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Post by tina mallari on May 26, 2008 23:22:55 GMT
Took these in Subic last May 22, 2008. It's a very noisy bird but quite hard to see coz it was hiding under the shade of some plants. Was able to take a recording but don't know how to post sound files ;D Forgive me for the poor capture but this bird was kinda far and in a dark area.  |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on May 27, 2008 0:18:33 GMT
Took these in Subic last May 22, 2008. It's a very noisy bird but quite hard to see coz it was hiding under the shade of some plants. Was able to take a recording but don't know how to post sound files ;D Forgive me for the poor canopy but this bird was kinda far and in a dark area. Woooooooohhoooooo!! Another addition to our database!! The first photo I've seen of the Male Common Koel ( Eudynamis scolopacea) in the Philippines!! Congratulations on this rarely and hard to photograph bird Tina!!! |
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Post by tina mallari on May 27, 2008 1:20:37 GMT
WOW I thought it was a Koel because of the loud sound that it was making Ko-el ko-el ko-el - HehHEheEHheE but wasn't sure so I posted it here just to be sure. In the very, very short time that Wency and I went birding during this trip, I had 2 photo lifers, this one and a female red junglefowl - both rotten captures though  Thanks Neon for the help in identifying this bird. |
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Post by steve pryor on May 27, 2008 14:52:45 GMT
Yes, it is strange there are not more photos of this bird in Phils. It should not be that uncommon.
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Post by tina mallari on May 27, 2008 14:58:44 GMT
Just got lucky with this photo. I stopped on that particular part of the road only because there was a fallen tree across the road and was thinking if I should try to pass or not. While thinking my mind away this bird kept on calling out so I looked and looked until I saw it under a tree singing or calling it's heart out  |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on May 27, 2008 21:35:43 GMT
Congrats, Tina, on photo-documenting this species!
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Post by tina mallari on May 28, 2008 3:06:45 GMT
Thanks Bob. Hope you guys are getting better weather out there compared to us.
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Post by Ariel Jimenez on May 28, 2008 3:42:54 GMT
Congrats Tina. I'm not sure if this is the same bird I saw when we went to Subic last month. He's black and yes he's making a loud scream like sound. I took some photos but came out poor with my 250mm lens.  |
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Post by tina mallari on May 28, 2008 5:51:01 GMT
Thanks Ariel. Naku noisy black birds are quite common - The black birds are KSP ata (lacks attention that's why they are noisy). ;D ;D ;D
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