Post by Ely Teehankee on May 26, 2012 9:44:45 GMT
I learned last month that several birds were nesting simultaneously in different places of Bohol. They were the Philippine Frogmouth, Philippine Trogon, White-bellied Woodpecker, Silvery Kingfisher, Red-keeled Flowerpecker and possibly the Rufous-lored Kingfisher. We started estimating the length of time to build the nest, the period of incubation, and hatching. It was decided that the 3rd week of May might be the best time to go there. But different birds have different nesting habits, and time frame of hatching and fledging. By the time I got to Bohol the Philippine Trogon was no longer around. The story was the monkey got the egg. I don't know how true that is but its gone. The Red-keeled has hatched and fledge. The same with the two pairs of Silvery Kingfishers but both mother & fledgelings can be seen being fed by the mother. The Philippine Frogmouth was hatched early May and has since flew away. It was disappointing but you can't control nature. Fortunately a new nest of the Frogmouth was discovered and the best part is that the hatchling can now be seen on the nest. It was still 5 days away from my scheduled trip. I was checking on it every now and than trying to determine if I will be able to make it on time. In the meantime the thought of being able to photograph this bird that I have never seen before was exciting. Even if things did not turn out the way I was hoping for, I thank God for giving me the opportunity to photograph the Philippine Frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus).
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.
The first stop was at the Tarsier Foundation where I took some pictures of the Tarsier:
birdphotoph.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=macro&action=display&thread=8586
The second stop was at Loboc where I saw the Rufous morph Philippine Frogmouth. The feathers are of the rufous shade and seems longer than the Brown morph.
1/60sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
1/60sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
1/50,. f/5.6 ISO 1600
1/250sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
1/400sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
1/400sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
This is how the Rufous morph Frogmouth looks like from where I was standing to take their picture. The distance range from 7.76 meter to 11.8 meters. This picture was taken with a Canon Power Shot S100. I like this small camera as it gives a big picture of how the pictures of the bird were taken.
In the afternoon I saw was the Brown morph Frogmouth at the BISU in Bilar. It was a walk of probably more than a kilometer but it did not seem to be that far probably because of the excitement of seeing a second Frogmouth on the same day. To my surprise there was a small creek that we have to cross to get to the nesting Frogmouth. If I were to remove my shoes, cross the creek, dry my feet, and put on my shoes again it would entail lost photographing time. Fortunately for me, one of my guide and companion Julius is very strong. This picture will tell how we found the solution. The Canon S100 really came in handy to show the difficult crossing we had to make to see the bird.
This is the habitat of the Brown morph Philippine Frogmouth. It was a delight to be able to see this unusual looking bird sitting on its nest and just looking at us.
1/50 sec., f/6.3, ISO 1600
1/40 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
1/80 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
This picture was taken with Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM. Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, M-3.6 Mongoose Gimbal Action Head. Manual exposure in available light.
1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 3200
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.
The first stop was at the Tarsier Foundation where I took some pictures of the Tarsier:
birdphotoph.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=macro&action=display&thread=8586
The second stop was at Loboc where I saw the Rufous morph Philippine Frogmouth. The feathers are of the rufous shade and seems longer than the Brown morph.
1/60sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
1/60sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
1/50,. f/5.6 ISO 1600
1/250sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
1/400sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
1/400sec., f/5.6 ISO 400
This is how the Rufous morph Frogmouth looks like from where I was standing to take their picture. The distance range from 7.76 meter to 11.8 meters. This picture was taken with a Canon Power Shot S100. I like this small camera as it gives a big picture of how the pictures of the bird were taken.
In the afternoon I saw was the Brown morph Frogmouth at the BISU in Bilar. It was a walk of probably more than a kilometer but it did not seem to be that far probably because of the excitement of seeing a second Frogmouth on the same day. To my surprise there was a small creek that we have to cross to get to the nesting Frogmouth. If I were to remove my shoes, cross the creek, dry my feet, and put on my shoes again it would entail lost photographing time. Fortunately for me, one of my guide and companion Julius is very strong. This picture will tell how we found the solution. The Canon S100 really came in handy to show the difficult crossing we had to make to see the bird.
This is the habitat of the Brown morph Philippine Frogmouth. It was a delight to be able to see this unusual looking bird sitting on its nest and just looking at us.
1/50 sec., f/6.3, ISO 1600
1/40 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
1/80 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
This picture was taken with Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM. Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, M-3.6 Mongoose Gimbal Action Head. Manual exposure in available light.
1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 3200
