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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 25, 2010 3:05:36 GMT
Mountain Shrike ( Lanius validirostris, a Philippine endemic, immature, possibly among the first in-habitat captures of the young of this species) Photographed by Ely Teehankee at Mt. Polis, Ifugao, on July 13, 2010 Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM. Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, Wimberley WH200 head. Manual exposure in available light. f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/250 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 25, 2010 3:10:08 GMT
Even the de facto birding bible Kennedy Guide was not able to present a description of the immature of this endemic montane shrike.
For spotlighting this young bird well, Ely's amazing capture easily gets my vote as this week's Featured Bird Photo. Aside from having good aesthetics, the photo is a big step forward in the documentation of the endemic birds of the Philippines. Now, we know how a young Lanius validirostris looks like!
Super congrats Ely on bagging the FBPOTW for two weeks in a row..... keep up the excellent work!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 25, 2010 3:55:41 GMT
Even the de facto birding bible Kennedy Guide was not able to present a description of the immature of this endemic montane shrike. For spotlighting this young bird well, Ely's amazing capture easily gets my vote as this week's Featured Bird Photo. Aside from having good aesthetics, the photo is a big step forward in the documentation of the endemic birds of the Philippines. Now, we know how a young Lanius validirostris looks like! Super congrats Ely on bagging the FBPOTW for two weeks in a row..... keep up the excellent work! Thank you very much Romy for the honor of being able to bag the FBOTW for two consecutive weeks. I never imagined that an immature bird could be a winner. I guess being the first to have seen, photograph, and document this bird in its natural habitat made the difference. I am learning something new everyday from this forum. I am certainly very happy of this development. |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jul 25, 2010 4:26:29 GMT
Congratulations Ely! Your dedication to the craft is actually making headways in documenting and understanding the ways of our feathered friends, keep up the good work!!
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Post by mantarey on Jul 25, 2010 6:48:38 GMT
Congrats Ely on this very fine image, another significant contribution.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 25, 2010 8:38:15 GMT
Congratulations Ely! Your dedication to the craft is actually making headways in documenting and understanding the ways of our feathered friends, keep up the good work!! Thank you Neon. Unknowingly I have done something good. It is good that I learned a good lesson from you. "Shoot first and ask questions later". |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 25, 2010 8:39:52 GMT
Congrats Ely on this very fine image, another significant contribution. Thank you Rey. I am happy to have been able to do that. |
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Post by des on Jul 25, 2010 12:17:15 GMT
Congrats from me, too.
Des
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 25, 2010 21:14:45 GMT
Congrats from me, too. Des Thank you Des. I remember that it was you who encouraged me to value the young birds just as much as the mature ones because they do give a lot of information about their characteristics. |
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Post by Ariel Matias on Jul 26, 2010 1:06:39 GMT
Congratulations, ELY!!! You did it again!!!
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Jul 26, 2010 1:37:12 GMT
what else to say? COngrats sir!
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Jul 26, 2010 4:11:02 GMT
Big Congrats Ely!!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 26, 2010 12:54:39 GMT
Congratulations, ELY!!! You did it again!!! Thank you Ariel. The trip has turned out better than expected. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 26, 2010 12:57:26 GMT
what else to say? COngrats sir! Thank you Edu. I posted some birds from your Villa. Have you seen it? |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 26, 2010 13:02:43 GMT
Thank you Nilo. It is certainly rewarding. |
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