Post by Sylvia Ramos on Jun 20, 2009 6:11:52 GMT
Tonji and I were in Sabang, Palawan for 5 days last week for birding + family vacation. We had great weather, nice and sunny. It only rained on our last day.
It was a great experience to bird in Palawan for the first time. It seemed like almost every bird we laid our eyes on was a "new" bird!
Thanks to Tina who told us where to go and also recommended the driver who took us around!
Eastern Reef-Egret
We came across two Reef-Egrets along the beach. This one was so busy catching small fish from the surf that it didn't seem to notice that it was coming closer and closer to us.
f13, iso 100, 1/125
Palawan Peacock-Pheasabt
We waited for 3 hours for this bird to show up. It was worth it! We were so excited and happy to see it. It was smaller than I expected .. but so unusually beautiful!
f5.6, iso1250, 1/100
Great Slaty Woodpecker
We were on a paddleboat at the mangrove area when we saw this bird.
f5.6, iso250, 1/640
Common Flameback
There were two of them on the tree. A few days later, I went hiking with my daughter on the Monkey Trail and we saw 3 woodpeckers.
f5.6, iso320, 1/250
Sulphur-Bellied Bulbul
The beak is covered by the leaf in this picture .. but I still like this pic because it's a special Bulbul! It has yellow eyes!
f5.6, iso 250, 1/250
Striped Tit-Babbler
We saw these several times during the trip.
f5.6, iso250, 1/160
Olive-Backed Sunbird aurora race
The Palawan version of the Olive Backed Sunbird
f5.6, iso400, 1/250
White Bellied Munia
A new (for me) munia! Yey!
f5.6, iso200, 1/320
Thanks for looking! We have more pictures from the trip in our Sabang, Palawan gallery in our smugmug site:
tonjiandsylviasbirdlist.smugmug.com/gallery/8552236_6Fw7x/1/568102801_46ykz
It was a great experience to bird in Palawan for the first time. It seemed like almost every bird we laid our eyes on was a "new" bird!
Thanks to Tina who told us where to go and also recommended the driver who took us around!
Eastern Reef-Egret
We came across two Reef-Egrets along the beach. This one was so busy catching small fish from the surf that it didn't seem to notice that it was coming closer and closer to us.
f13, iso 100, 1/125
Palawan Peacock-Pheasabt
We waited for 3 hours for this bird to show up. It was worth it! We were so excited and happy to see it. It was smaller than I expected .. but so unusually beautiful!
f5.6, iso1250, 1/100
Great Slaty Woodpecker
We were on a paddleboat at the mangrove area when we saw this bird.
f5.6, iso250, 1/640
Common Flameback
There were two of them on the tree. A few days later, I went hiking with my daughter on the Monkey Trail and we saw 3 woodpeckers.
f5.6, iso320, 1/250
Sulphur-Bellied Bulbul
The beak is covered by the leaf in this picture .. but I still like this pic because it's a special Bulbul! It has yellow eyes!
f5.6, iso 250, 1/250
Striped Tit-Babbler
We saw these several times during the trip.
f5.6, iso250, 1/160
Olive-Backed Sunbird aurora race
The Palawan version of the Olive Backed Sunbird
f5.6, iso400, 1/250
White Bellied Munia
A new (for me) munia! Yey!
f5.6, iso200, 1/320
Thanks for looking! We have more pictures from the trip in our Sabang, Palawan gallery in our smugmug site:
tonjiandsylviasbirdlist.smugmug.com/gallery/8552236_6Fw7x/1/568102801_46ykz
