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Post by Ralf Nabong on Feb 26, 2010 10:39:28 GMT
Here's another lifer from my Coron sortie. Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) - Female  Canon 5D MarkII, Canon 500mm f/4 + Canon 1.4X TC, Tripod mounted, Canon remote trigger Subject distance - 25.20m, FL 700mm, ISO 800, 1/200 sec @ F/7.1  Subject distance - 25.20m, FL 700mm, ISO 320, 1/30 sec @ F/9.0 Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) - Male  Subject distance - 25.20m, FL 700mm, ISO 640, 1/500 sec @ F/8.0 Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) - Male & Female  Subject distance - 25.20m, FL 700mm, ISO 1000, 1/200 sec @ F/8.0 |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 26, 2010 10:52:06 GMT
Wowowww..... congrats on the rare captures, Bong..... looks like you even got them while mating!  |
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Post by Agerico M. De Villa on Feb 26, 2010 11:10:18 GMT
Truly rare capture. Rarer still, they are mating. Congratulations!!! Question for everyone: Does this photograph of the mating pair mean that the birds breed here (Why are they, therefore, rare?)?
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Post by JP Cariño on Feb 26, 2010 11:56:47 GMT
i think theyre crested goshawks
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 26, 2010 12:20:32 GMT
Very nice and interesting shots. It is always good to see birds doing other things than posing. Well done Bong. Mabuhay.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Feb 26, 2010 12:23:57 GMT
Wow!! Agree with JP, I think they are crested goshawk too. First time to see that they are dimorphic! Even the KG says the "sexes are similar". "Nest and eggs not described from the Philippines" |
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Post by Mark Itol on Feb 26, 2010 12:56:03 GMT
Wow! Beautiful captures, Bong! Congratulations. Your Palawan sorties must have been worth it!
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Feb 26, 2010 13:54:48 GMT
JP and Neon, thank you for the correction. I already made the adjustment. I checked the photos of the crested goshawk on the net and they're similar to these photos. @ Romy & profjerry - the mating shot was just a lucky shot. My guide first saw the male when it landed on a nearby branch. I was preparing to take a video footage hoping to capture both of them, when suddenly the male darted from the front and landed on top to mate. It was finish in a couple of seconds. No time to enable liveview. I just took one shot.  @ Ely - Thanks. I hope you get this bird too. @ Mark - Thanks Mark. |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Feb 26, 2010 14:06:35 GMT
Excellent captures bai - and you got the pair while doing their share in the propagation of their species as well! Very well done! |
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Post by Ariel Matias on Feb 26, 2010 19:38:09 GMT
Wow! Great images! Very good timing on that last picture!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Feb 26, 2010 19:39:36 GMT
Amazing series of shots, Bong!
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Post by William Lim on Feb 26, 2010 21:59:20 GMT
These are great shots, Bong.
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Post by mantarey on Feb 27, 2010 2:07:56 GMT
Great set Bong. My first time to see a Raptor in Coron. Congrats on this beautiful lifer. |
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Feb 27, 2010 3:36:02 GMT
Thank you Bobby, Ariel, Bob, William & BB Rey! |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Feb 27, 2010 3:51:57 GMT
Great photos of this bird! The mating pic is fantastic.
JP, Martin, Sylvia and I also saw Goshawks in our last trip to Coron. We saw two Goshawks but not together. We did see their nest though. Its good to see them doing well. When we were there a kid was aiming his slingshot at a Goshawk. Yikes.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Feb 27, 2010 5:20:04 GMT
WOW! incredible photos sir! Excellent quality and a taste of a documentary shot for mating! A few seconds but you still managed to document it. Congrats sir!
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Feb 27, 2010 12:45:15 GMT
Thank you Tonji & Edu! Tonji, Erwin also showed me the nest. it's located just across where I got the goshawks. I heard you really had an adventure in Coron. He also told me that he had warned people not to harm the birds,even the kids who just carrying a slingshot. Edu, it was really a lucky shot since I did not even look at the viewfinder when I took it, just hoping to get a snapshot of them mating! |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Feb 27, 2010 19:37:53 GMT
Wooooooow! rare shots. Good looking raptor too!
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Feb 27, 2010 22:56:11 GMT
Glen, I had this raptor for more than an hour observing its behavior. |
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