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11-JUL-2006

IMG_9954-720x720.jpg

Black-naped Monarch
(nestlings and adult male)

Scientific name - Hypothymis azurea

Habitat - Common resident all over the Philippines, in disturbed forest.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]

Canon EOS 20D
1/400s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Jul-2006 10:27:02
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length700 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 24-Jul-2006 02:02
Can't get much better than this!
romy ocon20-Jul-2006 10:19
Thanks, all. Karen, that's "nestling waste" being taken out by the Dad Monarch...;-)
Karen Moen20-Jul-2006 09:58
So, is this a feeding or a nest cleaning. I thought that was a grub until reading your explanation. Which ever...this is an amazing image. Voted.
Yi Feng15-Jul-2006 02:14
Wow! Excellent capture. Lovely scene! Cute! GMV
Peterfree14-Jul-2006 13:52
this is sooooo beautiful. Welldone! chapeau!
eric c. 14-Jul-2006 03:45
WOW! only in my dreams.fantastic!
romy ocon14-Jul-2006 02:39
PERFECT SANITATION. On several occasions, the nestlings "did their toilet thing" and either the male or female parent pulled the dropping from the rear of the "guilty" bird, flew a few meters away, and deposited the waste in a particular place in the ground.

I'm amazed at the relative size of the dropping, but I'm absolutely stunned with how the parent Monarchs kept the nest clean.
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