Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 25, 2012 6:46:03 GMT
This was our 2nd time to go to Olango. We did things differently this time around -- we stayed longer (2 days) and we stayed by the Observation Deck most of the time. We did a bit of walking around to look for the Sanderling and other small waders.
I was very happy with the trip, it's a great time to go to Olango! We didn't expect to have lifers, but we had three!
Big thanks to Olango Steve for finding lifers for us, to Boymac for the hospitality, and to Mike Anton for the good juju!
CHINESE EGRET Egretta eulophotes
There were many of them in Olango! It was very entertaining to watch them do their "dance". When looking for food, it holds its head sideways and walks also sideways.
f8, iso160, 1/640
SANDERLING Calidris alba
Tonji and I saw this bird before in Tubbataha and recently in Pagudpud. The one in Olango was especially fearless. As Mike Anton said, it was practically following us around! It was challenging though to shoot. It's a very small and fast-moving bird. It is constantly scurrying around. And it was drizzling on and off, so the light was poor.
f8, iso800, 1/600
ASIAN DOWITCHER Limnodromus semipalmatus
This was one of our target birds for the trip. As Nilo M said in his article in eBON about Olango, it is one of the flagship birds of Olango. It's a rare migrant but occurs regularly in Olango.
f8, iso400, 1/1000
RED KNOT, breeding plumage Calidris canutus
Another target bird, this one was a lifer for me and Tonji! The two birds in the foreground are Red Knots in different stages of breeding plumage. the one on the left in the back is a Grey-tailed Tattler Nice to see the different stages of breeding plumage. It makes it so much easier to tell apart from the Great Knot!
f8, 1/400, 1/1250
CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea
This was a new bird to me. Very easy to overlook this bird. We have Olango Steve to thank for being very patient about finding them and pointing them out to us!! Note the very long decurved bill. We also saw Broad-billed Sandpipers, which look similar and are another new bird for us. But, they were difficult to photograph well.
f8, iso1000, 1/2000
Canon 5DMark2, 300 mm 2.8, 2x tc, tripod
Thanks for viewing!
I was very happy with the trip, it's a great time to go to Olango! We didn't expect to have lifers, but we had three!
Big thanks to Olango Steve for finding lifers for us, to Boymac for the hospitality, and to Mike Anton for the good juju!
CHINESE EGRET Egretta eulophotes
There were many of them in Olango! It was very entertaining to watch them do their "dance". When looking for food, it holds its head sideways and walks also sideways.
f8, iso160, 1/640
SANDERLING Calidris alba
Tonji and I saw this bird before in Tubbataha and recently in Pagudpud. The one in Olango was especially fearless. As Mike Anton said, it was practically following us around! It was challenging though to shoot. It's a very small and fast-moving bird. It is constantly scurrying around. And it was drizzling on and off, so the light was poor.
f8, iso800, 1/600
ASIAN DOWITCHER Limnodromus semipalmatus
This was one of our target birds for the trip. As Nilo M said in his article in eBON about Olango, it is one of the flagship birds of Olango. It's a rare migrant but occurs regularly in Olango.
f8, iso400, 1/1000
RED KNOT, breeding plumage Calidris canutus
Another target bird, this one was a lifer for me and Tonji! The two birds in the foreground are Red Knots in different stages of breeding plumage. the one on the left in the back is a Grey-tailed Tattler Nice to see the different stages of breeding plumage. It makes it so much easier to tell apart from the Great Knot!
f8, 1/400, 1/1250
CURLEW SANDPIPER Calidris ferruginea
This was a new bird to me. Very easy to overlook this bird. We have Olango Steve to thank for being very patient about finding them and pointing them out to us!! Note the very long decurved bill. We also saw Broad-billed Sandpipers, which look similar and are another new bird for us. But, they were difficult to photograph well.
f8, iso1000, 1/2000
Canon 5DMark2, 300 mm 2.8, 2x tc, tripod
Thanks for viewing!
