I feel better now too.

[Luis (Chito) Limchiu]

Here's my take of the lovely breeding Coppersmith Barbet at UPD, taken yesterday and today. I am lucky it's still there and still actively feeding its chick, I thought they said it was gone na. Special thanks to Doc Mando for the tip and his "Mandowembly" head.

Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala haemacephala) (common resident), Diliman, Quezon City
Canon 40D Canon FD 300 2.8L Canon FD 2x TC ISO 800 1/200 F4.5 with manfrotto Tiipod and "Mandowembly" head


Feeding its chick
Canon 40D Canon FD 300 2.8L FD 2x TC iso 800 1/250 f 4.5



Going to the nest taken using the !DMKII
Canon1dMk2 Canon 300L F4 IS Kenko TC 2x iso 400 F8 1/1000 Handheld



Chito

[JV Noriega]

Wow! great captures Doc! And you caught it feeding its chick too! very nice details from the 300 2.8 as usual! -- hope to see you around UPD again

[Ely Teehankee]

I was with JV in UP but we did not get a chance to photo this bird as we tried to get the White Bellied Munia that did not arrive. We than proceeded to the Red-bellied Pitta who was not well groomed for his portrait. But we did have fun photographing him. I like the first photo best with the food in her mouth. Well done Chito. Mabuhay.

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

I love the frozen in mid-air shot doc!

[Toto Gamboa]

Beautiful captures Doc! THe hop-in-flight shot is for keeps!

[Mark Itol]

Amazing detail on the giant-sized barbet, Doc! Great to see you posting again.

[Ariel Matias]

Great feather details and exposure. Congratulations!

[Dennis Alfaro]

great captures doc!

[Tonji Ramos]

Every possible detail is here and razor sharp! First photo is a killer.