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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jan 27, 2012 10:02:07 GMT
A spur of the moment decision to go to Siquijor resulted in my getting two lifers! Streak-breasted Bulbul 5DMkII, 300mm+1.4X, handheld, 1/500, f5.6, ISO 3200, Tv priority  Yellow-bellied Whistler 5DMkII, 300mm+1.4X, handheld, 1/400, f5.6, ISo-3200, Tv priority  See the story at: ornithographer.blogspot.com/2012/01/return-to-dumaguete-day-1-boat-for-best.html |
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Post by Mark Itol on Jan 27, 2012 14:03:42 GMT
Nice set of endemics, Bob! Love the stories, too!
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Post by des on Jan 27, 2012 14:24:07 GMT
Interesting to see the pale upper eye crescent, the compressed nostril and the slightly rusty collar on the bulbul.
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Post by des on Jan 27, 2012 14:31:52 GMT
By the way, your Orange-bellied Flowerpecker is a Siquijor endemic ssp besti, as is your Yellow-bellied Whistler ssp siquijorensis
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 27, 2012 15:55:46 GMT
Great captures, Bob! Congrats on the 2 lifers which I have yet to see!
I went to the same mountain and forest camp in Siquijor several years ago, but only saw Blue-Tailed Bee-eaters, Coletos and an unidentifed Pitta.
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Post by des on Jan 27, 2012 19:19:59 GMT
@ramon: Hooded is the common pitta up there
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jan 27, 2012 21:22:16 GMT
Congratulations on your lifers. I have not seen them yet. The Streak-breasted Bulbul looks like a combination of the Yellow-vented Bulbul and the Philippine Bulbul. The Yellow-bellied Whistler looks like a large Golden-bellied Flycatcher. Well done Bob and Mabuhay.
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Post by Clemn A. Macasiano Jr. on Jan 28, 2012 5:32:17 GMT
I haven't seen those two specie Bob ! Congratulation for your two endemic lifers ...
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jan 29, 2012 7:47:46 GMT
Thanks, Mark.  |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jan 29, 2012 7:49:18 GMT
Thanks, Des. I didn't realize the Orange-bellied Flowerpecker ssp was an endemic too!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jan 29, 2012 7:50:04 GMT
Thanks, Ramon! Time to go back to Siquijor! |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jan 29, 2012 7:51:06 GMT
Thanks, Ely. My first thought when I saw the Whistler was "Wow, what a big Gerygone!" ;D
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jan 29, 2012 7:52:01 GMT
Thanks, Doc BoyMac! Pure luck that we got these endemics. We didn't have much time to bird the place.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Jan 29, 2012 8:35:03 GMT
congrats on the endemics bob!
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