Everyone Loves Coral Trees

Spring is coming and coral trees are flowering. The birds are having a great time.

At the moment, coral trees are everyone’s favourite.

Fork-tailed Sunbird
Male 

Female 

Japanese White-eye 

Hair-crested Drongo 

Orange-bellied Leafbird
Male 

Female

 

Chinese Bulbul 

Red-whiskered Bulbul 

The monkeys, on the other hand, enjoy watching the birds having fun. 

The Coral tree is one of my favourite trees too because of its beautiful flowers. 

The sweet flowers are the favourites of the birds. However, unlike most of the nectar eating birds, the beaks of these birds are too short to reach the nectar at the root of the flower. But there is always a way around it.

 

Amazing Swarms of Shorebirds----Continued

In addition to the Pied Avocets, the Eurasian Curlews are also winter visitors at Mai Po Nature Reserve. Although the flock was not as large as that of the Pied Avocets, it was still quite impressive.

When the sun is setting, the birds will find a quiet spot to spend the night on the mudflats.  

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Amazing Swarms of Shorebirds

The Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong is famous for housing thousands of wintering birds each year. When the tide is right, these beautiful birds often put on a magnificent display. Watching these spectacular shows is always the highlight of my day there.

When I visited the Reserve last week, I was amazed to find the biggest swarms of shorebirds I have ever seen on display. 

The number of Pied Avocets is often huge, but that day it was enormous!

Because they prefer to feed in shallow water, these birds would fly with the low tide which gave us birdwatchers a real treat!  

                             

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