What bird is this?

speedblade · 11th April 2006

Thanks!

rokieto · 11th April 2006

wow! very sharp & nice, dunknow this bird's name, but what lense did you use?

Ally · 11th April 2006

Methinks it's a Jacana.. anyone can confirm?

devilry · 11th April 2006

erm..isnt that a water hen?

husky · 11th April 2006

Err, affirmative it's a White-breasted waterhen.

Extremely long toes... good for balancing when walking on water lily and lotus leaves.

speedblade · 11th April 2006

thanks for the ID.

shot with 70-200 IS.

This hen's not shy at all....

canonfan · 11th April 2006

Nice shot.
My mother-in-law calls it an Ayam-ayam.

NightZ88 · 13th April 2006

Originally Posted by speedblade

thanks for the ID.

shot with 70-200 IS.

This hen's not shy at all....

EF 70-200 f2.8L IS USM?

tltan · 13th April 2006

Originally Posted by husky

Err, affirmative it's a White-breasted waterhen.

Extremely long toes... good for balancing when walking on water lily and lotus leaves.

Yeah. Its indeed good at balancing on the leaves. cool water hen.

Regards,
tltan

speedblade · 14th April 2006

Originally Posted by NightZ88

EF 70-200 f2.8L IS USM?

erm, yup! Y ??

eAgles · 16th April 2006

Egret?

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speedblade Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bukit Panjang Posts: 848	Re: What bird is this? thanks for the ID. shot with 70-200 IS. This hen's not shy at all....

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