Birds of El Nido Resort Lagen Island - Lovely Sunbird

[Ely Teehankee]

I was invited by Ramon Quisumbing to join him & JJ at the El Nido Resort Lagen Island for “Birding”. It takes about an hour by plane from Manila to El Nido Airport-Lio. It took about an hour from the airport to the island on a small but comfortable boat. We never expected to see such a variety of birds in this small island. It is by far the best resort that I have seen especially with the frequency that one can see different birds in different places of the resort all within walking distance. One of the most beautiful Sunbirds in the Philippines is the Lovely Sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) 3 1/2 - 4 1/4 inches can be readily seen on the flowering "Suicide Tree" (Cerbera odollam) also known as Pong-Pong.



Canon EOS 1DX, Canon EF 800mm f5.6L IS USM, Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, M-3.6 Mongoose Gimbal Action Head. Manual exposure in available light.




1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600







1/125 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600




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1/125 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600






1/125 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600






1/160 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600

[Ramon Quisumbing]

Nice set, Ely!

[William Lim]

Nice captures, Ely!

[Tateo Osawa]

Beautiful captures always, Ely. I also like Lovely Sunbird and take photo yours.

[Ely Teehankee]

May 1, 2014 11:00:47 GMT Ramon Quisumbing said:

Nice set, Ely!

Thank you Ramon. I never realize that such a place existed. Thank you again for telling me about this place.

[Ely Teehankee]

May 1, 2014 11:18:29 GMT William Lim said:

Nice captures, Ely!

Thank you William. I will be posting the Rufous-tailed Tailorbird next.

[Ely Teehankee]

May 4, 2014 4:52:12 GMT Tateo Osawa said:

Beautiful captures always, Ely. I also like Lovely Sunbird and take photo yours.

Thank you Tateo. There are also Lovely Sunbirds in Coron and not as expensive as El Nido. LOL. But Lagen Island, El Nido is beautiful.