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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 31, 2013 10:15:51 GMT
Nice!
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 31, 2013 10:14:56 GMT
Thank you, Prof. Tirso.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 27, 2013 12:03:04 GMT
Very nice, Ely! Congrats on the lifer! I hope to get the VKF for the first time this week in South Cotabato.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 21, 2013 11:26:13 GMT
Thank you, Frederick.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 21, 2013 3:32:34 GMT
Thank you, Tateo-san.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 20, 2013 3:26:06 GMT
Thanks, Ely. It was good to capture the entire family.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 19, 2013 9:57:31 GMT
Thanks, Sylvia.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 18, 2013 6:41:56 GMT
Thanks. Yes, Doc William, it was a relief and a joy to see them all 2 days ago.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 18, 2013 4:45:33 GMT
Beautiful BIF!
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 18, 2013 4:44:43 GMT
RED-BELLIED PITTA (Pitta erythrogaster) Resident. This is the nominate subspecies endemic to most of the Philippines. On my third visit to La Mesa EcoPark to try to capture the 2 juvenile RED-BELLIED PITTAS, I finally saw them 2 days ago (16 August 2013). ;D ;D ;D Canon 1DX camera, 600 mm lens, tripod in a hide. First, the parent RBP came out. I am not sure, but my guess is that this is the female. F/4, ISO-3200, 1/100 second. The juvenile RBPs are superbly camouflaged. Even when they are standing exposed only 10 meters away, it is very hard to see them unless they move. This is the larger, more developed juvenile. F/4, ISO-3200, 1/125 second. A close-up of the larger juvenile. F/4, ISO-3200, 1/125 second. The backside of the mother. F/4, ISO-3200, 1/80 second. A passport photo of the presumed Mama. F/4, ISO-3200, 1/80 second. This is the smaller, less-developed juvenile. It was much shyer than its sibling and would not come as close or out into the open. I kept waiting for it to move 2 inches to the left, so the leaf in front would not cover it - but no luck. F/4, ISO-3200, 1/160 second. Another shot of the presumed Mama. F/4, ISO-3200, 1/100 second. This is an adult RBP that I photographed in the exact same spot 2 weeks earlier. It has more prominent white wing bars and the blue back feathers seem different from the Mama. This could be the Papa, because it was gathering food to bring elsewhere, presumably the nestlings. F/4, ISO-1600, 1/80 second.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 14, 2013 13:43:31 GMT
I went to LMEP for the second time today to try to get these immature RBPs - but no luck. I did see a big housecat roaming the area, which makes me worry for the Pittas and Ashy Ground Thrushes.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 14, 2013 13:40:49 GMT
Nice set, Neil!
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 7, 2013 6:13:50 GMT
Excellent gallery and narrative, Ely!
One correction - Eagle Point Resort is in Mabini, Batangas, not Calatagan.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 7, 2013 6:07:54 GMT
Beautiful captures, Doc William. I really like the subtle colors in the first photo.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 3, 2013 0:30:01 GMT
Thanks, Doc William.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 2, 2013 11:00:27 GMT
Thanks, Ely. I was very lucky to get the hunting PDKF with the gecko in its beak, as we were looking for the White-Browed Shama and Rufous Paradise Flycatcher.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 2, 2013 6:56:43 GMT
Thanks, Neon, I think that area is PDKF heaven and that there are probably a number of them there.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 1, 2013 12:14:30 GMT
Thank you, Tateo-san.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 1, 2013 5:20:37 GMT
Wonderful photo! How do you get such a large photo posted?
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Aug 1, 2013 1:24:11 GMT
Thanks, Sylvia, I agree with you completely that the back of the PDKF is more interesting than the front.
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