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學名: Charadrius veredus
英名: Caspian Plover
Family : Charadriidae (鴴科). Length: 23cm.
體長約23公分，體態高挑，雌雄同色，黑色橫帶間隔橘紅色的胸部及雪白的腹部為辨識重點。嘴短尖，黑色。腳橙黃色。雄鳥繁殖期胸部為鮮豔橘紅色，胸腹間有黑色橫帶，非繁殖期時消失。雌鳥體色偏淡褐。羽毛的顏色為灰褐色，常隨季節和年齡而變化。跗蹠修長，脛下部亦裸出。中趾最長，趾間具蹼或不具蹼，後趾形小或退化。翅形尖長，第1枚初級飛羽退化，形狹窄，甚短小；第2枚初級飛羽較第3枚長或者等長。三級飛羽特長。尾形短圓，尾羽12枚。
東方紅胸鴴俗稱東方鴴，繁殖地在蒙古及中國東北，冬季遷徙到印尼、菲律賓及澳洲避冬，在臺灣為稀有過境鳥，出現於海岸濕地及機場草地等開闊地。金門縣境內為稀有過境鳥，與其他鴴科鳥類習性頗為不同，喜歡內陸的草地、平原耕地，不常出現在濕地環境，偶而會出現在水岸邊的乾草地，單獨或小群出現。
The Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) is a wader in the plover family of birds.
It breeds on open grassland in central Asia, mainly to the north and east of the Caspian Sea. This bird breeds in loose colonies, with three eggs being laid in a ground nest. These birds migrate south in winter to east Africa, usually still on grassland or arable. This plover is a very rare vagrant in western Europe. It is also a rare vagrant to Australia.
It feeds in a similar way to other plovers picking insects and other small prey mainly from grassland or arable. This attractive plover is slightly larger than Ringed Plover, and it recalls Greater Sandplover and Lesser Sandplover in appearance. It is slimmer and longer-legged than the sandplovers, and has a much stronger white supercilium, and a long thin bill. It also lacks white tail sides and a weak wing bar. Summer males have grey-brown backs and a white face and belly. The breast is chestnut, bordered black below. Other plumages have a grey-brown breast band, although the summer female may show a hint of chestnut. The call is a sharp chip.
2 Caspian Terns and a handful of Forster's Terns were cruising the Los Gatos Creek CP this morning. It was so great to get some nice early morning light for a change.
This is a Caspian Tern. Habitat in the wild: widespread species found on all continents except Antarctica. They breed and / or winter near coastlines and inland along rivers, lakes and marshes. In North America Caspian Terns breed along the Pacific, Atlantic and gulf coasts, inland along the Great Lakes, in the western interior and central Canada. They are partial, medium-distance migrants. Those from North Ameriica winter along the southern portion of the Atlantic and Pacific coast as far south as Columbia and Venezuela. Males and females look alike, with a gull-like appearance. The Caspian Tern is easily distinguished from other terns due to its size (it is the largest of all the terns) and its very long, thick, bright red bill. This bill has a small black tip. Length: 18-21 inches Weight: 18.7 to 27.6 ounces. Wingspan: 47-53 inches. Their head is white with a black cap. Their neck, belly and tail are also white. The back and upper wings are pale gray and the under wings are gray with darker tips. Their legs are black and they have a slightly forked tail with a slight crest that gives the head a squared-off look. They can be very aggressive when protecting their breeding grounds. They breed in scattered colonies with these colonies working together to drive away predarors. The Caspian terns forage by hovering over shallow water and plunge dive when fish are spotted, with them often submerging completely. Lifespan in the wild: average, 12 years. In captivity: up to 15 years. Diet in the wild: almost entirely fish, with some insects and crayfish. Zoo diet: various fish species. Located in the Birds of Diversity Exhibit at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, One Conservation Place (off South Wilbur Ave) in Syracuse, NY.
Caspian
Thursday January 7, 2010
The Triple
Richmond, VA
Caspian: A Lesson In Anonymity
The lighting set up inside The Triple (a bar) consisted of three overhead lights dimmed to about 50% brightness - giving off about as much light as the lamp on the table next to my couch. So I set my ISO at 1200 and did what I could. I'm really impressed at some of the shots I was able to pull off, even with shooting at 1/4 or 1/6 of a second for some. The three lights mostly lit up the drum kit, leaving the three guitarists and one bassist of Caspian, dimly backlit with dark faces. I enjoy the way the shots came out under the circumstances. Though the amount of grain in these shots is pretty aggravating.
Oh, and listen to Caspian. Seriously. They're mind altering.
My dear friends in Caspian brought their monstrous sound to biggest stage I've had the privilege to watch them play.
I hope I did them justice in whatever small way I could.
My dear friends in Caspian brought their monstrous sound to biggest stage I've had the privilege to watch them play.
I hope I did them justice in whatever small way I could.
I swam in the Caspian and ticked another water expanse off the list. I hope to swim all the sea within my lifetime.
The water was warmish and rather similar to that of the south coast of England where I grew up.
I took this shot from the beach at the bottom of the garden at a friend's villa. I was rather envious of their nicer location.
My dear friends in Caspian brought their monstrous sound to biggest stage I've had the privilege to watch them play.
I hope I did them justice in whatever small way I could.
El Mar Caspio desde el aire se ve como una gran zona encharcada, como si millones de máquinas escavadoras hubieran horadado su contorno dejando millones de "charcos de obra".
Al Mar Caspio parece que lo estuvieran desangrando, desde el aire se ven los oleoductos y gasoductos que surgen del fondo para recorrer kilómetros y kilómetros en línea recta por esta empantanada planicie hasta el desierto.
Las chimeneas que se ven desde el aire (factorías megalíticas quemando crudo hacia el cielo) hacen de ésta una vista muy aproximada a las de los paisajes de Arrakis.
These guys were flying by really fast and it was hard to tell if they were just a regular Ring-billed Gull or a Caspian Tern until it was right there.. So many butt shots before I got a few good ones.
They are quite rare away from the Atlantic coast.
A large bird at 21" long and 50" wing span.
I was excited to see three caspian terns (two parents with juvenile) among the ubiquitous ring-billed gulls. I love watching them dive for fish. They are such a powerful looking tern. Lifer. Pentwater breakwall and lighthouse, Michigan
Two photos
The Caspian Tern is the largest tern in Australia, with long, slender backswept wings and a slightly forked tail. The heavy bill is red with a dusky tip. When breeding the tern is white, except for a black crown from bill to nape and a short shaggy black crest. The mantle and upperwings are grey and the flight feathers are darker. The eye is dark brown and legs are black. When not breeding, the crown is finely streaked white. The sexes are similar. Immature birds are similar to non-breeding adults. Younger birds are mottled grey and brown.
Photos: Fred