55pm

um....... then a wrong family.. ;D ;D

Title: Re: B ird ID please help, Many Thanks
Post by carmen on Apr 26^th, 2004, 9:02pm

Not meeting you. what a pity! ;)