Birds and I

This is a flock of Eurasian Curlews seen during high tide time at the Maehyang-ri mud flat.

It is a male Hen Harrier. It breeds in Eurasia. It migrates to more southerly areas in winter. Eurasian birds move to southern Europe and southern temperate Asia. It is a female Hen Harrier.

These are scenes of a male Common Pheasant flying beautifully in a wide field.

It breeds in southern Siberia, northern and eastern China, eastern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. It is fairly non-migratory but northern birds move south as far as southern China and Taiwan.

The plumbeous water redstart is typically 14 centimetreslong in total, with an average weight of 22 grams for males and 18.8 gramsfor females. The male birds are slate blue in colour with a tail that is rusty red. On the other hand, female birds are pale grey and feature a white rump. This is a femail photographed at Water Fog Park on November 29, 2016.