{"id":21737,"date":"2019-07-06T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=21737"},"modified":"2020-10-04T12:12:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T19:12:18","slug":"the-kowloon-park-bird-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/21737","title":{"rendered":"The Kowloon Park Bird Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The bird lake in Kowloon Park includes a flamingo pond, a waterfowl pond, landscaped planting, and some bird shelters. In addition to the birds that are kept here, numerous native birds visit the bird pond, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Greater-Flamingo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Greater-Flamingo.jpg\" alt=\"Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)\" class=\"wp-image-21738\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Greater-Flamingo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Greater-Flamingo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Greater-Flamingo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Greater-Flamingo-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Greater Flamingo (<em>Phoenicopterus roseus<\/em>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Greater Flamingo (<em>Phoenicopterus roseus<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lesser-Flamingo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lesser-Flamingo.jpg\" alt=\"Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor)\" class=\"wp-image-21739\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lesser-Flamingo.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lesser-Flamingo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lesser-Flamingo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lesser-Flamingo-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Lesser Flamingo (<\/strong><em><strong>Phoenicopterus minor<\/strong><\/em><strong>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Greater Flamingo (<em>Phoenicopterus minor<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Crowned-Night-Heron.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Crowned-Night-Heron.jpg\" alt=\"Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)\" class=\"wp-image-21740\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Crowned-Night-Heron.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Crowned-Night-Heron-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Crowned-Night-Heron-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Crowned-Night-Heron-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Black-Crowned Night Heron (<em>Nycticorax nycticorax<\/em>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Black-Crowned Night Heron (<em>Nycticorax nycticorax<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Necked-Swan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Necked-Swan.jpg\" alt=\"Black-Necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)\" class=\"wp-image-21741\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Necked-Swan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Necked-Swan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Necked-Swan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Necked-Swan-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Black-Necked Swan (<em>Cygnus melancoryphus<\/em>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Black-Necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hawaiian-Goose.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hawaiian-Goose.jpg\" alt=\"Nene (Branta sandvicensis)\" class=\"wp-image-21742\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hawaiian-Goose.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hawaiian-Goose-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hawaiian-Goose-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hawaiian-Goose-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Nene (<\/strong><em><strong>Branta sandvicensis<\/strong><\/em><strong>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Nene (<em>Branta sandvicensis<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/White-Wagtail-ssp-leucopsis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/White-Wagtail-ssp-leucopsis.jpg\" alt=\"White Wagtail (Motacilla alba leucopsis)\" class=\"wp-image-21743\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/White-Wagtail-ssp-leucopsis.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/White-Wagtail-ssp-leucopsis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/White-Wagtail-ssp-leucopsis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/White-Wagtail-ssp-leucopsis-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>White Wagtail (<em>Motacilla alba leucopsis<\/em>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  White Wagtail (<em>Motacilla alba leucopsis<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Collared-Starling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Collared-Starling.jpg\" alt=\"Black-Collared Starling (Gracupica nigricollis)\" class=\"wp-image-21744\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Collared-Starling.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Collared-Starling-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Collared-Starling-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Black-Collared-Starling-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Black-Collared Starling (<em>Gracupica nigricollis<\/em>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Black-Collared Starling (<em>Gracupica nigricollis<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Common-Tailorbird.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Common-Tailorbird.jpg\" alt=\"Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)\" class=\"wp-image-21745\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Common-Tailorbird.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Common-Tailorbird-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Common-Tailorbird-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Common-Tailorbird-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Common Tailorbird (<em>Orthotomus sutorius<\/em>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Common Tailorbird (<em>Orthotomus sutorius<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow.jpg\" alt=\"Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)\" class=\"wp-image-21748\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Eurasian-Tree-Sparrow-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Eurasian Tree Sparrow (<em>Passer montanus<\/em>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Eurasian Tree Sparrow (<em>Passer montanus<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Masked-Laughingthrush.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Masked-Laughingthrush.jpg\" alt=\"Masked Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus perspicillatus)\" class=\"wp-image-21749\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Masked-Laughingthrush.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Masked-Laughingthrush-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Masked-Laughingthrush-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Masked-Laughingthrush-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Masked Laughingthrush (<em>Pterorhinus perspicillatus<\/em>)<\/strong><br>SOURCE:  Masked Laughingthrush (<em>Pterorhinus perspicillatus<\/em>) (Kowloon Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 16 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bird lake in Kowloon Park includes a flamingo pond, a waterfowl pond, landscaped planting, and some bird shelters. In addition to the birds that are kept here, numerous native birds visit the bird pond, too. 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