{"id":3898,"date":"2025-02-14T17:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southlantaulife.com\/now\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:10:22","slug":"culture-2025-02-14-abandoned-buildings-for-the-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southlantaulife.com\/now\/culture-2025-02-14-abandoned-buildings-for-the-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Flock: Art and Abandoned Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Endangered birds have popped up on abandoned buildings around Wang Tong in an art installation called &#8220;Flock&#8221; promoting biodiversity and in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Local resident atist Dominic Johnson-Hill @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wangtongart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wantgongart<\/a> invited Rob Aspire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a> to the other south side for an awareness project bringing abandoned houses back to life in an original creative collaboration that is truly for the birds.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign features local endangered species promoting the importance of local conservation in an age of aggressive development.<\/p>\n<p>The walk is an easy hike from the pier with a bonus installation at the top of Sunset Peak for active adventurers who hike with their drone.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#map\">map<\/a> | <a href=\"#video\">video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/southlantaulife.com\/now\/getting-to-and-around-south-lantau\/\">getting here<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-abandoned-buildings-for-the-birds-insta.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-abandoned-buildings-for-the-birds-insta.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Be inspired.<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-00.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-00.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The native <a href=\"https:\/\/avifauna.hkbws.org.hk\/species\/0260\/033400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red-Billed Blue Magpie<\/a> (<em>Urocissa erythroryncha<\/em>) was the first of the birds, appearing on 26 April 2024 at Wang Tong @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wangtongart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArtWalk<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a> with a time lapse video by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hikedroneeatrepeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hikedroneeatrepeat<\/a> for you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wangtongart\/reel\/C6Nv3HSr_Z_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch on instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-02.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-03.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-03.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catch the <a href=\"https:\/\/avifauna.hkbws.org.hk\/species\/0320\/038100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yellow Browed Warbler<\/a> <em>(Phylloscopus inornatus)<\/em> when you&#8217;re arriving from the beach and but you&#8217;ll need to make an effort to not miss it when you&#8217;re leaving.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-04.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-04.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-07.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-07.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/avifauna.hkbws.org.hk\/species\/0250\/033000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amur Paradise Flycatcher<\/a> (Terpisphone incei) and <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/hkwildtracks\/animal_detail.php?ids=HWT-000094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swinhoe\u2019s White-Eye<\/a> (Zoterops simplex) appear together in the valley on an abandoned building looking down from the path that&#8217;s well hidden by foliage in summer but clearly visible in the dry winter season.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-08.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-08.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-05.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-05.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/hkwildtracks\/animal_detail.php?ids=HWT-000055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Grey Wagtail<\/a> <em>(Motacilla cinerea)<\/em> appears with two friends around the corner on the same building as above.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-06.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-09.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-09.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White-throated Kingfisher <em>(Halcyon smyrnensis)<\/em> is perched on a pipe near a river in Wang Tong village Mui Wo.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-10.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-10.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-11.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-11.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avifauna.hkbws.org.hk\/species\/0410\/051100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daurian Redstart<\/a> <em>(Phoenicurus auroreus)<\/em> hides inside the building well guarded by a cool Chinese character and is visible from a window in the wall at Wang Tong Art Walk.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-12.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-kinzie-12.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-wang-tong-artwalk-by-dominic-johnson-hill-credit-kinzie-01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-wang-tong-artwalk-by-dominic-johnson-hill-credit-kinzie-01.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Kinzie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wangtongart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@wangtongart<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-dominic-johnson-hill-01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-dominic-johnson-hill-01.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Dominic Johnson-Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a bit of a hike to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.lib.hkbu.edu.hk\/hkwildtracks\/animal_detail.php?ids=HWT-000047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Long Tailed Shrike<\/a> (<em>Lanius schach<\/em>) perched high in the hills on a rooftop of one of the historical stone cabins at Sunset Peak, but it&#8217;s an adventure with views that are well worth the effort.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit--dominic-johnson-hill-02.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlantaulife.com\/annual\/2025\/South-Lantau-Life-culture-2025-02-14-flock-by-aspireartwork-credit-dominic-johnson-hill-02.png\" alt=\"Abandoned buildings for the birds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Dominic Johnson-Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"opacity: 0;\"><a name=\"map\"><\/a>MAP<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Take a hike &#8212; it&#8217;s an easy walk<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1nom_b3xQwU4qwGFV-rnqQrbsJ6s0nk0&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"opacity: 0;\"><a name=\"video\"><\/a>VIDEO<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">Bird murals appear on abandoned village houses in Hong Kong | AFP<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bird murals appear on abandoned village houses in Hong Kong\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FT9iX32GDMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Flock&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wangtongart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wangtongart<\/a> featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aspireartwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aspireartwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Posted: 14 February 2025<\/p>\n<p>Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/southlantaulife.com\/now\/the-directory\/kinzieology\/\">Kinzie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local endangered species are promoting biodiversity 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