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Post by Ely Teehankee on Oct 4, 2010 23:57:55 GMT
lovely set of this rare crossbilled obs[/quote Thank you Dennis. I consider these pictures unusual. Even if I were to look for a bird with deformities what are the chances of seeing one. I will treasure these pictures.
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Oct 5, 2010 1:10:58 GMT
A very good documentation of a handicapped sunbird Ely. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by steve pryor on Oct 5, 2010 9:06:27 GMT
Much more likely that this is of a traumatic origin. The lower mandible is out of plumb.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Oct 5, 2010 10:09:14 GMT
A very good documentation of a handicapped sunbird Ely. Thanks for sharing. Thank you Nilo. It was a beautiful experience to see this bird.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Oct 5, 2010 10:11:20 GMT
Much more likely that this is of a traumatic origin. The lower mandible is out of plumb. You are right Steve. I thought it was the upper that was deformed. Thank you for pointing it out.
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Post by JV Noriega on Oct 6, 2010 1:03:27 GMT
What a rare find Ely! it looks like you are going beyond the norm of shooting naturally beautiful birds already, as you have captured so much at this point.. but there is more emotion evoked in captures like this... makes you think, and really appreciate the beauty of life.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Oct 6, 2010 8:28:03 GMT
What a rare find Ely! it looks like you are going beyond the norm of shooting naturally beautiful birds already, as you have captured so much at this point.. but there is more emotion evoked in captures like this... makes you think, and really appreciate the beauty of life. Thank you JV. My friend has his phone on silent mode and did not wake up on time. I waited outside his gate for some time and since he was not answering his phone I decided to call it a day. I was on my way home when he called and asked me to go back. I am glad that I did because it was just remarkable to see a handicapped bird being able to leave a normal life. I feel so happy for the bird because no one will harm him in that place.
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Post by donsausa on Oct 6, 2010 14:58:02 GMT
Talk about a story of survival. An interesting subject indeed. Great control of noise. -Don I was invited by my friend Raymond to his house early this morning to see the Olive-backed Sunbird. I thought the bird was carrying a stick on his beak but it turned out that it had a crossed bill probably due to some accident when it was young. You will notice that the upper bill crosses over the lower bill to his left. It is very fortunate that the bird takes in food with its tongue by collecting nectar with it and have survived with this very difficult set of cross bill. I was able to take some pictures of this Sunbird at 7.25 meters but at ISO 3200, f/5.6, 1/320 sec. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM. Gitzo GT3530LS Tripod, Wimberley WH200 Head. Manual exposure in available light.
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Oct 6, 2010 15:14:19 GMT
So sharp shots, Ely. Thanks for sharing this interesting bird. Hey, I'm going to check on my sunbirds. This one may be a member of my OBS family. The OBS are always in my garden every morning. I will check out before I leave for Palawan tomorrow. lyd
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Oct 6, 2010 21:17:03 GMT
So sharp shots, Ely. Thanks for sharing this interesting bird. Hey, I'm going to check on my sunbirds. This one may be a member of my OBS family. The OBS are always in my garden every morning. I will check out before I leave for Palawan tomorrow. lyd Thank you Lyds. I feel sorry for the bird as he was always alone. I guess it goes the same for people. Its more difficult to have friends when you are physically handicapped. I will try to see him again next month and maybe he would have a love one with him next time. Heh heh heh.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Oct 7, 2010 0:14:39 GMT
Talk about a story of survival. An interesting subject indeed. Great control of noise. -Don [/quote] Thank you Don. I think up to ISO 3200 the camera will perform well.
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