Lowland White-eyes of Los Baños

[Tirso Paris]

I finally saw some Lowland White-eyes in Los Baños for the first time today, thanks to Usec Fred Serrano's ever valuable tips. They were mostly feeding on the fruits of a balete tree but a few were also few enjoying the soft flowers of a coconut tree.

For all pictures, I used my Canon EOS 7D, EF 100-400mm L IS USM, handheld and natural light.


Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 06:38,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 800, 400 mm



Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 06:40,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 640, 400 mm



Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 06:41,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 640, 400 mm



Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 06:47,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 800, 400 mm



Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 06:48,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 800, 400 mm


Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 06:48,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 640, 400 mm



Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 06:51,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 2000, 400 mm



Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 07:11,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 3200, 400 mm



Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 07:24,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 320, 400 mm



Lowland White-eye (Zosteros meyeni), Los Baños, Laguna
2011-10-25 07:27,1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F5.6, ISO 800, 400 mm

[fred serrano]

hey sir!

excellent! now try to get indie, the little king of molawin creek.

thanks for sharing.

fred s

[Ely Teehankee]

Very nice captures of the White-eye. You got the glint that we all want. Well done Tirso & Mabuhay.

[Mark Jason Argallon]

beautiful details! especially the eyes!

[mantarey]

Wonderful series Prof, tact sharp and well exposed captures.

[Tirso Paris]

Thank you very much Fred, Ely, Mark and Rey. I truly appreciate all your kind comments.

[alainpascua]

Excellent shots, Prof Tirso!

[Tirso Paris]

Thanks Alain and thanks for all the tips you have shared with me.

[Lydia Robledo]

I always like pictures of birds eating fruit... our partners in reforestation. God has designed their provision very well. These are excellent shots, Prof. I'm one of your many fans. By the way, the fruiting tree is a Tibig (Fig tree), not balete.

[Tirso Paris]

Oct 31, 2011 1:38:51 GMT Lydia Robledo said:

I always like pictures of birds eating fruit... our partners in reforestation. God has designed their provision very well. These are excellent shots, Prof. I'm one of your many fans. By the way, the fruiting tree is a Tibig (Fig tree), not balete.

Thanks a lot Telyds. I hope the birds do spread the seeds so trees and birds both multiply. Yes, I asked several locals and they say it's a balete tree. Anyway, to be safe, we should probably just refer to it as Ficus which is the genus of both balete and tibig, plus 500 more species. Tibig is supposed to be a smaller tree, usually about 5 meters high and the fruits seem to be different from what I saw. Here are two photos of the tree trunk where I took my shots. They also look like a balete tree to me but I may be wrong.