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Post by marioaurelio on Mar 30, 2008 16:29:31 GMT
these are Ducks inside my farm. im not a photographer, this is just a 6k digital camera. they're in thousands here  i dont allow hunters or bird watchers inside my farm. mario |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Mar 30, 2008 16:38:38 GMT
A warm welcome to the group!! ;D Wow!! Mario, This is good news!! It's rare for private land owners not to hunt the ducks in their farms  are the ducks breeding there? |
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Post by tina mallari on Mar 30, 2008 23:32:50 GMT
Your farm looks so beautiful. That pond is truly a welcome haven for these birds. Thank you for taking them in.
Wish you'd change your mind about bird watchers though - The members of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines know how to act responsibly around these birds. They do keep their distance and are quiet and just observe the birds from a distance armed with their binoculars and spotting scopes.
Also wish we could visit your farm one day. It also looks so inviting to us bird photographers.
Of course, that's just me wishing to my heart's delight ;D
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Post by Ding Carpio on Mar 31, 2008 0:16:38 GMT
I second Tina's wish.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 31, 2008 0:36:03 GMT
Welcome aboard Mario..... excellent documentary of our only endemic duck!
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Post by alainpascua on Mar 31, 2008 14:20:47 GMT
Mario,
Hi! This is Alain Pascua. It's great to know you have a sanctuary there of Philippine Ducks. We're trying to organize a Philippine Duck (Anas Luzonica) Conservation Network. I hope you can join us.
Thanks!
Alain
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Post by marioaurelio on Mar 31, 2008 14:29:49 GMT
oh yes, they breed here. especially on summer when water source is scarce. i dont want to spoil everything but im also a hunter, but lets not get into that. im trying to get a 2nd hand camera for nature photography, and maybe share my bird photos. ive seen a lot but regretably no record or pictures. my favorites are kites, whimbrel, all ducks (migratory and endemic), oriole and some fruit eating doves (colorful)
i also have literatures of birds here in the philippines. sad to say they are losing their habitats to the pressure of over population (encroachment) and progress. ive seen alot of habitats like marshes and grassland being converted to real estates. ive come to realize this and started to protect them inside my farm. i cant FENCED them but at least they have a protected habitat or sanctuary to sleep, breed and eat.
quite mouthful
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 31, 2008 14:52:47 GMT
oh yes, they breed here. especially on summer when water source is scarce. i dont want to spoil everything but im also a hunter, but lets not get into that. im trying to get a 2nd hand camera for nature photography, and maybe share my bird photos. ive seen a lot but regretably no record or pictures. my favorites are kites, whimbrel, all ducks (migratory and endemic), oriole and some fruit eating doves (colorful) i also have literatures of birds here in the philippines. sad to say they are losing their habitats to the pressure of over population (encroachment) and progress. ive seen alot of habitats like marshes and grassland being converted to real estates. ive come to realize this and started to protect them inside my farm. i cant FENCED them but at least they have a protected habitat or sanctuary to sleep, breed and eat. quite mouthful Hi Mario, I appreciate your candor in saying " i dont want to spoil everything but im also a hunter, but lets not get into that." Yet in your next paragraph, you stated that (referring to birds) ".....started to protect them inside my farm. i cant FENCED them but at least they have a protected habitat or sanctuary to sleep, breed and eat." May we be clarified if you still hunt wild birds at present? Romy |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Mar 31, 2008 15:00:11 GMT
That's good news Mario!! your making the switch from gun to camera. A number of us were also hunters before. We are still hunters but we shoot with the camera it somewhat fills up the hunter instincts/hunger in us, we use our hunting techniques to get close to the birds. Thanks for caring for the environment and habitats of our favorite targets and keep up the good work!! ;D We have a growing photo collection of Philippine birds maybe you can identify some of the birds that you have seen already. Cheers, Neon |
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Post by marioaurelio on Mar 31, 2008 15:57:22 GMT
yes, only on specific months and with limit. i have since stopped hunting ducks primarily because of their lost habitats. i can if i wanted to, but ive longed switched to feral pigeons and other grain eating doves that are pest to our farm.
though some locals try to hunt them for sustinence, its not easy to police the area. i cant send them to jail because they are hungry. a good word and a farm job always work in exchange they also guard the area.
im making a new thread here and its awkward, dont want to be disrespectful. we need to have sanctuaries for these birds, private or govt owned, maybe your group can adopt one. i have a couple of friends with fishfarms, we're starting from our own backyard.
good evening
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 31, 2008 16:47:03 GMT
yes, only on specific months and with limit. i have since stopped hunting ducks primarily because of their lost habitats. i can if i wanted to, but ive longed switched to feral pigeons and other grain eating doves that are pest to our farm. though some locals try to hunt them for sustinence, its not easy to police the area. i cant send them to jail because they are hungry. a good word and a farm job always work in exchange they also guard the area. im making a new thread here and its awkward, dont want to be disrespectful. we need to have sanctuaries for these birds, private or govt owned, maybe your group can adopt one. i have a couple of friends with fishfarms, we're starting from our own backyard. good evening Thanks for the clarification, Mario. This forum is composed of people of various persuasions and different nationalities, but with a common passion for wild bird photography in particular and nature conservation in general. As Neon said, many among us are ex-hunters, myself included. But we found that shooting them birds with a camera rather than a gun is more challenging and gratifying. Indeed it's a bit awkward for us if you post here and admit that your a hunter. However, I believe you don't mean any disrespect nor malice, otherwise you would just have left your being a hunter unmentioned. It's easy to shoot pellets at a bird - as long as the bird is within range and there's a clear line of fire, there's a big chance that the bird will be hit. With wild bird photography, the bird need not only be within range and visible, but light must be sweet too, the pose pleasing, the angle flat, the subject well-groomed. That the bird flies away (perhaps to breed future subjects) after the camera capture is a bonus. Let me thus take this opportunity to welcome you to the boards with a few favorite captures of mine (of birds that are much sought by hunters), hoping that you'll find wild bird photography to be more challenging and enjoyable than hunting, as we do. Philippine Duck, Candaba wetlands  Green Imperial-Pigeon, Subic rainforest  Purple Swamphen, Candaba wetlands  Common Moorhen, Candaba wetlands  Barred Rail, Candaba wetlands  Romy |
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Apr 1, 2008 0:39:20 GMT
Welcome to the forum Mario !!!
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Post by marioaurelio on Apr 1, 2008 0:42:34 GMT
thanks for the welcome. beautiful pictures indeed, the Barred Rail looks great. awesome capture of the flying PD. we dont have the swamphen here. well, back to the farm in a few hours, see if i can get some good photos.
good morning to all
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Post by Ed Matuod on Apr 1, 2008 2:41:24 GMT
And I'm sure you got this (eurasian collared dove) in your farm. Am I right? Ed M.  |
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are the ducks breeding there?
