There are quite a few birds I've observed along the banks of the Bued River that I'm dying to get in flight - Philippine Cuckoo-Dove, Cinnamon Bittern, Coppersmith Barbet, Colasisi, and the Collared and White-throated Kingfishers.
On this early morning birding walk, I got one of my most wanted birds-in-flight. I wish I caught it with the wings in downstroke position so the colorful topwing feathers are visible, but I'm happy to take whatever BIF card nature deals me.
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White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis, resident)
Habitat - Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country.
Habitat - Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country.
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| Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, March 30, 2017, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/5.0, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, approx. 15.6 m distance, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 800 x 533. |
That is one Hell of a Kingfisher, what colours, looks like its on fire.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, All the best Gordon.
We are in El Nida and while having dinner by the water, a large bright red head and neck, bluish green bodied bird dove in and grabbed a fish and flew right back out again. It did this twice. I was ready with the camera for the third dive bomb but it had other plans.
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