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Post by Eric Patdu on Apr 10, 2021 2:28:55 GMT
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) A lot of people here is the US don't like this bird, contrary to the celebrity status it gets when it visits the Philippines. Shooting info: 7DII + 500mm f/4L II, f/8, 1/640 sec, ISO 1000, +0.67 EV
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Post by Eric Patdu on Apr 10, 2021 2:20:33 GMT
Thanks Sir Romy. I miss Philippine birds. Can't wait to go back and do birding.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Apr 7, 2021 16:44:15 GMT
Hi everyone, Haven't visited in a while. Would love to go birding with you guys when I get the chance to go back to the Philippines (hopefully next year when this pandemic is over).
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Post by Eric Patdu on Jan 4, 2014 5:22:48 GMT
Nice capture! You've got the faustinoi race! Never seen that race before.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Jan 4, 2014 5:18:36 GMT
Thanks Sir Ely! That's actually the first and so far, the last time I saw a Dickcissel and it's a far shot but it turned out ok.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Dec 31, 2013 4:19:02 GMT
Thanks Mick! I like that one too.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Dec 29, 2013 17:38:30 GMT
Just want to share with you some of the photos I took last summer from Mahoney State Park. All were taken at 420mm with Canon EOS 60D and 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x. Common Grackle (female) Shooting Info: 1/250 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800, hand-held Common Grackle (male) Shooting Info: 1/160 sec, f/8.0, ISO 400, hand-held Brown-headed Cowbird (female) Shooting Info: 1/1250 sec, f/6.3, ISO 800, hand-held Eastern Bluebird Shooting Info: 1/800 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800, hand-held Red-winged Blackbird (male) Shooting Info: 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800, hand-held Dickcissel Shooting Info: 1/1600 sec, f/8.0, ISO 400, hand-held Chipping Sparrow Shooting Info: 1/800 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800, hand-held Barn Swallow Shooting Info: 1/640 sec, f/6.3, ISO 800, hand-held
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Post by Eric Patdu on Jul 10, 2013 5:22:01 GMT
Wonderful set of photos Sir Ely! Lovely birds! I have always been stumped at the ID of a "hummingbird" pair that is housed together with butterflies in our local zoo. They are slightly larger than hummingbirds and drinks from a hummingbird feeder while hovering. The female is greenish with streaks while the male is bright blue. Thanks to your photos, I now know that they are the Red-legged Honeycreeper and actually belong to the Tanager family.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Feb 20, 2013 18:32:07 GMT
Yes, it was truly an awesome sight. Something I will never forget. When the birds start flying, they start from the edge as if they are getting peeled off..... slowly showing the water they used to occupy. You will also hear thundering roar from the wing beats and chaotic honking and squawking. Truly awesome! I hope that someday, this will also be a sight on our own wetlands. Here is wider snapshot of a small section of the lake. This is just a very small portion of the lake. You can just imagine if you multiply this many times.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Feb 20, 2013 2:58:40 GMT
Went birding last Sunday 02/16/2013 at Squaw Creek in Missouri and was greeted with a sea and wall of birds. There were over a million birds with the snow geese alone totaling 1,003,600. Both shots taken with Canon 60D and 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x Here is a shot of the wall of birdsHere is a shot of lone Snow Geese (dark morph) showing its "grin patch"
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 21, 2012 3:49:25 GMT
Thanks Ariel and Sir Ely. I only have one female hummingbird visiting my feeder and it is very skittish. A slight movement and its gone.
What I did was I setup my camera and pre-focus it to where it will feed and use a shutter release cable so I can stay a few more feet away from the feeder and the camera. I cowered down behind a chair and waited motionless for what seems like an eternity for the bird to feed again. A short burst from the camera and it's gone again.
Took me five days of trial and error on camera settings before I finally got these photos that I like. The first two photos were taken on the fourth day while the 3rd photo was taken on the 5th day when I bought a feeder without perch so I can catch it hovering.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 21, 2012 3:31:43 GMT
Wow! Didn't see this post until now and the AGT blew me away!
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 21, 2012 3:29:35 GMT
Great capture of the Oriental Honeybuzzard Mastah! You never disappoint us with your photos.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 21, 2012 3:26:11 GMT
You really got great details on the sunbird. Congratulations.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 20, 2012 4:09:10 GMT
Wow! Four Palawan hornbills in one shot and a pair of Philippine Cockatoo. That should have made your trip. Congrats on these wonderful photos Sylvia.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 18, 2012 14:35:16 GMT
Here are my first tries on hummingbird photography. I tried luring it with cut flowers but it ignores them so I have to be content with the feeder shots. I don't have a calibrated monitor so not sure if the processing is just right. Shooting Info: Canon EOS 60D, EF 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x, 1/800 sec, f/7.1, 420mm, tripod and gimbal head support.Shooting Info: Canon EOS 60D, EF 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x, 1/800 sec, f/7.1, 420mm, tripod and gimbal head support.Shooting Info: Canon EOS 60D, EF 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x, 1/800 sec, f/8.0, 420mm, tripod and gimbal head support.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 18, 2012 14:12:28 GMT
Nice toucan photos. I have to agree that Costa Rica is a birder's paradise. I hope that I too can visit Costa Rica for some serious birding.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 18, 2012 14:08:18 GMT
Nice set Sir Ely. All are great photos but if I will choose 3, I'll pick 6, 10 & 12.
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Post by Eric Patdu on May 22, 2012 19:33:18 GMT
Nice video Tina. I guess I should start to try videos too.
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Post by Eric Patdu on May 22, 2012 19:27:47 GMT
Thanks Tina and Mick. I hope to go out more often to take bird photos.
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