Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 13, 2013 23:25:11 GMT
About 200 kilometes from Kuala Lumpur there is a Chinese Temple called Gua Kek Look. It is actually inside a cave carve out of the mountain. This is where the Blue Rock-thrush thrives in the rocky side of the mountain. What I noticed was that it was different from the Blue Rock-thrush that comes to the Philippines. You can see it here:
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Canon EOS 1DX, Canon EF 300mm
f/2.8L IS USM. Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, M-3.6 Mongoose Gimbal Action Head. Manual exposure in available light.
Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) 16 cm, were feeding from the clusters of bamboo at the temple grounds. They were high up almost 90 degrees in angle but it was nice to see them come and go.
1/500 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
The Blue Rock-thrush ( Monticola solitarius) 22 cm of Gua Kek Look Chinese Temple looks similar in shape and features as that in the Philippines but the color of the feathers are different. This is the female which at first I thought was the male.
1/320 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
This is the male Blue Rock-thrush.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
1/50 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
I went around the place looking for other birds and saw this domestic pigeon. The feathers are so colorful that I decided to take a picture of this bird.
1/2000 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
When I went back to the garden the Blue Rock-thrush was back and I was able to get closer to the bird.
1/400 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
1/320 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
With the bird hardly moving, I decided to lower the ISO to 100 and see if I can get a sharper image of this bird.
1/25 sec., f/5.6, ISO 100
1/50 sec., f/5.6, ISO 100
This Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a lifer for me. I saw it hopping around the bushes and just like the Malaysian Laughing Thrush and it was quite a challenge to get an open shot.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
According to Wikipedia the Blue Whistling Thrush is the world's largest thrush measuring 31-35 cm and feeds on snails, crabs, fruits and insects. Now I know that they are also carniverous as here he is feeding on what looks like a Jave Sparrow.
1/15 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
birdphotoph.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=photo&action=display&thread=8044
Canon EOS 1DX, Canon EF 300mm
f/2.8L IS USM. Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, M-3.6 Mongoose Gimbal Action Head. Manual exposure in available light.
Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) 16 cm, were feeding from the clusters of bamboo at the temple grounds. They were high up almost 90 degrees in angle but it was nice to see them come and go.
1/500 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600
The Blue Rock-thrush ( Monticola solitarius) 22 cm of Gua Kek Look Chinese Temple looks similar in shape and features as that in the Philippines but the color of the feathers are different. This is the female which at first I thought was the male.
1/320 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
This is the male Blue Rock-thrush.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
1/50 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400
I went around the place looking for other birds and saw this domestic pigeon. The feathers are so colorful that I decided to take a picture of this bird.
1/2000 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
When I went back to the garden the Blue Rock-thrush was back and I was able to get closer to the bird.
1/400 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
1/320 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
With the bird hardly moving, I decided to lower the ISO to 100 and see if I can get a sharper image of this bird.
1/25 sec., f/5.6, ISO 100
1/50 sec., f/5.6, ISO 100
This Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a lifer for me. I saw it hopping around the bushes and just like the Malaysian Laughing Thrush and it was quite a challenge to get an open shot.
1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
According to Wikipedia the Blue Whistling Thrush is the world's largest thrush measuring 31-35 cm and feeds on snails, crabs, fruits and insects. Now I know that they are also carniverous as here he is feeding on what looks like a Jave Sparrow.
1/15 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800