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(Message started by: Falcon on Apr 8^th, 2006, 11:12pm)

Title: Brambling (male)
Post by Falcon on Apr 8^th, 2006, 11:12pm

Po Toi 8/4/2006
Canon 20D

An extreme close counter with this Brambling, less then 1 meter!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/EVO_08/IMG_2917.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/EVO_08/IMG_2924.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/EVO_08/IMG_2928.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/EVO_08/IMG_2972.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/EVO_08/IMG_2973.jpg

Title: Re: Brambling (male)
Post by 深藍 Owen on Apr 8^th, 2006, 11:13pm

:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Title: Re: Brambling (male)
Post by Yat-tung YU on Apr 10^th, 2006, 12:39am

http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/Tung/tung008.jpg

Title: Re: Brambling (male)
Post by isaac_chan on Apr 10^th, 2006, 3:26am

Brambling 燕雀 (Male 雄鳥)
Po Toi 蒲台島
8/4/2006
D2x + Sigma 120-300mm + 1.4x

It's really close and may have difficulties to focus on it... ;D

http://nature.hc.edu.tw/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=18528&stc=1

Title: Re: Brambling (male)
Post by Tony on Apr 10^th, 2006, 7:26pm

Great bird...

Title: Re: Brambling (male)
Post by Daniel CK Chan on Apr 11^th, 2006, 8:50am

Hi Falcon, Isaac,
Really nice closeup shots of this guy. ;D

Title: Re: Brambling (male)
Post by pippenho on Apr 11^th, 2006, 11:17pm

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/EVO_08/IMG_2972.jpg
呢張正! :o ;D
至喜歡D咁友善既雀仔 ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Brambling (male)
Post by Falcon on Apr 11^th, 2006, 11:35pm

Thanks Tony, Daniel and pipenho ;)...i think we were all shocked by this bird's behavier, when it first came close to us. This bird was probably a migrant that just landed on the island when we saw it, so it was really hungry and needed to feed. It didn't even have to strength to fly, it was just walking on the floor most of the time! after a whole hour of feeding on this tree full of food, it started flying around the area and calling as well. I think we were all delightful, to see a rare bird this close. ;D

Title: Re: Brambling (male)
Post by Paul Leader on Apr 12^th, 2006, 2:21pm

I think this is most likely an escape. The northwards migration of this species through China is early, with the bulk of the passage going through Beidaihe in March; it is very rare south of HK, so unlikely as a passage maigrant and such close behaviour, whilst sometimes shown by tired migrants is extremely unusual in se Asia where hunting of birds of widespread and more often shown by ex-captive birds. In addition, the primary wear is very heavy, even for a first-winter male such as this in April which strongly indicates time in a cage.