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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 9, 2012 10:45:25 GMT
Wow, are those Black-Headed Gulls? I photographed (and posted) BHGs in Florence, Italy and Montreux, Switzerland last month. They have quite a range!
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 9, 2012 6:46:39 GMT
Very clear captures, William. I especially like the Common Kingfisher. How close were you to the CKF and how long did it sit there for you?
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 9, 2012 2:41:10 GMT
Thanks for the quick response, Neon. I was wondering if that was the female's tongue. These were lifers for me. I have not seen any PTS since then.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 9, 2012 1:45:58 GMT
Wow, super clear photos as usual, Neon. I like the BIF of the duck pooping while airborne.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 9, 2012 0:57:40 GMT
I found these old photos I took in the Sierra Madre mountains near Baler, Aurora in October 2010 with my little digital camera. Is this a male Plain-Throated Sunbird? Sorry for the poor quality but I only had a glimpse. I had a much better look at this other sunbird in the same bush. I assumed it was a female Plain-Throated Sunbird, but on closer examination, it has a longer and more curved beak than the male and compared to the female PTS's in the PBPF gallery and the Oriental Bird Club gallery. ID please?
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 8, 2012 21:46:28 GMT
Wow, that's a lot of ducks. Nice BIF captures, William.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 8, 2012 21:44:11 GMT
Nice shot, Clemn. I should go to Olango sometime.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 8, 2012 21:41:21 GMT
Nice captures, Ariel. Too bad you didn't get to do more birding in our beautiful country.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 7, 2012 20:00:36 GMT
Wonderful story and photos, Ding. It is heartening to see a complete family of Philippine Eagle-Owls thriving in traffic-congested Quezon City - thanks to your and Manila Water's conservation efforts. Congrats and keep it up!
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 7, 2012 19:51:42 GMT
Edu, I agree with Mick. These are 2 very nice shots. I like the White-Breasted Waterhen surrounded by nothing but tall grass with drops of dew.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 6, 2012 16:59:06 GMT
Thanks, Lyd. I would be interested in seeing your and Rey's photos of this fig tree last February.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 6, 2012 16:57:27 GMT
Wow! great collection of species you have here, Ramon! Will surely miss this fruiting episode. . Hopefully there are other fig that will fruit when I get free! I'm wondering why there are no Thrushes? (Brown headed and Eyebrowed) and Black-Naped Orioles? Maybe the fruits are not yet that ripe? Surely is a fantastic harvest Ramon. Congrats. I was wondering too why the Thrushes have not been back for years. This is actually the Fig Tree where Telyds and I saw around 30 to 40 Eyebroweds and a few Brown-heads together with these birds you got in large numbers. I hope they'll be back by the time we get there, maybe next week. :-) Thanks, Rey. Do you mean the exact same fig tree or the same kind of fig tree? Did you post your photos in PBPF? I would like to see them. Let me know when you're going to BK next week.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 6, 2012 9:48:26 GMT
A great catch and another great place to look forward too. Anxiously await your future posts. Thanks for sharing Ramon.. . Thank you for the kind words, Steve.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 6, 2012 9:47:46 GMT
This sounds very exciting. Would this place be a kilometer or more. I am just wondering how you will bring your equipment up on horseback. Your pictures are looking good Ramon. Keep up the good work. Cheers & Mabuhay. Thanks, Ely. I think the horse trail is less than a kilometer. I will have a second horse carry my equipment.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 6, 2012 9:44:47 GMT
Thanks for the info and humor, Des.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 6, 2012 1:07:33 GMT
By the way, I plan to check out the birding at Dion's old deck at 3,200-3,500 above sea level, accessible by hiking or horseback. Dion says there are different and bigger montane birds at that elevation. I am excited and sure hope so. If so, I will refurbish his deck to make a semi-permanent (but dismantleable) birding station. Wow, that will be great! Looking forward to your captures from that location. When are you planing to go up there? I would love to try that place as well when I get paroled, but I need to be more active to be able to trek to this place. I hope to go this weekend. There is an existing horsetrail to the deck which the locals use. With my bad knees, I have to go on horseback. No trekking for me. Lots of horses available. I will be having proper and comfortable saddles made. If I see new birds, I will post them.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 5, 2012 22:04:36 GMT
Thanks, Lyd.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 5, 2012 21:57:14 GMT
Thanks, Lawrence.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 5, 2012 21:55:39 GMT
Wow! great collection of species you have here, Ramon! Will surely miss this fruiting episode. . Hopefully there are other fig that will fruit when I get free! I'm wondering why there are no Thrushes? (Brown headed and Eyebrowed) and Black-Naped Orioles? Maybe the fruits are not yet that ripe? Thanks, Neon. I have never seen Black-Naped Orioles in BK. Perhaps it is too cold for them. I have seen one Brown-Headed Thrush in BK, which was a lifer for me. I have yet to see an Eyebrowed Thrush. I am hoping to go to BK again this weekend to check on this ficus (or fig?) tree when there should be more ripe fruit. By the way, I plan to check out the birding at Dion's old deck at 3,200-3,500 above sea level, accessible by hiking or horseback. Dion says there are different and bigger montane birds at that elevation. I am excited and sure hope so. If so, I will refurbish his deck to make a semi-permanent (but dismantleable) birding station.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jan 5, 2012 12:36:26 GMT
Thanks, Mick. I just got a Canon 1D Mark IV and really like it. Sorry you lost yours.
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