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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Mar 5, 2013 14:47:49 GMT
Dear fellow birdnuts,
It was unusually wet (raining every day) on Mt. Kitanglad during our trip last January. I did not expect much but was pleasantly surprised to see this flycatcher while negotiating the muddy/slippery trail towards the eagle watchpoint. This would be my first lifer for 2013. Thanks for viewing.
Mugimaki Flycatcher, male [Ficedula mugimaki]
Canon 40D + 300mm + 2x TC at f/10, 1/40Sec, ISO-400, tripod
Mugimaki Flycatcher, male [Ficedula mugimaki]
Canon 40D + 300mm + 2x TC at f/10, 1/30Sec, ISO-400, tripod
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2013 20:33:03 GMT
Congratulations Nilo on your first lifer for the year. I first heard of the Mugimaki Flycatcher from Ramon Quisumbing when he discovered the bird at Mount Banahaw. I got a good look at it at Fraser's Hill on my first trip to Fraser's Hill. A wonderful bird to see and photograph. I noticed that you used your lighter lens to climb Mt. Kitanglad. Well done & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Mar 6, 2013 0:48:39 GMT
Beautiful captures of the male Mugimaki FC, Nilo! I captured the female in Mt. Banahaw months ago but have never seen the much more colorful male. Congrats on your lifer!
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Mar 6, 2013 15:29:35 GMT
Nice shots, Nilo. This is my first time to see a male Mugimaki FC in this forum. Beautiful bird.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Mar 7, 2013 23:26:07 GMT
Congrats on the lifer, Nilo! First one is awesome!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 12, 2013 7:25:21 GMT
Wow, big congrats Nilo! beautiful capture indeed! :-)
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Post by Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem on Mar 12, 2013 13:56:39 GMT
Wonderful!
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 12, 2013 23:21:57 GMT
Woh! What a beauty!! Congrats Nilo!
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Post by Adri Constantino on Mar 13, 2013 1:26:05 GMT
Congrats for the lifer Nilo, I hope I will be able to take a picture of this soon.  |
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Post by Clemn A. Macasiano Jr. on Mar 18, 2013 2:44:37 GMT
Congratulation !
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Mar 24, 2013 12:34:56 GMT
Thanks so much for the comments guys. I was out birding since January this year with very limited Internet access time. Hope I can process/post some bird photos soon.
@ely, the 300mm f/2.8 is not mine. Tateo let me borrow the lens for this trip for a "Close Quarter Battle (CQB)" with the montane birds there. The 600mm is just too long for understory birding.
@ramon, I searched for the female but for some reason failed to locate the partner of this bird. I'm sure in due time you will be able to capture the male in your place.
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Post by Mark Itol on Apr 5, 2013 16:32:41 GMT
Nice captures of this beauty, Nilo!
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Post by Tonji Ramos on May 9, 2013 23:44:17 GMT
Great bird. I hope I see one at some point in time.
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