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romy ocon | profile | all galleries >> Wild Birds of the Philippines (Photos) >> Bird Galleries by Location >> Archives of Older Galleries by Location >> Archives - Part 10 >> A reunion with the Indigo-banded Kingfisher tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

A reunion with the Indigo-banded Kingfisher

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Just to break the "monotony" of wetlands birding, I visited my favorite spot in Tiaong, Quezon province, where this beautiful endemic kingfisher holds court.
It always makes an appearance whenever I come to this place, and this December 29 visit was no exception. But I had to wait the whole day and endure nasty
mosquito bites before I was able to behold its beauty. The bird is not as approachable as that I captured in 2005, but I was given the privilege of a few shots nonetheless.
Once again, I had to resort to super-slow shutter speeds to expose the bird using available light it its dark habitat .
Indigo-banded Kingfisher (a Philippine endemic, male) Scientific name - Alcedo cyanopecta Habitat - Uncommon, restricted to clear fresh water streams up to at least 1500 m. [40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual focus via Live View, 0.5 sec shutter speed, manual exposure in available understory light, 475B/3421 support)
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Indigo-banded Kingfisher
(a Philippine endemic, male)

Scientific name - Alcedo cyanopecta

Habitat - Uncommon, restricted to clear fresh water streams up to at least 1500 m.

[40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual focus via Live View, 0.5 sec shutter speed, manual exposure in available understory light, 475B/3421 support)

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dicaeum australe australe Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees. [40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support, pushed +1 stop in RAW conversion]
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Red-keeled Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicaeum australe australe

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

[40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support, pushed +1 stop in RAW conversion]

 Collared Kingfisher Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest [40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support]
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Collared Kingfisher

Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris

Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest

[40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support]

 Brown Shrike Scientific name - Lanius cristatus Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations. [40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support]
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Brown Shrike

Scientific name - Lanius cristatus

Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations.

[40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support]

Lowland White-eye (a near Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Zosterops meyeni Habitat - Second growth, scrub and gardens. [40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support]
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Lowland White-eye
(a near Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Zosterops meyeni

Habitat - Second growth, scrub and gardens.

[40D + 500f/4 L IS + Canon 1.4x, 475B/3421 support]


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