tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post2570564287599195638..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Dragon's Back and Pottinger Peak hike sights (Photo-essay)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-37995955888271474072016-07-07T23:43:50.575+08:002016-07-07T23:43:50.575+08:00Hi again T --
The beak was indeed red/orange -- s...Hi again T --<br /><br />The beak was indeed red/orange -- so you may have correctly IDed the bird, in which case I thank you for satisfying my curiosity! :)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-64870668945404031082016-07-07T09:09:01.959+08:002016-07-07T09:09:01.959+08:00Hi there,
Could you recall what was the colour of...Hi there,<br /><br />Could you recall what was the colour of its beak? If it is red\orange then it might be Red-billed blue magpie. (http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/tc/green/birds/overview/bird_15.html)<br /><br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-50331549434204255302016-07-07T00:47:18.959+08:002016-07-07T00:47:18.959+08:00Hi T --
I'd have to say that the dark colors ...Hi T --<br /><br />I'd have to say that the dark colors of the bird in the picture were blueish grey... not very helpful, I know. In any case, I doubt that it's a common magpie because of its unusual looking tail feathers -- which look unlike those of the common magpies (and, for that matter, other kinds of magpies) I've seen.YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-78410933769771117702016-07-06T00:01:52.189+08:002016-07-06T00:01:52.189+08:00Hi there,
That bird with the long tail feathers a...Hi there,<br /><br />That bird with the long tail feathers appeared to be some sort of Magpies. Couldn't make out the colours of it though. Was it bluish or greyish? Its collar of black feathers and whitish breast feather making it likely the Common Magpie (https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=common+magpie&rlz=1C1LENP_enHK673HK673&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com