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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2012 0:04:00 GMT
This bird is really beautiful with its color combination that is unimaginable. The back of its shoulder and head is basically black with spots of iridescent silver on it. The chest has bluish black feathers and the vent and part of the throat is white. The throat itself is more yellowish. The nostrils are light rufous and the lores are white. The highlight is the pair of bright orange legs and feet. I can't help but marvel at God's unimaginable creations. I took a lot of pictures of the Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata) because of the bird's beauty and the opportunity of being able to do so even if it was about 20 meters away. All the pictures were taken with a 1.4X TC. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 800mm f5.6L IS USM, Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, Wimberley WH200 head. Manual exposure in available light. 1/200 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/400 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/400 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/400 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/200 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/250 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/250 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/250 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/250 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/250 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/250 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/400 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  1/400 sec., f/8, ISO 1600  |
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Post by Lawrence Lo on Mar 14, 2012 6:08:29 GMT
Lovely little bird. I been drawn to any post about KF, and this one is beautiful. Congrats
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Post by Martin Alvendia on Mar 14, 2012 8:21:02 GMT
Lovely display of the bird and its habitat.
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Post by Michael R. Anton on Mar 14, 2012 10:21:08 GMT
Beautiful captures of the Silvery KF! Hope to capture an image one day. Cheers Ely!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2012 10:50:26 GMT
Lovely little bird. I been drawn to any post about KF, and this one is beautiful. Congrats Thank you Lawrence. The love of the Kingfishers is one thing in common between you, Tateo, and myself. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2012 10:51:51 GMT
Lovely display of the bird and its habitat. Thank you Martin. I hope I will be able to get closer to this marvelous Silvery Kingfisher the next time I get to see one. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2012 16:57:36 GMT
Beautiful captures of the Silvery KF! Hope to capture an image one day. Cheers Ely! Thank you Mike. I have seen this bird only twice. Once in Bislig and now in Bohol. He is quite a frisky bird. |
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Post by Ariel Matias on Mar 14, 2012 20:17:36 GMT
Excellent captures, as always! I really love the colors of this bird.
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Mar 15, 2012 3:09:59 GMT
Beautiful colors indeed!
I was able to get quite close to the Farm's SKF but it was in the shade so the colors did't really "pop" the way it did in these photos...
Neil
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 15, 2012 3:18:01 GMT
I like photo #8, the one with the fish!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 15, 2012 11:25:35 GMT
Excellent captures, as always! I really love the colors of this bird. Thank you Ariel. I went to Bohol for the Trogons and this was my consolation bird. Tirso was there recently and he had a feast taking pictures of the male Trogon. I hope I get a chance for a feast like that. |
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Post by Mark Itol on Mar 15, 2012 12:09:52 GMT
This Kingfisher is just beautiful. I wish to be able to photograph is beauty on a natural perch someday. You showed the habitat well here. Well done, Ely.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 15, 2012 16:09:56 GMT
Beautiful colors indeed! I was able to get quite close to the Farm's SKF but it was in the shade so the colors did't really "pop" the way it did in these photos... Neil Thank you Neil. At least you have the bird in your place so there should be some chance to see the SKF with the right light. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 15, 2012 19:56:49 GMT
I like photo #8, the one with the fish! Thank you Sylvia. I like that one too. According to Felix that is a shrimp that it was able to capture from the river. |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Mar 16, 2012 1:14:47 GMT
I really like the Silvery KF also Ely. Great bird.
I am sure the trogons will pose for you on another day Ely.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 16, 2012 2:28:10 GMT
This Kingfisher is just beautiful. I wish to be able to photograph is beauty on a natural perch someday. You showed the habitat well here. Well done, Ely. Thank you Mark. Hopefully the next time will be a close encounter. |
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Post by Renoir Abrea on Mar 16, 2012 7:44:00 GMT
very nice set'
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Post by Tirso Paris on Mar 16, 2012 9:08:06 GMT
Wow! So this is what we missed in Rajah Sikatuna River and we did miss a lot. We went to the the same area with Ryan the first day, Felix the second day but it only flew by and we did not really see the details. Your photos more than compensate for what we failed to capture in pictures. Thanks Ely for the share.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 16, 2012 11:44:59 GMT
I really like the Silvery KF also Ely. Great bird. I am sure the trogons will pose for you on another day Ely. As Tirso said it is one of the most beautiful bird and I agree with him. The last time I was there on February, there was no call or sighting at all. I am hoping that your prediction will come true on my next trip to Bohol. Thank you Tonji. |
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Mar 16, 2012 14:40:56 GMT
When I saw your Silvery I miss Bohol. All your photos of Kingfisher are very nice but
I like the last photo of Silvery Kingfisher.
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