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Post by Juan Manuel C. Del Prado on Jul 29, 2012 5:49:54 GMT
I took this series of Yellowish White-eye photos, thinking it was playing around by going from one vine to another. On processing the photos, I found out the bird was caught in a cobweb, or in a fish-hook (see protruding hook-like item), with blood on right wing. I leave it to your good judgment. Date all photos taken using Canon EOS 7D 400MM: July 27, 2012, Bato Springs Resort (before Dolores, Quezon), distance 35-45 feet, above a stream, forested.  1/512sec, f/5.7, ISO-1000, all photos tripod, AdobePhoto CS5, cropped.  1/197sec, f/5.7, iso-1000.  1/395sec, f/5.7, iso-500.  1/395sec, f/5/7, iso-500.  Purple-throated Sunbird, 1/332sec, f/5.7, iso-800. July 27, 2012, Bato Springs. Distance 15-20 feet, forested |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jul 29, 2012 6:08:59 GMT
That's sad, Tito Poch. Did it fly away?
By the way, it's a Lowland White-Eye.
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Post by Juan Manuel C. Del Prado on Jul 29, 2012 9:24:22 GMT
I guess it did fly off, because when you came up from the pool, it wasn't there anymore. KGB doesn't show the Lowland White-eye with yellow-orange under the throat. My photo shows the color.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 29, 2012 9:25:18 GMT
It is indeed a sad plight for the bird. If only Chris was with you it would have been possible for him to remove the hook to release the bird. I hope the Purple-throated Sunbird goes to BK. I wonder if Ramon has the red flowering trees planted in his area to bring the Sunbirds in. I consider this bird the most challenging of the Sunbirds because of its 7 colors and degree of difficulty in getting them all in one picture. Well done Poch & Mabuhay.
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Post by Mark Itol on Jul 29, 2012 15:34:13 GMT
At first I thought it was a misspelling but realized it was a fitting title when I saw the image.  Very nice documentation and nice to hear the bird managed to break free. |
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Post by Tirso Paris on Jul 30, 2012 1:37:09 GMT
Poor lowland white-eye, the first two pictures seem like real BIF shots, but was entangled with some kind of material. Nice documentation Tito Poch.
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Post by Juan Manuel C. Del Prado on Jul 30, 2012 21:24:37 GMT
Thank you, Ely, Mark, and Prof. Tirso for the compliments. Ramon, you are right - Lowland White-eye. Mea culpa.
Mark, I was not exactly sure if it got away, because RamonQ, JJQ, and I got excited seeing a Purple-throated Sunbird so close to us - 10-15 feet away.
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