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        Discussion Area 討論區 >> Photo Gallery 相片分享 II >>  Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania 坦桑尼亞)
        
(Message started by: chunchun on Jul 22^nd, 2004, 6:32pm)

Title: Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania 坦桑尼亞)
Post by chunchun on Jul 22^nd, 2004, 6:32pm

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What is this?
ChunChun
http://redland.2mydns.com:81/10D/640/Bird_crw_5494.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/chunchun/chunchun_001.jpg
Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 Megaceryle maxima
Tanzainia 坦桑尼亞

Title: Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please)
Post by Forrest FONG on Jul 22^nd, 2004, 6:55pm

Hi Chunchun,

Can you provide more details, e.g. date & location of the record, the habitat of the place finding this bird, please.

Regards,

Forrest ;D

Title: Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please)
Post by chunchun on Jul 22^nd, 2004, 7:02pm

I took this picture during my trip to Tanzania last month.
I found this bird near a river.

on 07/22/04 at 18:55:36, Forrest FONG wrote:

Hi Chunchun,

Can you provide more details, e.g. date & location of the record, the habitat of the place finding this bird, please.

Regards,

Forrest ;D

Title: Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please)
Post by Webcreeper on Jul 22^nd, 2004, 10:08pm

Seems to be a Giant Kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima 大魚狗 (http://www.safaricamlive.com/Encyclopedia/birds/Kingfishers/Giant%20Kingfisher%20Info.htm).

Title: Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please)
Post by Forrest FONG on Jul 22^nd, 2004, 10:39pm

Yes! it is definitely a Gaint Kingfisher.

It seemed very close to you.
A good shot of the largest kingfisher of the world!

Any other bird photos could be shared with us?

Forrest 8)

Title: Re: Birds in Tanzainia (ID Please)
Post by chunchun on Jul 23^rd, 2004, 1:05am

Thanks. It focused on the clab very much and didn't notice our vehicle until I shooted over 30 photos. Then it flied away.

I used a Canon EF 100-400 with a 1.4x extender.

on 07/22/04 at 22:39:37, Forrest FONG wrote:

Yes! it is definitely a Gaint Kingfisher.

It seemed very close to you.
A good shot of the largest kingfisher of the world!

Any other bird photos could be shared with us?

Forrest 8)

Title: Re: Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania) - Female
Post by camel on Jul 24^th, 2004, 9:21am

It looks like a female, with a black-and-white speckled breast.

BTW, I believe the country name is "Tanzania". Forrest, you might want to edit the title.

Title: Re: Giant Kingfisher 大魚狗 (Tanzania) - Female
Post by Forrest FONG on Jul 24^th, 2004, 10:33am

on 07/24/04 at 09:21:05, camel wrote:

BTW, I believe the country name is "Tanzania".  Forrest, you might want to edit the title.

Thanks. :P