Post by Tonji Ramos on Jun 20, 2009 7:35:09 GMT
Sylvia and I went to Palawan last June 10 to June 14. We went birding everyday, from the moment the van picked us up to the last morning of the day we left!
I personally had 25 photolifers and 31 lifers. Plus so many other birds my brain is still reeling from the bird fest. More than 1000 pictures maybe close to 2000. View, arrgh...delete..arrgh delete...ooohh wow, nice.....arrghh delete.
Of the birds I saw but got away, I regret being unable to take pictures of the hornbills, the Hooded Pitta, the Red-bellied Pitta, the Oriental dwarf kingfisher and the White- bellied Sea Eagle. Well more reason to go back.
Here are some of the pictures I took.
We saw two of these birds in the Last Frontier in Sabang. This particular bird was hiding deep inside the thick bushes but I saw a small opening and took this photo.
CHESTNUT- BREASTED MALKOHA
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
ISO 640; 1/100; f5.6 handheld
This is one of many kinds of Bulbuls found in Palawan. I saw it thru an opening and had a nice keyhole effect.
GREY-CHEEKED BULBUL
Criniger bres
ISO 400; 1/200; f5.6 handheld
After taking pictures of the Malkoha, I stumbled upon this bird who was trying to stay still so I would not see her. She probably was wondering, who is this strange man and why is he up so early?
PINK-NECKED GREEN PIGEON, female
Treron vernans
ISO 400; 1/320; f5.6 handheld
I took this picture in the mangrove area. The bird was perched high on a mangrove tree and there were 10 people on the boat moving around. I was happy to even get the pic. Hehe.
THICK-BILLED GREEN PIGEON, male
Treron curvirostra
ISO 320, 1/250, f5.6 handheld
We saw this fellow as we were going home from a very very long day of birding. The sun was going down. We were tired and ready to crash. But as crossed the last bridge, wait...what is that bird. ...oh yay. Lifer!
STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER
Halcyon capensis
ISO 500, 1/40, f5.6 handheld
This guy was not scared at all and allowed us to take very close photos.
ASHY DRONGO
Dicrurus leucophaeus
ISO 400, 1/320; f7.1 handheld
There were a lot of Olive-backed Sunbirds Aurora sub species in the Sabang area. A lot as in like ETS a lot. This bird is a young male. The colors are starting out on the throat and there is an orange mark near the eye and the bill.
OLIVE BACKED SUNBIRD, male
Nectarinia jugularis aurora
ISO 400, 1/250. f5.6 handheld
We saw these species of parrot four times. This bird was photographed along the Monkey trail in Sabang.
BLUE NAPED PARROT
Tanygnathus lucionensis
ISO 320; 1/125;f5.6 handheld
I miss Palawan already.
I personally had 25 photolifers and 31 lifers. Plus so many other birds my brain is still reeling from the bird fest. More than 1000 pictures maybe close to 2000. View, arrgh...delete..arrgh delete...ooohh wow, nice.....arrghh delete.
Of the birds I saw but got away, I regret being unable to take pictures of the hornbills, the Hooded Pitta, the Red-bellied Pitta, the Oriental dwarf kingfisher and the White- bellied Sea Eagle. Well more reason to go back.
Here are some of the pictures I took.
We saw two of these birds in the Last Frontier in Sabang. This particular bird was hiding deep inside the thick bushes but I saw a small opening and took this photo.
CHESTNUT- BREASTED MALKOHA
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
ISO 640; 1/100; f5.6 handheld
This is one of many kinds of Bulbuls found in Palawan. I saw it thru an opening and had a nice keyhole effect.
GREY-CHEEKED BULBUL
Criniger bres
ISO 400; 1/200; f5.6 handheld
After taking pictures of the Malkoha, I stumbled upon this bird who was trying to stay still so I would not see her. She probably was wondering, who is this strange man and why is he up so early?
PINK-NECKED GREEN PIGEON, female
Treron vernans
ISO 400; 1/320; f5.6 handheld
I took this picture in the mangrove area. The bird was perched high on a mangrove tree and there were 10 people on the boat moving around. I was happy to even get the pic. Hehe.
THICK-BILLED GREEN PIGEON, male
Treron curvirostra
ISO 320, 1/250, f5.6 handheld
We saw this fellow as we were going home from a very very long day of birding. The sun was going down. We were tired and ready to crash. But as crossed the last bridge, wait...what is that bird. ...oh yay. Lifer!
STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER
Halcyon capensis
ISO 500, 1/40, f5.6 handheld
This guy was not scared at all and allowed us to take very close photos.
ASHY DRONGO
Dicrurus leucophaeus
ISO 400, 1/320; f7.1 handheld
There were a lot of Olive-backed Sunbirds Aurora sub species in the Sabang area. A lot as in like ETS a lot. This bird is a young male. The colors are starting out on the throat and there is an orange mark near the eye and the bill.
OLIVE BACKED SUNBIRD, male
Nectarinia jugularis aurora
ISO 400, 1/250. f5.6 handheld
We saw these species of parrot four times. This bird was photographed along the Monkey trail in Sabang.
BLUE NAPED PARROT
Tanygnathus lucionensis
ISO 320; 1/125;f5.6 handheld
I miss Palawan already.