Philippine Trogon at Bilar

[Ely Teehankee]

It was good to go back to Bohol. The Philippine Frogmouth was the star of the trip. But it was also nice to be able to see the Philippine Trogon (Harpactes ardens). Although they were mostly more than 20 meters it was still good to be able to see them.



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.



1/320 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600




1/320 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600




1/800 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600




1/1000 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600




1/1000 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600




This is probably an immature Male as the feathers are not yet fully developed.
1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600

[Jeniel Buday]

one of the most colorful bird here in Phi. great series Sir Ely!

[Ely Teehankee]

Jun 5, 2012 1:55:31 GMT Jeniel Buday said:

one of the most colorful bird here in Phi. great series Sir Ely!

Thank you Borgz. I agree with you that it is a colorful bird. It is also a Philippine endemic bird.

[Ramon Quisumbing]

Nice set, Ely, of one of my favorite Philippine birds.

[Ely Teehankee]

Jun 10, 2012 22:12:12 GMT Ramon Quisumbing said:

Nice set, Ely, of one of my favorite Philippine birds.

Thank you Ramon. It is also one of my favorite but never had the opportunity to get close to it. Tirso's pictures of this bird is a lot closer and better. I will have to shake his hands next time I see him and see if some of his luck on this bird will come to me. LOL.