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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Sept 25, 2013 5:42:40 GMT
This bird is considered "rare" by many birders primarily due to its shrinking habitats and/or simply the difficulty of seeing a live specimen in the field. I have seen this bird many times in the past sorties. However, I never had a chance to take a photo showing key identification feature like the wattled yellow-green eye ring.
This is a severely back-lit subject. The photo was also heavily cropped but still managed to retain some details/bird features which marked an important milestone in my personal imaging goals.
Thank you for viewing.
Celestial Monarch, Hypothymis coelestis
March 16, 2013
Eastern Mindanao, Philippines
Canon 40D + 600mm f/4 IS and 1.4xTC at f/5.6, 1/250Sec, ISO-400, EV+2, tripod
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Post by Clemn A. Macasiano Jr. on Sept 25, 2013 7:36:20 GMT
Ola la ! Yellow eye ring ... Great shot Nilo
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Post by oespena on Sept 25, 2013 9:44:43 GMT
wow... this bird exist today in Negros?? love to see this bird in actual. great capture!
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Sept 25, 2013 14:44:50 GMT
Nice shot, beautiful bird, Nilo. This is my first time to see this bird. I always see new bird in your posting.
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Post by tina mallari on Sept 26, 2013 2:09:46 GMT
I haven't seen this bird yet. Hope to get it on my list one day SOON.. HAhahHAha wishful thinking lang naman :-) Happy for you Nilo !!!
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Feb 28, 2014 23:42:40 GMT
Such an interesting bird Nilo. We saw it a few times and got some photos. But I do hope to see it with the crest up like in the book. It always had the crest down. Cool that you got the eye ring detail and color despite the backlight.
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Post by Michael R. Anton on Mar 4, 2014 5:49:47 GMT
Wow Nilo! Dream bird! Awesome capture!
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 5, 2014 2:45:05 GMT
Congrats Nilo, the colors came out well!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Mar 6, 2014 6:57:19 GMT
Wow! Excellent shot of a very uncommon bird!
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