I actually saw both the male (more colorful) and female of this species during a quickie birding walk along Camp John Hay's Eco Trail last weekend. However, the former confined itself inside the thick undergrowth, and the images I got of it were just of documentary quality, not fit for web posting.
The female was less shy and it perched quite close to me, allowing me to fill the frame despite its small size of just over 5 inches. Though its plumage is less impressive, the capture was a welcome one - it's my first time to see it in the wild.
The available light in the undergrowth was very low, and I've to push my ISO to 2500 to expose the subject well enough. I wish the background was a bit cleaner, but I was at the edge of steep slope and couldn't move to a better vantage point.
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Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina, migrant, female)
Habitat - Rare in forest, second growth and mangroves.
Habitat - Rare in forest, second growth and mangroves.
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| Shooting info - Elev. 1526 m ASL, Camp John hay Eco Trail, Baguio City,
October 1, 2017, 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, ISO 2500, manual exposure in available light, hand held, uncropped full frame resized to 800 x 533. |
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So what if the females of Narcissus Flycatcher are less colorful,they still look so adorable. They are one of the cutest creatures of the world.
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