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(Message started by: pippenho on Aug 18^th, 2004, 1:03am)

Title: Chestnut-tailed starling 灰頭椋鳥
Post by pippenho on Aug 18^th, 2004, 1:03am

426 Chestnut-tailed starling 灰頭椋鳥
Kowloon Park 九龍公園
16/5/2004
1D2 400mm f5.6

I posted these images on other forum before, but I retouched it with some new software, so I decide post again here. :D
http://www.pbase.com/image/32693352.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pippenho/pippenho_008a.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/32693353.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pippenho/pippenho_009a.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/32693354.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pippenho/pippenho_010a.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/32693355.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pippenho/pippenho_011a.jpg

Title: Re: Chestnut-tailed starling 灰頭椋鳥
Post by KK Hui on Aug 18^th, 2004, 8:05am

Like the poses you captured. Very nice!
Exposure on the boderline though. Fill flash might have helped in this situation ... ;D

KK Hui ARPS
www.geocities.com/kkui_001

Title: Re: Chestnut-tailed starling 灰頭椋鳥
Post by Mr X on Aug 18^th, 2004, 11:44am

Did the bird use the beak to touch the flower?

If so, it is interesting to know how exotic spp interact with another exotic spp in HK?

Title: Re: Chestnut-tailed starling 灰頭椋鳥
Post by pippenho on Aug 18^th, 2004, 10:31pm

on 08/18/04 at 11:44:57, Mr X wrote:

Did the bird use the beak to touch the flower?

If so, it is interesting to know how exotic spp interact with another exotic spp in HK?

Yes, it did use the beak to touch the flower ???Did it acted unusual ???
http://www.pbase.com/image/32729715.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/pippenho/pippenho_012a.jpg

Title: Re: Chestnut-tailed starling 灰頭椋鳥
Post by Mr X on Aug 19^th, 2004, 11:55am

They may help to pollinate this introduced plant. Thanks