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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Feb 11, 2012 5:36:15 GMT
This morning, as we arrived at the field overlooking the orange flowering tree at 3,300 feet above sea level in Mt. Banahaw, we noticed 2 small, blue and white birds in a tree about 70-80 meters away. They would not let us get close to them. They were male Blue-and-white Flycatchers - a rare migrant and a lifer for me! ;D Unfortunately, due to the distance, I could only take documentary photos. Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 800 mm lens, Canon 1.4x teleconverter, tripod and half-gimbal.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 11, 2012 11:10:01 GMT
I cannot described how beautiful the song of this bird is. If you ever heard of the Striated Grassbird it sings continuously in a sing song melody. The Blue & White is a lot better than that. The flycatchers has a habit of staying in the same place for days. You may want to try again tomorrow. It is a beautiful bird. Good discovery Ramon & Mabuhay.
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Post by paulbourdin on Feb 11, 2012 12:39:56 GMT
Great record there Ramon! I've seen these a few times on Makiling, particularly this winter, but never an adult male. I think they might be more regular than we realise, we just need to get into the right habitat more often.
I'll be there tomorrow morning if you're around.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Feb 11, 2012 13:12:56 GMT
Thanks, Ely. You just talked me into going back up tomorrow morning. Hopefully, I'll see the BWF again and it lets me come closer.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Feb 11, 2012 13:14:39 GMT
Thanks, Paul. I'll be going up at 6:30 am tomorrow.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Feb 12, 2012 13:40:00 GMT
Ely and Paul, I went up Mt. Banahaw early this morning to the same area where I saw the Blue-and-White Flycatchers yesterday -- but no luck. In fact, the low pressure system hitting Luzon made it cold, rainy and very windy, so that there were very few birds to be seen.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 12, 2012 14:18:56 GMT
Ely and Paul, I went up Mt. Banahaw early this morning to the same area where I saw the Blue-and-White Flycatchers yesterday -- but no luck. In fact, the low pressure system hitting Luzon made it cold, rainy and very windy, so that there were very few birds to be seen. Don't be too disappointed as this are the travails of birding. It would be like hitting the jackpot if it was there. Not your luck this time but there is always a next time. Look at it this way, you saw it the other day and it made you feel good. Now you have something to look forward to next week. The weather also play a big part for the birds to come out. Cheers Ramon. |
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Post by Steve Albano on Feb 12, 2012 15:21:39 GMT
Wow!! Another new found!! Congrats and thanks for sharing.. .
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Feb 12, 2012 20:49:00 GMT
Thank you, Ely and Steve.
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Mar 2, 2012 8:27:02 GMT
Great bird Ramon.
We saw this bird in Palay Palay in 2009. Adult and sub adult male and a female.
It is a beauty.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Mar 2, 2012 12:08:21 GMT
Thank you, Tonji.
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Post by Jeniel Buday on Mar 3, 2012 4:19:13 GMT
super nice po sir ramon... hope to find that kind of bird at Roxas Mountain range..
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Mar 3, 2012 13:01:05 GMT
Thanks, Borgz. I don't know if Blue-and-White Flycatchers, which migrate from Japan and the north, fly down as far as Mindanao.
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