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Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 7, 2010 6:55:40 GMT
Taken at Coastal lagoon yesterday, Oct. 6. The yellow legs and somewhat pinkish bill suggests a Chinese Egret. Am I correct? Canon 40D, 300mm+1.4X, ISO-400, 1/500, f16, handheld Here's a close-up of the head showing the faint bluish tinge between the eyes and the beak.
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Post by donsausa on Oct 7, 2010 7:13:35 GMT
It's the longer yellow-green legs that's telling and eyes clearly above the gape area. My vote is Chinese Egret.
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Oct 7, 2010 7:21:27 GMT
Looks like a Little Egret sir Bob. There were lots of little egrets in the coastal area right now that seem to have the darker scales of their legs peeled off. Based on the eyes above the gape area ... I can see no difference than the Little Egrets.
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Post by Gerry Brett on Oct 7, 2010 10:32:37 GMT
Bob great captures. My vote would be for an eastern reef-egret in its white stage. Aren't these shore birds a real test!!!? Gerry botab.blogspot.com
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Post by iximapua2002 on Oct 7, 2010 12:42:30 GMT
Shore birds are a test indeed! I was with Bob and Cynthia and Tonji and Sylvia and Tina yesterday. I also thought it was a Chinese Egret but I wasn't sure.... Also what I thought at first was a sandpiper turned out to be the Tattler! I also saw 2 curlews but they were soooo faaar away.
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Post by Ivan Sarenas on Oct 7, 2010 13:01:43 GMT
I'd go for Chinese Egret too. The bluish facial skin and green legs indicate so. The Coastal Road Sanctuary is actually a good site for this endangered migrant.
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Post by steve pryor on Oct 7, 2010 13:13:32 GMT
Not alba - gape line finishes centrally under the eye. Not a Reef-Egret - they have legs that are thicker and shorter. Not an Intermediate - bill is too long and not blunt enough, other than the color of the feet. Based on the longer, more affusolate bill, the color differences between the two mandibles, the color of the legs and feet, the color of the preocular glabrous skin, the noticeably longer on profile thorax respect to garzetta, I would think this to be a Chinese Egret.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 7, 2010 22:09:36 GMT
Wow...... I think I got many shots and footage of this bird and I called it Little too. Will have to review my images. Great if it turns out to be Chinese!
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Post by Gerry Brett on Oct 7, 2010 23:33:33 GMT
Bob I hope it is a Chinese egret too! I am no expert but the Chinese displays some quite idiosyncratic behaviour when feeding. I have seen it in Thailand with Phil Round and he pointed out to me how it skewers its neck at about 45 degrees and then prances after its prey using its bill with a dagger like action. Once you see this you can't miss it, it really is striking. On this basis I reckon I saw one last April at Olangapo, Cebu... it was an amazing spectacle, it had me in hysterics. I don't know if you saw any of this type of behaviour with this bird but if you did I would change my vote! The reason I go with eastern reef egret white morph is my immediate reaction to looking at your picture, a great shot, was the bird's plumes were kind of matt, whereas the Chinese even in non-breeding plumes is pearl white, with a sheen. Dayum birds!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 8, 2010 0:33:38 GMT
Not alba - gape line finishes centrally under the eye. Not a Reef-Egret - they have legs that are thicker and shorter. Not an Intermediate - bill is too long and not blunt enough, other than the color of the feet. Based on the longer, more affusolate bill, the color differences between the two mandibles, the color of the legs and feet, the color of the preocular glabrous skin, the noticeably longer on profile thorax respect to garzetta, I would think this to be a Chinese Egret. Thanks, Steve, for the confirmation.
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Post by des on Oct 14, 2010 9:52:21 GMT
Steve, affusolate? Not even my Chambers Dictionary has that word. What do you want it to mean? cheers Des
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Post by des on Oct 14, 2010 9:59:34 GMT
It looks to me like it could be a Chinese Egret. But could it not be a Little Egret? A very good ID feature comes from the name. How big was this bird? Little Egrets are ... little. They can show blue on the facial skin and at this time of year can show a lot of green on the legs.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 14, 2010 10:02:53 GMT
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 14, 2010 10:05:31 GMT
Hi Des, If it's any help, the tyre looks like a truck tyre.
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Post by steve pryor on Oct 14, 2010 13:55:34 GMT
Steve, affusolate? Not even my Chambers Dictionary has that word. What do you want it to mean? cheers Des Sorry Des. I switch in and out of several languages, and sometimes I just forget which is which. In this case, Italian. It means "tapered".
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Post by des on Oct 14, 2010 14:03:32 GMT
Thanks Steve. Thanks Edu. Is that a Little truck or a Great truck?
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 15, 2010 0:18:57 GMT
Looked at the models, appears to be for a small truck. A 15 - 18 " tire probably.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 15, 2010 0:51:35 GMT
Thanks Steve. Thanks Edu. Is that a Little truck or a Great truck? I'd even venture in saying that it's a Chinese truck.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 15, 2010 1:01:31 GMT
nah.. the tyre brand is "Siam".. Thai Egret?
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