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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 12, 2012 6:19:02 GMT
Coron is a priority in my wish list of places to go birding. I have this great opportunity to visit Coron Palawan this 2012 summer vacation. The sharing was a bit late, these shots was taken April 21-25 2012, thanks to sir Ely for the contact of the guide and location, this also gave me opportunity to shot with fellow Birdnuts Doc Boymac and maam Mares. All birds are lifer to me  all shots with D90+600mm on a Feisol+Benro GH2 remote shutter and MLU plus 1.4tc unless mentioned without one. Oriental dwarf KF 1/25s f5.6 ISO500  1/4s f5.6 ISO800  1/8s f8 ISO200  This one was photographed 20kms away from the town proper in Busuanga resort paradise, I already packed up and ready to call it a day when this fella shows up, I need to quickly set up and take the shot. Heavily cropped I did not use tc. 1/80s f4.5 ISO1000  Grey streaked flycatcher 1/400s f5.6 ISO500  Hooded Pitta 1/50s f5.6 ISO1000  Red bellied Pitta .3s f5.6 ISO1600  White vented shama 1/30s f5.6 ISO320  Emerald dove 1/140 f5.6 ISO2000  Chestnut breasted Malkoha 1/60s f5.6 ISO500  Male - Blue Paradise Flycatcher 1/140s f4 ISO1250 no TC  Thanks for viewing |
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Post by steve pryor on May 12, 2012 8:22:53 GMT
Hi Lawrence,
Nice photos.
The Black-naped Monarch? I will let you look at the bill strength (among other things), and then you have one more guess!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 12, 2012 10:35:02 GMT
Hi Lawrence, Nice photos. The Black-naped Monarch? I will let you look at the bill strength (among other things), and then you have one more guess!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi Steve, among all shots I have only one for this bird, this is the very first one that I took upon arriving on site, lighting still very low, It flew away on my 1st shot. Do you have other opinion on the ID? |
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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 12, 2012 10:40:05 GMT
Sorry for the mistake, I stand corrected
Last Photo was Paradise Blue Flycatcher
Thanks for the reminder.
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Post by steve pryor on May 12, 2012 10:52:00 GMT
Sorry for the mistake, I stand corrected Last Photo was Paradise Blue Flycatcher Thanks for the reminder. Certainly no apologies here. It is a rather common mistake. It is actually the only confusion species with the Hypothymis, and just something to be remembered when in the Palawan EBA, but only there. By the way, the bird is an adult male. A minutium - called Blue Paradise Flycatcher rather than the other way around. |
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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 12, 2012 10:59:00 GMT
Sorry for the mistake, I stand corrected Last Photo was Paradise Blue Flycatcher Thanks for the reminder. Certainly no apologies here. It is a rather common mistake. It is actually the only confusion species with the Hypothymis, and just something to be remembered when in the Palawan EBA, but only there. By the way, the bird is an adult male. A minutium - called Blue Paradise Flycatcher rather than the other way around. Thanks Steve I appreciate and will do the necessary correction.  |
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Post by Michael R. Anton on May 13, 2012 10:07:27 GMT
Congrats Lawrence! Great captures!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on May 14, 2012 6:44:22 GMT
All very nice captures, well done!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 14, 2012 11:08:44 GMT
All the birds that you have seen and photograph are the very same birds that I have seen, photograph, and shared in this Forum. I have been in Coron more times than any other birding places for the simple reason that there are more interesting birds in that place. I am glad that Boy Mac, Marester, Bob Kauffman, Cynthia, Bobby Kintanar, Bong, Alex Tiongco, Tere, Ipat, Adrian, Trinket, yourself, and others have found time to go there and see for yourselves what I have been saying all along. I would also like to point out that our guide Erwin is very familiar with the birds of Coron and can find them just by listening to its call. Congratulations Lawrence on your fine collection of the birds of Coron.
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Post by Lawrence Lo on May 14, 2012 12:58:57 GMT
All the birds that you have seen and photograph are the very same birds that I have seen, photograph, and shared in this Forum. I have been in Coron more times than any other birding places for the simple reason that there are more interesting birds in that place. I am glad that Boy Mac, Marester, Bob Kauffman, Cynthia, Bobby Kintanar, Bong, Alex Tiongco, Tere, Ipat, Adrian, Trinket, yourself, and others have found time to go there and see for yourselves what I have been saying all along. I would also like to point out that our guide Erwin is very familiar with the birds of Coron and can find them just by listening to its call. Congratulations Lawrence on your fine collection of the birds of Coron. I agree with you sir, Erwin is a very knowledgeable guide, I met his kid Don2 who joined me as a back up to his dad and Im impressed he can be a good guide too later on.. As you've said the place has a lot of interesting birds to see. |
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