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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 20, 2012 10:24:46 GMT
These pictures were taken last month and I took some pictures of the nest using a Canon S100 that has a GPS built into it. It gives the coordinates of the exact location of the nest and I thought that it would be better to post these pictures after the hatch lings has fledged. It is amazing that the Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) had 5 eggs and all of them hatched. The mother looks so skinny having to feed 5 hatch lings at the same time. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 800mm f5.6L IS USM, Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, M-3.6 Mongoose Gimbal Action Head. Manual exposure in available light. 1/2000 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800  1/1600 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800  1/1600 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800  These pictures of the nest were taken with the Canon S100. These are certainly a nice addition to the bird population of Bangkong Kahoy.   |
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Post by Ariel Matias on May 20, 2012 22:26:24 GMT
WOW! I love those pictures of the chics!!!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on May 21, 2012 15:18:57 GMT
Very nice captures Ka Ely. My first time to see Long-tailed Shrike chicks. :-)
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 22, 2012 5:44:37 GMT
WOW! I love those pictures of the chics!!! Thank you Ariel. You can have some. LOL. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 22, 2012 5:45:41 GMT
Very nice captures Ka Ely. My first time to see Long-tailed Shrike chicks. :-) Thank you Bobby. It is just amazing that a small bird like that can have 5 hatchlings all at the same time. |
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Post by luisitoco on May 22, 2012 13:35:37 GMT
WOW! Super nice photos Sir Ely!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 23, 2012 3:32:57 GMT
WOW! Super nice photos Sir Ely! Thank you Luisito. I guess the birds without feathers are the main feature of this thread. |
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Post by Conrad Arellano on May 23, 2012 15:30:03 GMT
Great set Ely. How far is the nest from the ground. I was surprised you took the pics with just the S100. Cheers
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 24, 2012 11:45:50 GMT
Great set Ely. How far is the nest from the ground. I was surprised you took the pics with just the S100. Cheers Thank you Conrad. The nest is just slightly above eye level so I placed my camera over the nest to take the pictures of the hatchlings without using the monitor. |
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Post by Tirso Paris on May 24, 2012 14:35:12 GMT
Wonderful captures all Ely, especially of the newly hatched chicks.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 24, 2012 20:53:09 GMT
Wonderful captures all Ely, especially of the newly hatched chicks. Thank you Tirso. How I wished that we can be this close to all the birds than we don't have to burden ourselves with our heavy camera & lens and still get pictures with a good image quality. |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on May 29, 2012 22:46:11 GMT
Ely, I hope you don't mind my posting photos in your posting, but for the benefit of those interested in subsequent developments in this particular Long-Tailed Shrike nest, I took these photos of the 5 nestlings on May 5 (6 days after Ely took his above photos on April 29). The 5 nestlings were much bigger and crowded the nest. Taken with my iphone camera.   A few days later, all 5 nestlings fledged and successfully left the nest. Five more LTS's added to the BK population, perhaps to feed the nesting Besras. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 30, 2012 2:10:57 GMT
It is a good and welcomed way of keeping our friends informed of the development of the hatch lings. This is the stage that I would prefer to photograph them especially if the mother would be feeding them. They look like aliens when I took thier pictures with their eyes closed and bulging. Now they look much better with their bright eyes and new feathers growing. I hope the Besra will not go after them but after the rats that are competing with the Plain Bushhen's banana diet. LOL.  |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on May 30, 2012 14:17:30 GMT
Nice shot of the rat, Ely. I had not seen them before. This is not a city rat but a forest rat.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 30, 2012 20:46:45 GMT
Nice shot of the rat, Ely. I had not seen them before. This is not a city rat but a forest rat. Thank you Ramon. I did not realize that it is a forest rat. It does look different and the color & sheen of the hair is richer in texture. In short it is a good looking rat but still a rat. This will be a better food for the Besra rather than the Long-tailed Shrike. Here is a another picture of the good looking rat. LOL.  |
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