May 10-16: RED-BELLIED PITTA, by Rey S. A.

[Romy Ocon]

Red-bellied Pitta (Pitta erythrogaster)
Photographed by Rey Sta. Ana at UP-Diliman, Quezon City, on May 13, 2010
Canon 1D3 with EF500 + 1.4X TC@ 700mm, f6.3, 1/60 ISO 1600, Manual Exposure, Handheld (braced against a tree trunk)

[Romy Ocon]

This amazing capture of a very colorful, shy bird in available low light is the easy choice for this week's featured bird photo. Big congratulations, Rey!

[Neon Rosell II]

Woohoo! Congratulations Rey!! Seeing this photo got my feet itching again....time to go taste that rush again, see you guys...hehehe ;D

[Ely Teehankee]

Just like in anything else, patience, perseverance, and skill gets the job done and you did it. Congratulations. Well done Rey. Mabuhay.

[mantarey]

Thank you, your Excellency, Ambassador Romy Ocon for this recognition, it's highly appreciated.

Thank you too, Neon and Ely, see you there for for the qualifying images. ;D

[Tonji Ramos]

Wow, this is a winning shot for sure. No doubt about it. Superb.

[mantarey]

Thanks a lot Tonji.

[Bobby Kintanar]

My oh my, that is a great catch! I sure wish I could spend some major birding time in Manila! Big congrats, Rey! :-)

[mantarey]

Thanks so much Bobby. Yes, you should come and visit us sometime.

[Toto Gamboa]

Wow ... eyecandy! Beautiful!

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

all superlatives has been said.. congratulations sir Rey!

[Ralf Nabong]

Big congrats for this excellent image BB Rey!

[mantarey]

Thanks for the kind words Toto, Edu and BB Bong.

[Mark Itol]

Congrats on bagging the week's crown, Rey. This excellent shot deserves it.

[Ariel Matias]

Congratulations, Rey! One of the best I've seen from last week.

[mantarey]

Thank you Mark and Ariel.