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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 19, 2010 2:24:31 GMT
I was standing in my garage this morning, watching the light rain soak the trees in front of our house. I noticed a "Eurasian Tree Sparrow" perched on a wire. Hmmm.....I said to myself.... the raindrops would make this an interesting video. So I set up my gear in the safety of my garage and proceeded to film the "sparrow." Imagine my surprise when I got a closer look..... it's actually a flycatcher species!!!! It must have been disturbed by typhoon Juan, hence its presence in our village (Better Living, Paranaque). It appears like an immature to me, but I can't seem to place the ID. It behaves like a Grey-streaked Flycatcher - it hawks insects from its perch then returns to the same spot. And it's not shy at all.... it stayed for many minutes and in fact it's still there as I type this. I'm going back to shoot it more after this post. ;D Here's a couple of quickly processed photos (same individual). Anybody has ideas on the ID?   |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Oct 19, 2010 2:55:38 GMT
I wonder if its an Asian Brown Flycatcher?
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Post by tina mallari on Oct 19, 2010 2:57:46 GMT
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 19, 2010 3:14:27 GMT
OMG, looks like you nailed the ID Plain Idol...... it is an immature Ferruginous Flycatcher ( Muscicapa ferruginea) indeed!!!!!! KG's Description - " Rare, not shy, perches in the understory of forest, flying out to catch insects. Favors high elevations."Seems the supertyphoon has disturbed it. It's still in front of my house, catching insects in mid-air and eating these like crazy. Must be refuelling for a long flight to some montane forest when the weather clears. Here's embedding OBI's reference pic:  Gotta get back to my garage to capture some more images. I wish it perches on a tree branch!  |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Oct 19, 2010 3:25:22 GMT
Wow
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Post by tina mallari on Oct 19, 2010 3:25:34 GMT
Waaaaaa IDOL, punta na ako sa house mo ngayon din ? BWAhaAHahAh nasisiraan na ako ng bait  Thou shall NOT post pictures of RARE birds ! HEhEHehE |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 19, 2010 3:29:10 GMT
Waaaaaa IDOL, punta na ako sa house mo ngayon din ? BWAhaAHahAh nasisiraan na ako ng bait Thou shall NOT post pictures of RARE birds ! HEhEHehE Darn..... that BS brown shrike just chased the cute visitor away! Tempted to use my shotgun.  If it comes back, I'll text you..... let's have a Ferruginous party. |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Oct 19, 2010 3:30:00 GMT
Wow!
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Post by mantarey on Oct 19, 2010 3:35:27 GMT
Waaaaaa IDOL, punta na ako sa house mo ngayon din ? BWAhaAHahAh nasisiraan na ako ng bait Thou shall NOT post pictures of RARE birds ! HEhEHehE Darn..... that BS brown shrike just chased the cute visitor away! Tempted to use my shotgun. If it comes back, I'll text you..... let's have a Ferruginous party. Wow can I invite myself. ;D |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Oct 19, 2010 3:40:41 GMT
come baccckkkk holy smokes!!!!
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Post by alainpascua on Oct 19, 2010 4:45:22 GMT
Great capture cum discovery again, Ka Mastah! May I join too? No, no, no... I shall join you there, whether you like it or not... by all means available!  I must have that Ferrigamo Flycatcher! |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 19, 2010 4:51:54 GMT
Rey and/or Alain (anybody!?) pick me up if you're going! ;D
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Oct 19, 2010 5:10:46 GMT
Waaaaahhhhhhhh!!   |
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Post by mantarey on Oct 19, 2010 5:41:47 GMT
Waaaaahhhhhhhh!! Hahaha it happened again Neon, I can't believe it. Stay there a few more days and another rarity will show up again for sure. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 19, 2010 9:02:06 GMT
The flycatcher returned briefly before lunchtime, when the brown shrike was nowhere around. And as I tried to get more shots, a flock of visiting birdnuts showed up in front of our gate! I thought Plain Idol (plus Tonji and Sylvia) were joking when they said they'll drop by. They were lucky to grab a few shots of the bird. A few minutes after their arrival, the flycatcher was again chased by a brown shrike and it looks it's gone for good. |
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Post by Mark Itol on Oct 19, 2010 10:36:04 GMT
Wow, another rare catch from Ka Mastah! This fella sure knew whom he/she should have his/her photo taken.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Oct 19, 2010 13:41:37 GMT
Congratulations on this rare catch Sir Romy.
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