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Post by Tonji Ramos on May 21, 2010 0:10:31 GMT
I took these pictures May 16. I first saw the nest April 12. I would always walk to the the nest and see how these guys were progressing. I think they got used to me. After more than a month of watching, these guys were already too big to both fit in the nest. It was getting broken already. The favorite food of these guys are cicadas. You can hear them all around our garden. So I think its a plentiful food source. I tried to time the first pic so I could get the picture of the cicada being fed to the fledglings. It usually happens so fast that I miss the moment. But I was lucky with this shot.  Canon 5DMk2, Canon 500mm, 1.4x, 1/320, f8, ISO 400, tripod These are their last pics as they finally flew away the next day.  Canon 5DMk2, Canon 500mm, 1.4x, 1/250, f10, ISO 400, tripod |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on May 21, 2010 1:42:04 GMT
sir.. allow me to say that the second photo is one in million!!!
Taking a picture of one avian and have those kind of eyes is an achievement in itself. Here you have two of them and BOTH their eyes are captured perfectly!
This is F10 including the TC right? The technicals of this photo is just awesome! Viewing it, enjoying it and learned from it. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Post by gabriel buluran on May 21, 2010 1:51:23 GMT
love the light on the faces of the chicks!
they must have flown by now... congrats tonji! you are now a certified proud father of these triller chicks. he, he, he...
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Post by Neon Rosell II on May 21, 2010 2:46:37 GMT
It's not only awesome documentation but a stunning capture to boot, Tonji!!
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Post by Ralf Nabong on May 21, 2010 3:11:22 GMT
Great documentation Tonji! I hope you captured it also in HDV.  |
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Post by Felix Servita on May 21, 2010 7:28:43 GMT
very nice to see....one happy bird family photo.... great shot Tonji
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Post by mantarey on May 21, 2010 9:36:18 GMT
So beautiful Tonji, always a great feeling to see those tender moments. I'm sure you enjoyed watching while it last. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 21, 2010 10:36:14 GMT
Perfect timing and the picture speaks a thousand words. Birds are so beautiful especially when they are still young. Well done Tonji. Mabuhay.
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Post by Ronnie Dominguez on May 21, 2010 15:01:23 GMT
Great Shots!!!!!!!.
I hope you were able to capture some when they were just a few days old. Today,I happened to have captured close-up photos of a Pied Fantail couple building their nest. I envy you because may not be able to go to that place to observe them as you had. Hopefully I can go to the place in a months time.
Thanks for sharing.
Ron
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Post by William Lim on May 22, 2010 9:00:45 GMT
These are great shots, Tonji.
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Post by Ariel Matias on May 22, 2010 21:44:26 GMT
Very beautiful! I definitely agree with Edu that we can learn so much from these pictures alone.
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Post by Romy Ocon on May 22, 2010 23:26:04 GMT
Very nice documentation, Tonji...... they look like their mother indeed when young!
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Post by JV Noriega on May 23, 2010 16:10:11 GMT
You captured them cinematically .. i look at the pictures, and i hear an inspirational tune in my mind... love the pictures Tonj!
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Post by Toto Gamboa on May 24, 2010 2:51:16 GMT
Wonderful captures Tonji. One of the few birds that got their young so beautiful. THanks for the capture.
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Post by Tonji Ramos on May 25, 2010 2:26:19 GMT
Thanks for the kind comments. |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on May 21, 2011 23:37:45 GMT
Tonji, that is a fantastic shot of the mother feeding the chick a cicada! Congrats!
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Post by Toto Gamboa on May 22, 2011 14:17:36 GMT
Lovely! Lovely!
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Post by Mark Jason Argallon on May 23, 2011 2:08:31 GMT
galing po! wonderful shots! |
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Post by tina mallari on May 23, 2011 16:47:42 GMT
Wonderful shots Tonj ! Was this at your house? Sylvia and I were talking at the front door the other day and while we were there I heard and saw the Pied Triller at the tree right outside your front neighbor's house.
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Post by Tonji Ramos on May 24, 2011 12:40:15 GMT
Thanks Ramon, Toto, Mark and Tina. Wow this was last year. I remember those birds well. I kept keeping an eye on their development. |
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