It's Hatched!

[Ding Carpio]

The Pied Triller nest that's been the subject of obsession of PropJerry, Neon, and, recently, Cel and Alex now has a chick!



I feel sorry for Neon who had to be in jail when this happens.

[Romy Ocon]

Wow.... nice timing there, Ding!

[Neon Rosell II]

Waaaaaahhhh!! Ding, Beautiful shot and the timing was great!! were you still using that chair - plywood balancing act technique? you were able to handle the shake quite well. Seeing this photo made my day!! Great documentation!! Keep it coming till the baby bird fledge!!

Just to compare, got this Varied Triller - Male (Lalage leucomela rufiventris) in Darwin along the way to prison. ;D

40D + 300 mm L f4 IS + 1.4x Kenko TC (420mm), f6.3, 1/400 sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Hand held, RAW capture.

[Bobby Kintanar]

You guys are taking better and better photos! Congrats! :-)

[mantarey]

Great shot Ding, timing is perfect.

@neon

Awesome image Neon,very fine feather details. You must be very near this bird.

[Lydia Robledo]

I'll be in the area on Wednesday morning.

This is actually news to butterflywatchers. When the eggs are hatched, notice that most trees have young shoots. The butterflies (adult) start laying eggs on these shoots for the larvae to feed. The butterfly egg takes about 4-5 days to hatch---hundreds of them per 1 laying of the adult female. Only 10% will survive, the rest are food for the bird chickitings, spiders, lizards... some die because of manslaughter---did I say
man's laughter? Well, some laugh at me when I tell them that man is the worst predator. They think I have gone nuts caring for uods and higads (caterpillars). telyd

[Ding Carpio]

Apr 13, 2008 14:56:59 GMT Lydia Robledo said:

I'll be in the area on Wednesday morning.

This is actually news to butterflywatchers. When the eggs are hatched, notice that most trees have young shoots. The butterflies (adult) start laying eggs on these shoots for the larvae to feed. The butterfly egg takes about 4-5 days to hatch---hundreds of them per 1 laying of the adult female. Only 10% will survive, the rest are food for the bird chickitings, spiders, lizards... some die because of manslaughter---did I say
man's laughter? Well, some laugh at me when I tell them that man is the worst predator. They think I have gone nuts caring for uods and higads (caterpillars). telyd

Shucks. That's the day I take my family to the airport early morning then I rush to the office.

Someone has to show you the "secret passage" to the roof. Also, going up the roof on a workday, you'll have to be super gentle walking or you'll end up clattering the corrugated GI on the rooms below.

Raining today. Wonder how the little family's doing.

[Neon Rosell II]

I think it would be difficult for TeLyds to view the nest from the roof. Here's how to view it from the roof. ;D

The 3rd floor veranda should be a nice alternative, it's a lot closer but the view is a little above eye level. This is if you can squeeze through the maze, I could just barely get through. ;D

[Mark Itol]

Nice timing, Ding (if I may call you so). How long did you wait for this shot?

Apr 12, 2008 13:34:04 GMT Ding Carpio said:

The Pied Triller nest that's been the subject of obsession of PropJerry, Neon, and, recently, Cel and Alex now has a chick!



I feel sorry for Neon who had to be in jail when this happens.

[Lydia Robledo]

Apr 14, 2008 3:07:32 GMT Neon Rosell II said:

I think it would be difficult for TeLyds to view the nest from the roof. Here's how to view it from the roof. ;D

The 3rd floor veranda should be a nice alternative, it's a lot closer but the view is a little above eye level. This is if you can squeeze through the maze, I could just barely get through. ;D

Naku, if it were'nt so hot in Angat, Norzagaray, I would have rapelled down the bridge. But stand on a chair...like crazy Neon,
no, I'm no cuckoo yet. I decided to just butterfly watch.

Is the Bignay tree fruiting in Vargas Museum? I'm meeting someone at the Cordillera coffee shop in the morning of WED.

Aah people, you have no cure! telyd