Black-crowned Night Heron feeding at Peng Chau, Hong Kong on 18 May 2013.

Subject: Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Date: 18 May 2013

Location: Peng Chau, Hong Kong

Comment: Series of photographs showing a Black-crowned Night Heron making 3 attempts to eat a fish it has just caught on the water-front at Peng Chau, plus some photographs of this bird flying around the Peng Chau Ferry Pier.

First attempt to eat the fish

Second attempt

Succesful on the third attempt

 

Flying away 

Nice farewell fly-past by the bird and its mate

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) fishing at Peng Chau, Hong Kong on 12 May 2013.

Subject: Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) fishing.

Date: 12 May 2013

Location: Sea front of Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong.

First sequence

Second sequence

Black Kite (Milvus migrans). Peng Chau, Hong Kong on 21 April 2013

Subject: Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Date: 21 April 2013

Location: Peng Chau, Hong Kong

Black Kite (Milvus migrans) fishing at Peng Chau, Hong Kong on 13 April 2013

Subject: Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Time: 1455 hours (2.55pm) on 13 April 2013

Location: Peng Chau, Hong Kong

Comment: Following the trawling ban in Hong Kong, the sea will get clearer as the sediment settles, which will open up opportunities for coastal birds which prey on fish.

Misses the fish on its first attempt.

Catches the fish on its second attempt.

Flies away with the fish in its claws.

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Peng Chau, Hong Kong on 13 April 2013

Subject: Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Time: 1810 hours (6.10pm) on 13 April 2013

Location: Peng Chau, Hong Kong.