Birds of Los Baños – Summer of 2012

[Tirso Paris]

Aside from very occasional sorties to other birding destinations, I usually just go out and take pictures of whatever birds are out there in Los Baños area. This is just a selected collection of birds that I have seen this summer of 2012. Enjoy!

For all pictures, I used my Canon EOS 7D, EF 100-400mm L IS USM, either or car window support handheld and natural light.


Scaly-Breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
2012-04-14 06:30, 1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.6, ISO 320, 400 mm



Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus lozanoi)
2012-04-17 07:01, 1/640 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.6, ISO 250, 400 mm



Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
2012-04-17 07:03, 1/500 sec, Aperture priority, F 11, ISO 500, 400 mm



Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
2012-04-17 07:17, 1/200 sec, Aperture priority, F 7.1, ISO 100, 400 mm



Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula)
2012-03-30 06:12, 1/250 sec, Aperture priority, F 5.6, ISO 3200, 400 mm



Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
2012-03-30 06:34, 1/500 sec, Aperture priority, F 5.6, ISO 1000, 400 mm



Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
2012-04-18 06:18, 1/500 sec, Aperture priority, F 5.6, ISO 125, 350 mm



Lesser Coucal ( Centropus bengalensis)
2012-03-04 07:38, 1/200 sec, Manual, F 7.1, ISO 100, 400 mm


Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
2012-04-18 06:48, 1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F 6.3, ISO 125, 400 mm



Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
2012-04-18 07:01, 1/640 sec, Aperture priority, F 6.3, ISO 200, 400 mm



Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis) Female
2012-03-31 15:31, 1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.6, ISO 640, 400 mm



Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
2012-04-02 06:48, 1/640 sec, Manual, F 5.6, ISO 640, 390 mm



Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata) Female
2012-04-02 07:10, 1/500 sec, Aperture priority, F 5.6, ISO 430, 400 mm



Striated Swallow (Hirundo striolata)
2012-04-02 07:21, 1/30 sec, Aperture priority, F 14, ISO 100, 400 mm



Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta)
2012-04-22 06:28, 1/640 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.6, ISO 1000, 400 mm



Swinhoe Snipe (Gallinago megala)
2012-04-03 07:10, 1/250 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.6, ISO 160, 400 mm



Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) Male
2012-04-22 07:33, 1/640 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.6, ISO 125, 400 mm



White-browed Crake (Porzana cinerea)
2012-04-23 07:06, 1/790 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.66, ISO 160, 400 mm



Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
2012-04-09 06:29, 1/2000 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.6, ISO 1000, 400 mm



Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
2012-04-09 06:32, 1/1000 sec, Shutter priority, F 5.6, ISO 500, 400 mm

[tina mallari]

Excellent set Prof. Tirso :-)

[des]

Very beautiful!

[Ramon Quisumbing]

What a huge harvest, Prof. Tirso! Super clear details for a 400 mm.

[Ely Teehankee]

Salute to you Tirso. You never know if you are going to have a better picture than the last time you took one of the same bird. If I were in your place I would do the same thing. Look at how much you have accumulated and it is so nice to know and see from your various trips that there are birds to see in Los Baños. All of the pictures were well taken and processed. They are beautiful. I would be very happy with those pictures. Well done Tirso and Mabuhay.

[Michael R. Anton]

Excellent harvest, Prof. Tirso! Awesome captures!

[Tirso Paris]

Thank you all -- Tina, Des, Ramon, Ely and Michael for your kind comments!

Yes Ely, I think a birder's instinct is to take and retake a photo even of the same birds, hoping that it would come out better than your last best shot. That is what keeps us going!

[Neon Rosell II]

Wow! What a set of awesome captures, as always, Prof Tirso! Wish I had time to go there these past weeks, been very busy, now I'm going to prison and hopefully I won't be busy next parole and the birds would still be there.

[Tirso Paris]

Thanks a lot Neon! Feel free to contact me on your next parole so I can update you on what's in store here.

[Tateo Osawa]

All nice shots and clear, Tirso !! great shots !!

[Bobby Kintanar]

Best series of different birds I've seen in a long time! Big, big congrats Tirso! :-)

[Mark Itol]

Nice set, Prof. Tirso.

[Tirso Paris]

Thank you all very much -- Tateo, Bobby, and Mark! Very heartwarming comments especially from masters of bird photography!

[Sylvia Ramos]

What a beautiful summer you're having Tirso!! I really enjoyed looking at this set. Sighhhh! Such beautiful shots!! I just felt a tiny ouch when I saw the tip Bee-eater's tail cut off! ;D

[Tirso Paris]

Thank you so much Sylvia! I examined my raw files and the series of shots that I got came from a single burst and all had the tail cut off. Perhaps, out of my excitement that it was only 7 meters away (so almost full frame), I was not able to pay attention to the tail. Sayang!