Mt. Makiling - Part XIII Photo Gallery by romy ocon at pbase.com

Mt. Makiling - Part XIII

In this 13th gallery for Mt. Makiling, I got lucky as I was able to get the pics of two of my most wanted endemics - the Philippine Trogon and Philippine Falconet.

It was also fortunate that I had the Canon 20D with me. I disciplined myself not to use flash on the Trogon to preserve the fidelity of its beautiful colors as much as possible. As can be noted from the EXIF data, I had to dial the ISO to the limit (ISO 3200) to do this. The 20D didn't disappoint.

The Canon 400 5.6L deserves equal credit, too. I had to use a Sigma 2x teleconverter on the the tiny "raptorette" to bring it a bit closer. With the lens' native sharpness, the pics of the Philippine Falconet have enough details with the 2x TC despite the challenging lighting, the light rain and the tiny size of the subject, made worse by its perching so high in the forest canopy.

Philippine Falconet Philippine Falconet (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Microhierax erythrogenys erythrogenys Habitat - Open forest and edge.	IMG_3040.JPG Philippine Falconet (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Microhierax erythrogenys erythrogenys Habitat - Open forest and edge.	IMG_3048.JPG Philippine Falconet (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Microhierax erythrogenys erythrogenys Habitat - Open forest and edge.	Grey-faced_Buzzard-IMG_2970 Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus, migrant) Habitat - Forest edge and open forest. Shooting info - Mt. Makiling, Laguna, November 24, 2004, 20D + 400 5.6L, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, hand held	IMG_2978.JPG Grey-faced Buzzard Scientific name - Butastur indicus Habitat - Forest edge and open forest.
IMG_2887.JPG Philippine Trogon (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Harpactes ardens luzoniensis Habitat - Forest and second growth.	Philippine Trogon Philippine Trogon (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Harpactes ardens luzoniensis Habitat - Forest and second growth.	IMG_2934.JPG Philippine Trogon (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Harpactes ardens luzoniensis Habitat - Forest and second growth.	Indigo-banded Kingfisher Indigo-banded Kingfisher (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Alcedo cyanopecta Habitat - Uncommon, restricted to clear fresh water streams up to at least 1500 m.	IMG_3097.JPG Grey-faced Buzzard Scientific name - Butastur indicus Habitat - Forest edge and open forest.
IMG_2860.JPG Balicassiao (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dicrurus balicassius Habitat - common in forest and forest edge usually below 1200 m.	IMG_2858.JPG Balicassiao (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dicrurus balicassius Habitat - common in forest and forest edge usually below 1200 m.

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