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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 2, 2012 13:07:59 GMT
Love the hummingbird photo sir! Outstanding, as usual! Thank you Neil. I have separated some of the Volcano Hummingbird which is supposed to be the worlds' smallest hummingbird. I will soon be posting it as there are so many other hummingbirds that still needs to be identified before I can share them.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 2, 2012 8:50:50 GMT
Beautiful captures as always, Ely. I especially love the last shot of the hummingbird. Thank you Ramon. I think the hummingbirds are the smallest bird in the world. I am gathering the pictures of my other hummingbirds to have them properly identified. I will have a series of them plus a short write up about their nature and behavior.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 2, 2012 7:48:46 GMT
Double Wow, Ely! Thanks for sharing your photos and info on the most beautiful bird in the world. Must have been a fantastic trip to Costa Rica. Thank you Ramon for your appreciation. I was in San Gerardo de Dota the place that is known for Quetzals for the longest period of my stay at Costa Rica. The other place for Quetzals according to Ariel is Monteverde. I have sorted out most of the pictures that I took in various places of San Gerardo but there are still some left. I should be able to share more birds every week and I think it can go on, over the whole year. It was really a fantastic trip to see and photograph over a hundred birds.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 2, 2012 7:32:58 GMT
Whoa.. Really great Sir Ely. Thank you so much for sharing your priceless collection! Thank you Borgz. I am happy to share my pictures with as many people as I can because it is truly a blessing to be able to see and photograph these birds and enjoying the beauty of God's creation.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 2, 2012 7:27:44 GMT
The nest is built in such a way that it is protected by the intense heat of direct sunlight. Asides from that there are also leaves that hovers part of the nest to add more covers. To think that the bird never had any formal schooling and can design, build, lay eggs, and hatch them is a revelation that there is a God who created them just like us. The second picture is the best picture anyone can take to see and identify that it is a Chestnut-faced Babbler. Well done Ramon & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on May 1, 2012 11:39:59 GMT
The most popular bird in Costa Rica is the Resplendent Quetzal. Thousands of birdwatchers go there every year with the desire to see or photograph the bird. I was one of them and very lucky to have seen it on the first day of my birding trip with Ariel. The national bird of Costa Rica is the Clay-colored Robin (Turdus grayi). It hops on the groundin typical robin fashion. Because it tirelessly whistles melodic phrases that are resposible for its status as the national bird of Costa Rica. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, Wimberley WH200 head. Manual exposure in available light. 1/1000 sec., f/2.8, ISO 400 1/800 sec., f/8, ISO 400 1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800 The Black Guan (Chamaepetes unicolor) has a blue facial skin, red legs and red eyes. It looks to eat the avocado just like the Quetzals. You can see the small avocados on this tree where it ate several of them very rapidly before flying away. There are plenty of fruit trees like this so the birds are never wanting in food. 1/200 sec., f/2.8, ISO 800 The Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis) is not really a finch and is much larger at 20 cm. long. It has a hooded mask over its head and dark olive body. 1/640 sec., f/2.8, ISO 400 1/400 sec., f/2.8, ISO 400 One of the nice things about Costa Rica is that the birds are not very shy especially if there are feeders in the area. Some hotels do not have feeders because they would like to earn their badge of complying with the green environment policy. The Rufous-collared Sparrow is like our Eurasian Tree Sparrow as they are always where people are and where there is food for them to eat. It gives me the chance to take their pictures really close and gives me the satisfaction of seeing their feathers in detail. 1/500 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800 Subject distance 2.42 meters 1/640 sec., f/8, ISO 800 Subject distance 3.38 meters There are plenty of Hummingbirds in Costa Rica especially where there are feeder with sugared water. In some places, some tourist are given a small feeder and they would hold it in front of them and the hummingbirds would feed on it with no fear at all of the person holding it. One of the more common ones is the Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus). I am still sorting out the hummingbird pictures and will share them when I have more varieties. 1/640 sec., f/5.6, ISO 800
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 30, 2012 20:38:01 GMT
It is good to see you back in action. Well done Mick & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 30, 2012 20:35:13 GMT
It certainly would have been more exciting had you brought your gear. Well at least you had fun with your kit lens and taken some nice sceneries. Well done Toto & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 30, 2012 20:31:18 GMT
The Flameback is now split by the IOC - an endemic now - Dinopium everetti (Spot-throated Flameback). Thank you Steve for the good news. Is the official count of the birds of the Phiilippines species 651 and endemic 224 correct?
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 30, 2012 20:28:20 GMT
This is a very fruitful trip to Palawan and you have captured some of the most beautiful birds with your new 1D Mark IV. It is working very well for you together with your 300mm f/2.8 with 2X TC. Well done Tateo & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 30, 2012 4:53:03 GMT
Funny and nice. Nice shots Thank you Burr. The bird is a beauty and I came across a preserved Quetzal that flew thru a glass early in the morning when it was still dark. Accidents like this happens also here in the Philippines. Al least they don't hunt or capture the birds in Costa Rica. I was told that the fine is US$5,000.00 for illegal possession of any bird.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 30, 2012 4:49:02 GMT
Beautiful bird !!! Thanks for sharing Ely :-) You are right Tina. Before I had a chance to see and photograph it I asked some of my friends who are expert in birds on what they think is the most beautiful bird in the world. All of them and Des is one of them said it was the Resplendent Quetzal. When I saw it, it was even more beautiful than I had imagined. Thank you Tina.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 29, 2012 18:21:36 GMT
This would be a very challenging bird for the ornithologist to identify. It could be a new specie that is endemic to the Philippines. In the absence of a positive id the Canary Sunbird is a good name to start with. Congratulations Ramon on this rare find. Well done & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 29, 2012 2:51:50 GMT
That is certainly a good looking pair of Pink-necked Green Pigeon. It is difficult to get a good exposure when the light is uneven on the subject but this turned out very well. At 1/3200 sec. your wings are frozen stiff. Well done Gabs & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 28, 2012 11:57:29 GMT
It looks like there are a variety of birds at Lake Sebu. The waterfalls are very nice. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 27, 2012 10:50:23 GMT
Congratulations on your new 1D Mark IV. Now that you have taken pictures with it, I do not think you will go back to your old toy. The image quality is superb and it looks like you were very close to the the Mangrove Blue Flycatcher. I see a lot of fruits on the ground were there no other birds on the tree eating the fruits? Well done Tateo & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 27, 2012 1:41:32 GMT
Birding at Dr. Skutch's Los Cusingos was something that I looked forward to. I am glad that you included it in our itinerary. Having new friends like Andres & his buddy Ariel is an added bonus. I am happy to see that all your pictures are sharp and clear. Well done Ariel & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 26, 2012 20:44:31 GMT
Congratulations on your lifer & fantastic settings on the Ashy Ground Thrush with such low ISO of 400 & 320 and low shutter speed of 1/5 & 1/8 sec. these are very good pictures. Well done Godo & Mabuhay.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 26, 2012 0:15:56 GMT
I love the storylines that you put on these photos Ely! The photos of course are all outstanding! Thank you Ariel. That was a wonderful weekend for us to see the Resplendent Quetzal several times in two days. I also saw the bird when Alex guided for me. That was a tiring day because we started in the morning and ended up when it was getting dark. We saw a lot of birds as Alex is quite an expert when it comes to looking for birds and identifying them.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 25, 2012 14:47:54 GMT
Even if it is far the eyes are still clear. As they say a bird in hand is better than two in the bush. Well done Neon & Mabuhay.
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