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Post by alainpascua on Oct 17, 2010 12:21:13 GMT
The telling features of the Black Bittern, aside from its black color, are the orange to white stripes in its underparts/breast to belly and its long beak. I also notice that, just like the Cinnamon Bittern, the pupils of its eyes are elongated and not round.  1/1250, f5.6, iso400  1/200, f5.6, iso160 Canon EOS 50D + EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM... handheld |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Oct 17, 2010 12:27:33 GMT
Great catch Alain. Sylvia and I saw two of them flying last Friday but we were too slow on the draw. To my eye they were also bigger than the regular bitterns.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Oct 17, 2010 12:28:47 GMT
looks like these guys are surviving well! I just saw two of them (here in Valenzuela) this morning.
Great catch Sir Alain!
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Post by JV Noriega on Oct 18, 2010 4:48:08 GMT
Haven't seen one in the wild yet! -- Well done Alain!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 18, 2010 5:44:31 GMT
Super wow on the BIF!
And thanks to Olan for showing us the one perched on the bushes. Another great shot on that one!
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Post by mantarey on Oct 18, 2010 7:30:34 GMT
Great catching the Bittern in the air Alain. Got one too but the light's really bad for me to post it.  |
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Post by Mark Itol on Oct 18, 2010 16:42:01 GMT
Good job catching it in mid-air, Alain. Mine were literally black Bitterns.  |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Oct 19, 2010 3:07:13 GMT
Wooow. so this is how it looks like. Hope to be in Candaba soon! |
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Post by alainpascua on Oct 19, 2010 4:32:12 GMT
Thank you Tonji, Edu, JV, Bob, Rey, Mark and Toto!
Yes, indeed, Tonji, they are much bigger that the other bitterns.
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