歸途上的小白鷺 Little Egret Homeward Bound

一隻小白鷺正在歸家途中,飛返大埔鷺鳥林的巢,香港觀鳥會指,151個白鷺和夜鷺以其為家。政府在1994年將其列為具特殊科學價值地點。

一隻小白鷺正在歸家途中,飛返大埔鷺鳥林的巢,根據香港觀鳥會的資料,151個白鷺和夜鷺以其為家。政府在1994年將其列為具特殊科學價值地點。

小白鷺有一個黑色的喙。中白鷺有一個較短,較粗的黃色喙,在繁殖季節可能會變成紅色或黑色。大白鷺有一個細長的黃色喙,在繁殖季節可能會變黑。

A Little Egret is in flight back to its nest in the Tai Po Egretry, where 151 nests of several egret species and night herons call home, according to the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society. The government listed it as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1994.

The Little Egret has a black beak. The Intermediate Egret has a shorter, thicker yellow beak that may turn red or black in the breeding season. The Great Egret has a long, thin, yellow beak that may become darker in the breeding season.

楊必興 P H Yang