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(Message started by: Uncle_Tall on Aug 2^nd, 2006, 10:15pm)

Title: Common Sandpiper Nest 磯鷸巢　(Heilongjiang)
Post by Uncle_Tall on Aug 2^nd, 2006, 10:15pm

Common Sandpiper Nest 磯鷸巢
http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/13206/Common%20Sandpiper%20nest%20%26%20bird.jpg
http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/13206/Common%20Sandpiper%20nest.jpg
1/6/2006
Bishui Nature Reserve, Heilongjiang

Title: Re: Common Sandpiper Nest 磯鷸巢　(Heilongjiang)
Post by Uncle_Tall on Aug 5^th, 2006, 10:47pm

on 08/02/06 at 22:15:30, Uncle_Tall wrote:

Common Sandpiper Nest 磯鷸巢
http://www.hkdcug.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/13206/Common%20Sandpiper%20nest%20%26%20bird.jpg

Forgot to mention - this year was very hot during late May and early June in Heilongjiang. You can see the steaming hot air in the background and the sandpiper mother was gasping to relieve from the heat. Anyway it is not easy at all the raise a brood.

Title: Re: Common Sandpiper Nest 磯鷸巢　(Heilongjiang)
Post by Bob Thompson on Aug 6^th, 2006, 6:45am

Dear Uncle Tall,

I am not sure of the policy of the HKBWS BBS but a lot of international birding sites will not allow photos of birds nests/eggs, as there is always a possibility that the bird has been disturbed to get the shot - I am not saying that you did this.

Maybe we can get a policy statement from the administrator.

I feel sorry for the nesting Sandpiper in such hot conditions

Title: Re: Common Sandpiper Nest 磯鷸巢　(Heilongjiang)
Post by Uncle_Tall on Aug 6^th, 2006, 12:13pm

on 08/06/06 at 06:45:48, Bob Thompson wrote:

Thanks Bob for the reminder.
My wife and I are always very careful when we approach any nest. The post is meant to remind us of the hardship of birds breeding in the wild.

This particular nest was discovered when the ranger cleared the field for cultivation a few days before we took the picture (the field was cultivated every year for a long time). As a result, the nest lost its canopy and natural protection. This is a sad story. Luckily there are fierce but chained dogs around so most wild predator might not be brave enough to attack the nest.