The annual arrival of migrating birds has begun in the Mai Po Nature Reserve.
The wintering birds such as cormorants, egrets and herons are plenty.
The precious Black-faced Spoonbills, an endangered species whose population is under 3000 world wide, are always welcome visitors to Hong Kong.
This Oriental Stork, another endangered species (a population of a couple of thousand) , has been in Mai Po since the summer according to a fellow HK blogger’s report (http://johnjemi.blogspot.hk/2012/07/oriental-stork-at-mai-po.html).
The appearance of the Oriental Stork is similar to the European White Stork but larger with a black bill. Here it is with a Grey Heron to indicate its relative size.
This bird feels at home in the reserve and certainly doesn’t want to share with anyone else.
The Grey herons, on the other hand, are keeping a close eye on the fish in the mangroves.
