Jeff Hopkins
Just another...observer
Great shot, Dev. Spectacular find!
WOW Dev! Awesome stuff!!
Good job, Dev!!!
Great shot, Dev. Spectacular find!
I'm jealous, Dev. I am longing for a confirmed crane or stork. Every time I check out a rumor of some in the area I draw a blank and am told 'They were here yesterday'. Only one probable Black Stork only glimpsed briefly in flight and at long range. Couldn't count it as I didn't get a good enough look to be sure that it wasn't just me wanting to see one.
Great photo BTW.
Yes its definitely a juvenile Godlewski's Bunting. Great image!Thank you, Owen and Terry, for your suggestions. I've given further thought to the bird I saw and checked some online photos.
I agree with you, Terry, that it has to be either a Meadow or Godlewski's Bunting.
I've looked for features of adult birds of these species that might be present in the juvenile. The median coverts -black with white tips- are consistent with Godlewski's but not with Meadow. The heavy marking of the breast and nondescript facial markings are also more consistent with Godlewski's based on the few photos of these two species I could find online. The uniformly slanted beak/forehead profile seems good for Godlewski's. Given that I found adults Godlewski's nearby, I think it is reasonable to call this a Godlewski's Bunting juvenile.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S30772541
Thank you so much for your input!
Giovanni
2 Siberian Cranes (ad and jug) were at Mai Po yesterday. These are Hong Kong's second record. the first was for a day in 2002.
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/viewthread.php?tid=25747
Cheers
Mike
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