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(Message started by: Uncle_Tall on Jul 8^th, 2005, 11:50pm)

Title: Chinese Merganser Ducklings中華秋沙鴨仔(Heilongjiang)
Post by Uncle_Tall on Jul 8^th, 2005, 11:50pm

Chinese Merganser Ducklings中華秋沙鴨 Mergus squamatus
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_042.jpg
http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/13206/Merganser%20Duckling%201c.JPG
Bishui Provincial Nature Reserve, Dailing, Heilongjiang
黑龍江帶岭碧水保護區
20D+300F4IS
30/6/2005

The ducklings are 27 days old, hatched on 3/6/2005 and jumped out of their treehole nest on 4/6/2005.
This year we are so lucky to experience their birth. Though we came late in June. But the Nature Reserve really tried their best to locate all the nests in the region. Then they set up webcam inside the 1 treehole, connected to a computer underneath with a 2.5km power cord to record the whole process into harddisk up to the point they left the nest. We witnessed how the mother nursed the eggs, the hatching process and how they jumped out of the nest.

This is really amazing and probably a big step in their behavioral study and conservation. Unfortunately, the staff are NOT professionals (just timber managers appointed as directors in the reserve) and really have little fund to run the reserve (Annual subsidy from Forestry Department RMB 98000 for the whole reserve including 15 staff)

With probably less than 1000 in the wild and rapidly deteriorating breeding and wintering grounds, we really don't know how to help in the conservation of Chinese Merganser.

Alex & Catherine Choi

Title: Re: Chinese Merganser Ducklings中華秋沙鴨仔(Heilon
Post by Uncle_Tall on Jul 9^th, 2005, 8:02pm

Dear fellow members of HKBWS,

We are serious that we need more attention and assistance in the conservation of this species. If you could share our passion or mission, please send us a private message by clicking "Uncle_Tall" above our icon. Please leave your email if possible. We'll try to contact you soon.

Alex & Catherine Choi

Title: Re: Chinese Merganser Ducklings中華秋沙鴨仔(Heilon
Post by Uncle_Tall on Oct 13^th, 2005, 9:25pm

We received some photo from the reserve a week ago. It is video-capture of the nest of Chinese Merganser, which is probably the first ever video capture in the world for this species.
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_043.jpg

http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/13206/Merganser%20nest.jpg
You may realize that it is "black and white" because inside the treehole it is quite dark. Only grey-scale video can be captured. Their experience and equipment is really limited. We would kindly like to urge again in this forum for any kind of advise or help.