Monday 30 November 2009

Temminck's stint


Temminck's stint
Originally uploaded by 57Andrew
This is a delightful bird, photographed at Mai Po this morning.

They scuttle around on the mudflats, rarely coming very close to the hides. Occasionally they move away from the vegetation and pause briefly in the sun. This one has been probing for inverts in the slime and has a rather grubby bill.The yellowish green legs are distinctive but often hard to see because of the coating of mud.

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