More Birds of Subic

[Ely Teehankee]

I was able to process the remaining pictures that I took in Subic about a week ago. I was pleasantly surprise to see about 40 Red-crested Malkoha but they were difficult to photograph as they transferred from one tree to the other and under the tree's foliage. There was also a Colasisi who preferred to stay high up in a coconut tree and the colorful Blue-throated Bee-eaters of Subic.


Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 800mm
f/5.6L IS USM, Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, Wimberley WH200 head. Manual exposure in available light.


Red-crested Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus superciliosus)
Endemic to the Philippines
1/800 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800



Green Imperial Pigeon (Ducula aenea)
1/800 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800



Philippine Hanging Parrot or Colasisi (Loriculus philippensis)
Endemic to the Philippines
1/160 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400



Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis)
1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400



Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis)
1/100sec., f/5.6, ISO 400



Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis)
1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400

[Lydia Robledo]

Those are beautiful captures, Ely. Fine details! lyd

[Ely Teehankee]

Feb 18, 2011 1:38:49 GMT Lydia Robledo said:

Those are beautiful captures, Ely. Fine details! lyd

Thank you Lyds. I wish there were more birds to photograph.

[gabriel buluran]

congrats on the bountiful harvest. love the bee eaters

[mantarey]

Very nice set Ely, Subic's really a great place to bird.

[Mark Itol]

Quite a bounty you have here, Ely! The first bee-eater shot is my fave.

[Ely Teehankee]

Feb 19, 2011 0:27:56 GMT gabriel buluran said:

congrats on the bountiful harvest. love the bee eaters

Thank you Gabs. The Bee-eaters are colorful and makes good subject that is why everybody loves them especially when they are close. LOL

[Ely Teehankee]

Feb 19, 2011 2:07:30 GMT @mantarey said:

Very nice set Ely, Subic's really a great place to bird.

Thank you Rey. I hope they will keep Subic that way and stop cutting the trees.

[Ely Teehankee]

Feb 19, 2011 4:03:57 GMT Mark Itol said:

Quite a bounty you have here, Ely! The first bee-eater shot is my fave.

Thank you Mark. I agree with you. It has a lot of details and you can see the butterfly split at the end of the tail.

[Luis (Chito) Limchiu]

The blue-throated BE in the fourth shot is very well done, very nice Ely!

[Edwin Matias]

Awesome Series , Thumbs Up

[Ariel Matias]

I love those shots of the bee-eaters. Wonderful!

[Ely Teehankee]

Feb 20, 2011 13:40:44 GMT Luis (Chito) Limchiu said:

The blue-throated BE in the fourth shot is very well done, very nice Ely!

Thank you Chito. Subic is the best place to photograph the Bee-eaters.

[Ely Teehankee]

Feb 20, 2011 15:44:06 GMT Edwin Matias said:

Awesome Series , Thumbs Up

Thank you Edwin. You should try to visit this place.

[Ely Teehankee]

Feb 20, 2011 16:51:15 GMT Ariel Matias said:

I love those shots of the bee-eaters. Wonderful!

Thank you Ariel. Subic is about 186 kilometers from Manila compared to 68 kilometer to Candaba. But it only take 2 1/2 hours to get there compared to 1 1/2 hours because of the good roads. Going thru NLEX, SCTEX, and Subic will now cost Php 365 on one direction.