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Post by Ely Teehankee on Dec 24, 2011 1:45:00 GMT
The scene of the Rufous-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) regurgitating was a complete surprise to me. Now I am wondering if all the crabs that the Kingfisher eats is all rigurgitated out because it cannot be digested. The whole process took 3 seconds and I feel very fortunate to have seen this and captured the action. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 800mm f5.6L IS USM, Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, Wimberley WH200 head. Manual exposure in available light. All the pictures were taken at 1/200 sec., f/8, ISO 3200 with a 1.4X TC at 9.87 meters. All the pictures are full frame crop to A3 size from the original Canon size. Time:9:45:30  Time:9:45:30  Time:9:45:30  Time:9:45:31  Time:9:45:31  Time:9:45:32  Time:9:45:32  Time:9:45:32  Time:9:45:32  Time:9:45:33  |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Dec 24, 2011 2:01:14 GMT
Wow! I'll bet that has never been captured before, Ely.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Dec 24, 2011 12:00:06 GMT
Wow! I'll bet that has never been captured before, Ely. I don't know if there are any but since I joined March 2009 I have not seen any like these. I have learned quite a few things about birds as I see their behavior when taking their pictures which would otherwise have gone unnoticed. |
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Post by William Lim on Dec 24, 2011 16:37:39 GMT
Very nice capture, Ely. I think it is called food pellet. These are undigestible food which the bird regurgitates. It is common among kingfishers since they feed on crabs, fish and other animals that have hard skeletal system.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Dec 24, 2011 20:59:41 GMT
Thank you William. I am wondering if during the time that the food was in its digestive system if the bird got some nourishment out of it.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Dec 25, 2011 4:06:54 GMT
Some people have asked me how far is the bird when I take the photograph. Even at 10 meters if you do not look for the bird intensely you would probably missed it. This is the actual scene of where I saw the Rufous-backed Kingfisher. See if you can find it. It is almost in the center of the picture taken with a point & shoot camera. You can see the tip of my lens hood on the right hand corner.  |
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Post by Mark Jason Argallon on Dec 25, 2011 8:22:06 GMT
great set, kuya ely! i spotted the kingfisher!!! yahoo!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Dec 25, 2011 20:49:12 GMT
great set, kuya ely! i spotted the kingfisher!!! yahoo! Thank you Mark. A magazine publisher requested that I take a picture of the place where I take a bird's picture. Having that in mind, I took the picture of the Rufous-backed Kingfisher after having taken some pictures of it with my long lens. The picture turned out better than I imagined. LOL. |
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Post by mantarey on Dec 27, 2011 2:07:06 GMT
Wonderful series Ely, very good bird behavior documentation in the wild. :-)
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Dec 27, 2011 7:48:12 GMT
Wonderful series Ely, very good bird behavior documentation in the wild. :-) This is what makes bird photography interesting. You don't know what you will be seeing next. Thank you Rey. |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Jan 18, 2012 2:48:30 GMT
Wow. Thats so interesting. Great documentation. And that is a tiny bird.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jan 18, 2012 8:11:17 GMT
Wow. Thats so interesting. Great documentation. And that is a tiny bird. Thank you Tonji. Even if they are small they are quite tough when guarding their nest. |
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Post by Mark Itol on Jan 18, 2012 11:29:27 GMT
I missed this one. Great documentation of this colorful bird's behavior. It is nice that you showed a shot of the scene to give us a perspective. Well done.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jan 18, 2012 11:47:13 GMT
I missed this one. Great documentation of this colorful bird's behavior. It is nice that you showed a shot of the scene to give us a perspective. Well done. Thank you Mark. Its things like this that we take for granted but for those who don't know what we have been thru will get a better idea of how it is to take a bird's picture. |
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