20th April 2013
In a quest for a green background of the Striated Grassbird, a short drive to Kg. Indai only produced a head shots of the secretive Watercock in breeding plumage at the marshes. Other birds seen at the paddy field:
- Oriental Darter
- Great Egret
- Purple Heron
- Wandering Whistling Duck
- Black-shouldered Kite
- Common Moorhen
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Pied Triller
- Yellow-vented Bulbul
- Striated Grassbird
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Black-headed Munia
- Scaly Munia and
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Digiscoped with Swarovski STX 95 + TLS APO + Nikon V1 ~ ISO 400, 1/160s at 30x = 2430mm
The red shield is much longer than the Common Moorhen with love shape. Watercock is a resident species belongs to the Rails family but only seen occasionally during the breeding season. Nocturnal bird ...
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Old picture taken in 2011 at Penampang paddy field. It was rescued from the dinner pot !
In other places, this is considered a delicacies as reported at Bird Ecology Study Group © Two Watercocks In Hand Worth One In Bush…
Happy birding !
1 comment:
It's a beautiful bird to see my friend.
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