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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Birding in a Busy City

There exists cultural differences between the urban and rural area, and I am not talking about those related to us.

If I have missed my feathered-friends at Fraser's Hill, their cousins returned ironically to me in Mines City.  City folks must have lost their minds living in a fast lane, no holiday was celebrated.

What's up? I saw white Egrets, Storks, Common Kingfishers, Pond Herons and more working through Christmas Eve. This was certainly good to me.


And they were never as relaxed as shown in pictures that always deceive us, but busy concentrating, waiting, watching, diving, and catching, and those daily routines repeated again and again, as to entertain us, the visitors.



One of the Pond Herons was found perching on a branch. It moved further up clumsily, trying to keep hidden behind some leaves upon seeing me.

It never flew away, and that seemed odd. 


It might need a doctor. Can the charge be double, triple or more during holidays?

City folks lose their minds living in the fast lane.
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27 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlJanuary 3, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    the colors in the water of that first shot are really beautiful. glad you got to see the birds. hope that one was not ill!

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  2. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahJanuary 3, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    Amazing capture in the city!

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  3. betchaiJanuary 3, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    oh wow, what capture of those magnificent birds in the city, not your usual city view though.

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  4. Rick (Ratty)January 3, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    Away from the city there sure are more opportunities to see some of these birds. Some of your birds are familiar to me, and others seem exotic.

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  5. eileeninmdJanuary 3, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    It is a shame that the city folk can not slow down and enjoy nature. I love your birds, the herons are gorgeous and is that a kingfisher? Great captures!

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  6. Malay-Kadazan girlJanuary 3, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    The first photo is rather symbolic reminds me of China old precious paintings. Kingfishers like to play at my parents ponds but they put their life at risk since our furry feline predator pet likes to prey on them.

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  7. Icy BCJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    They are beautiful birds, and I live in a busy city seeing very few types of birds.

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  8. NancyJanuary 3, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    Including nature in one's life changes perspective in so many ways.

    Lovely captures. :)

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  9. ShifanJanuary 3, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    Wow They are beautiful birds and Amazing capture."Oh my Dear,Wishing u a very Happy "NEW YEAR"! "

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  10. GrassJanuary 4, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    You got many nice pictures of birds finally with your 100mm?...:-)

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  11. AVCr8teurJanuary 4, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    Perhaps the birds fly into the city for vacation for a different view. I would think it would be harder to get a decent meal there.

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  12. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪January 4, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    I started giving blood when I was in canada, when I came home and told my Aunty, she said, " You want to die???? and then added when my Grandma had a operation, we had to buy blood."

    If the Chinese continue to have such ideas, there will always be a lack of blood.

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  13. Diane AZJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    What a surprise to find more birds in the busy city than at Fraser's Hill. Nice shots, I like the Kingfisher's colors.

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  14. GeorgeJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:55 PM

    You got some great pictures of those city birds. Your photo of the first bird is wonderful. You perfectly captured him at work. I also like the photo of the two birds on the tree branches.

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  15. Sharkbytes (TM)January 5, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    I'm always amazed at the large birds sitting in trees. Not sure why!

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  16. CherryJanuary 5, 2012 at 2:25 PM

    lol on the double charge, we shouldn't fall sick during holidays.

    stunning bird shots!

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  17. kumittyiJanuary 6, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    How peaceful! your shots of those beautiful birds gives me peace of mind.

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  18. MalarJanuary 6, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Awesome!
    Hope the doctor does not charge much! ahhahahha...

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  19. ReginaJanuary 6, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    I think you have a point. I was stunned when visiting my brother in California once. He told me we were on a 25 lane freeway! I was even more shocked when he said it was relaxing to him!! Well, that must be a sign. Anyway- these guys are busy and I enjoyed the captures. Wishing you a fantastic weekend and a peaceful New Year. Hopefully I'll get a post up soon..
    thanks-

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  20. ReginaJanuary 6, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    Oh, btw..there are still no freeways here on the Big Island!

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  21. DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVEJanuary 6, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    Hello! Thank You very much for sharing these beautiful photos....

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  22. Lrong LimJanuary 6, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    Pretty shots... which reminds me that I should be out doing some birding myself...

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  23. DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVEJanuary 8, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    Hello! I liked Your writing stil...

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  24. Kovács MiklósJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    Nice bird photos..well done!
    Greetings Miklos from Hungary

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  25. RNSANEJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    How nice, rainfield,to see such a variety of birds in the city. I'd want to take my lunch break every day, just so I could see them.

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  26. ZenserlyJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:07 PM

    such beautiful wings shots...

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  27. HarshiJanuary 29, 2012 at 12:29 AM

    Beautiful backdrops. Those city folks are lucky to have them around.

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