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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 22, 2009 2:39:21 GMT
Nice flight shots!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 22, 2009 2:38:11 GMT
Definitely a keeper! I wish I could handle my flash output like this!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 22, 2009 2:35:31 GMT
Perfect timing and clear, sharp image! We were looking for this species today (very rare in California - but there was a sighting in Orange County) but we missed it.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 22, 2009 2:33:20 GMT
I'm back here in California. To shake off jet lag, Cynthia and I visited one of our favorite haunts in Irvine: San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. It was sheer luck that we saw this Golden Eagle (quite uncommon in the lowlands) feasting on a Coot. 40D, 300mm+1.4X, ISO-320, 1/640, f9 handheld Take-out lunch: Yummy: Mmmm: Foot in the mouth disease? ;D A little stretch after lunch: What goes in...... I'm outta here...thanks for watching ;D
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 17, 2009 12:49:40 GMT
Wow, Tins, three smashing shots!!! You are truly the "bird magnet".
Cynthia and I thank you and Wency for a wonderful lunch and a a great birding time together. Big thanks to Lyds driving us to Subic and back. To Adri, Trinket and Linda, thank you for helping us find the birds and to Nestor for the company and for offering to take us to Candaba but unfortunately our hectic schedule prevented us from honoring your invitation.
As the Governor of California would say: "I'll be Back!"
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 15, 2009 15:07:10 GMT
Wow, Gabs, you're becoming the BRT specialist! ;D Great shot, once again.
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Comata
Nov 15, 2009 15:03:30 GMT
Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 15, 2009 15:03:30 GMT
Wow, Nestor, you got good light on this cutie, bringing out the colors. Mine was on the dark side. ;D
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 15, 2009 15:01:42 GMT
Great capture! I like the pose!
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WTKF!
Nov 15, 2009 14:58:17 GMT
Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 15, 2009 14:58:17 GMT
What a clean shot! The details are outstanding.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 13, 2009 1:06:58 GMT
Wow, the second shot is even better than the first one - which is already outstanding! Great job, Edu!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 13, 2009 1:03:57 GMT
Waaah! Where were they when we were there?
Great shot of the White-eye, Dennis!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 13, 2009 0:22:00 GMT
It was a pleasure to be with Ely when he was using his supersized bazooka in capturing these beauties. Too bad we missed the Blue and White FC, but it was still a thrill to find some really cool birds (we saw the Flameback, but my photos of it were a "throw back" ;D). Just to add some shots taken during our PalayPalay trip: Philippine Bulbul (there were tons of them!) 40D, 300mm+1.4X, iso-640, 1/400, f6.3 I'm still trying to adjust to photographing birds in a different light, so these are for me "documentary" shots: Tarictic Hornbill 40D, 300mm+1.4X, ISO-1600, 1/400, f7.1 White-throated Kingfisher 40D, 300mm+1.4X, ISO-1600, 1/500, f8.0 And a shot of my long lost cousin ;D 40D, 300mm+1.4X, ISO-1600, 1/80,f5.6 Again, a million thanks to Ely T for taking me to PalayPalay.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 12, 2009 12:17:43 GMT
If I may offer an opinion...I believe that there 3 ways an "exotic" species arrives in a country different from its origin: 1. It was carried by the vagaries of weather as in being blown in by gale-force winds during migration. This bird either a) regains its bearing and flies to its original destination, or b) settles in a new yet similar environment, thrives but dies off eventually or c) perishes for failure to adapt to the new environment. so no problem here. 2. It was imported/kept as a cage bird and eventually escapes. If it can adapt to the new environment, again, it will thrive for a while but without any other bird of its own species to propagate its kind, it will die off. An exception would be if there was a mass escape as what happened to the parrots (many individuals of different species) who escaped a pet store fire decades ago. They were able establish themselves and even increase their kind. Because they did not compete with the local species with regards to habitat and food, they were not considered as a "threat". However, another example is the Eurasian Turtle Dove which is increasing in number in the U.S. Because they are competing with the Mourning Dove for food and habitat, ornithologists are getting concerned. 3. Man purposely introduced a species into a new country as what happened to the European Starling in the US about a century ago. This is of course, the harmful kind and the US has banned such practice already. With the Philippines now being ecologically conscious, it is about time a similar law should be enacted to ban the purposeful introduction of a foreign species here.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 10, 2009 6:50:47 GMT
Congrats on the lifer, Ely! Maybe you can show me where you found this beauty ;D
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 10, 2009 6:47:40 GMT
Wowow! Great shots! Crossing my fingers that we will find them also.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 10, 2009 6:41:18 GMT
Wow, Toto, that would really push the adrenalin...love that stare!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 10, 2009 6:39:25 GMT
Excellent captures, Dennis! I hope it will still be perched there when we visit tomorrow ;D
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 9, 2009 23:50:13 GMT
After having a great time with birdnuts Gabs, Mark, Toto, Ding, Bert, Doc Mando and Bong at UPD last Saturday, Cynthia and I decided to return Sunday morning at the MSI area. We were not prepared for what would unfold before us...a scene straight out of the Discovery Channell - the BRT and a Praying Mantis squaring up. It took almost 15 minutes before the mantis eventually became breakfast. Interesting because sometimes the BRT would turn its back on the mantis feigning disinterest the mantis didn't fly off to escape its inevitable fate and stood there bravely daring the thrush to attack. I got a few shots: Some of the shots were not as I had hoped them to be..my hands were trembling from excitement while watching the battle between the two. Canon 40D, 300mm + 1.4X, ISO-1250, 1/400, f7.1, shakingly handheld
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 9, 2009 0:45:17 GMT
Lyds, we will be here until Nov. 17. Ely T will be taking me (Bob) to Mt PalayPalay on Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Cynthia has other commitments on that day). Friday will be time for family and Sunday, of course, is time for the Lord. Other than those days, I think we're free. And thank you so much for your birthday greetings.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 7, 2009 11:02:50 GMT
Oh no! What time did you guys find it???
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