Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jun 12, 2012 1:50:29 GMT
Update 6/10/12
My caretaker Chris, who had been checking the Besra nest daily, texted me a few days ago that the Besras were bringing food to the nest, which indicated that the eggs had hatched. I visited the Besra nest today.
I watched the female Besra sitting quietly in the nest with only her tail or head sticking out. I then heard the male calling from nearby, and the female flew out the back of the nest. She quickly returned with food and started tearing up the kill and feeding pieces of red meat to at least 2 chicks. According to Chris, the male does the hunting, while the female sits on the chicks. The male does not enter the nest but calls to the female, who goes out to get the food from the male. It is the female who feeds the chicks.
In this photo, the female prepares to fly out the back of the nest toward the calling male.
Canon 1D Mark IV camera, 800 mm lens, remote trigger, tripod. F/5.6, ISO-1600, 1/100 second, manual exposure.
The front of the nest, which faces the cultivated field, is the highest part of the nest. The Besras fly in and out of the back of the nest, which faces the forest. Due to the height of the sides of the nest, I could only see the top of the head of the chicks.
Here are 2 photos of the female Besra feeding a chick. You can see the mother putting a chunk of red meat deep inside the chick's mouth.
Canon 1D Mark IV camera, 800 mm lens, remote trigger, tripod. F/5.6, ISO-1600, 1/100 second, manual exposure.
In this photo, you can see the white downy feathers on the top of the chick's head.
Canon 1D Mark IV camera, 800 mm lens, remote trigger, tripod. F/5.6, ISO-800, 1/30 second, manual exposure.
Sorry, this photo is a bit blurred, but you can see the black eye and bill and white head of the chick.
Canon 1D Mark IV camera, 800 mm lens, remote trigger, tripod. F/5.6, ISO-800, 1/30 second, manual exposure.
I commended and gave the nest guardian another bonus.
Ely Teehankee and I plan to visit the nest this weekend and hopefully capture the nestlings hopping on top of the nest. All PBPF members are welcome to witness this rare event, as I believe this is the first photo record of a Besra nest.
My caretaker Chris, who had been checking the Besra nest daily, texted me a few days ago that the Besras were bringing food to the nest, which indicated that the eggs had hatched. I visited the Besra nest today.
I watched the female Besra sitting quietly in the nest with only her tail or head sticking out. I then heard the male calling from nearby, and the female flew out the back of the nest. She quickly returned with food and started tearing up the kill and feeding pieces of red meat to at least 2 chicks. According to Chris, the male does the hunting, while the female sits on the chicks. The male does not enter the nest but calls to the female, who goes out to get the food from the male. It is the female who feeds the chicks.
In this photo, the female prepares to fly out the back of the nest toward the calling male.
Canon 1D Mark IV camera, 800 mm lens, remote trigger, tripod. F/5.6, ISO-1600, 1/100 second, manual exposure.
The front of the nest, which faces the cultivated field, is the highest part of the nest. The Besras fly in and out of the back of the nest, which faces the forest. Due to the height of the sides of the nest, I could only see the top of the head of the chicks.
Here are 2 photos of the female Besra feeding a chick. You can see the mother putting a chunk of red meat deep inside the chick's mouth.
Canon 1D Mark IV camera, 800 mm lens, remote trigger, tripod. F/5.6, ISO-1600, 1/100 second, manual exposure.
In this photo, you can see the white downy feathers on the top of the chick's head.
Canon 1D Mark IV camera, 800 mm lens, remote trigger, tripod. F/5.6, ISO-800, 1/30 second, manual exposure.
Sorry, this photo is a bit blurred, but you can see the black eye and bill and white head of the chick.
Canon 1D Mark IV camera, 800 mm lens, remote trigger, tripod. F/5.6, ISO-800, 1/30 second, manual exposure.
I commended and gave the nest guardian another bonus.
Ely Teehankee and I plan to visit the nest this weekend and hopefully capture the nestlings hopping on top of the nest. All PBPF members are welcome to witness this rare event, as I believe this is the first photo record of a Besra nest.
