tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898206230352062812024-03-20T04:04:52.349+08:00The Chiwit Chronicleschinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-55214991720496614842022-01-07T14:08:00.002+08:002022-01-07T14:08:34.563+08:00Moved to a new platform<p style="text-align: justify;">To all our followers in this site, thank you so much! Please be informed that due to some technical glitches that I cannot figure out, I have decided to move this blog to a new platform. The new address is https://chiwitchronicles.wixsite.com/website. Hope to see you there as well. </p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-76227892492348428352021-09-21T13:16:00.002+08:002021-10-13T16:29:05.165+08:00Another Unexpected Lifer<p style="text-align: justify;">After a somewhat hectic and stressful week that included an aborted Tanza sortie, I felt the need to bird. So I decided to go to Taytay last Sunday afternoon, September 19, (since it was the birding patch nearest to me). However it was drizzling in San Juan the whole morning. A message to Cainta residents, Brian Enriquez and Joel Dayao, revealed that it was also raining there. But Joel kept urging me to go because "mahina lang naman ang ulan". And by about 1:24pm, he joyously messaged, "wala nang ulan, dito", followed by, "punta ka ng maaga at baka madilim na by 4pm". A leisurely late Sunday lunch was hurriedly finished, dishes washed (that's my home chore 😀), dress up, and off I went. I reached the site at exactly 3:08pm and there was no bird activity for the first half hour except for some Egrets ad Terns on the other side of the field. But I quietly and patiently sat in my car, waited, and scanned the field as I contemplated the meaning of life, the pandemic, and the uncertain future. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The first significant capture of the day was a quick fly-by of the Purple Heron. This occurred about almost an hour after I arrived. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0g5w3LcqmbOmMV0U9hZFNdCtbFE2RevvrR1tgrFtJbsHExPJu4GyvQpCo_7HyDknME8OfnnGAEu6ewtV46G0myotzbTG3M0AeB21Eqdh_aSm0W_7v7-U6ev9i9xGUO0FKoPjElHRwUa99/s1200/_FPF7122+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0g5w3LcqmbOmMV0U9hZFNdCtbFE2RevvrR1tgrFtJbsHExPJu4GyvQpCo_7HyDknME8OfnnGAEu6ewtV46G0myotzbTG3M0AeB21Eqdh_aSm0W_7v7-U6ev9i9xGUO0FKoPjElHRwUa99/w400-h266/_FPF7122+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Purple Heron</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This was followed a few minutes later by the appearance of the main target bird. Still not the shot I am aiming for but still grateful for this shot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0LTxl_V_FHxrUpVUKN-m0RWKgRl86QVPdJ_lgpRQM_kV9uREMcuczYpb7MAYxd88ozFtzBgTkswLEQCC-1TVeENf0xowRnAX438u9JT_QqqxvMmjvkShsZrUdEXzETK_G0OIBKwbcalq/s1200/_FPF7151+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0LTxl_V_FHxrUpVUKN-m0RWKgRl86QVPdJ_lgpRQM_kV9uREMcuczYpb7MAYxd88ozFtzBgTkswLEQCC-1TVeENf0xowRnAX438u9JT_QqqxvMmjvkShsZrUdEXzETK_G0OIBKwbcalq/w400-h266/_FPF7151+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black Bittern</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, the White-browed Crakes continued to pop out of the vegetation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG-cWwuTf8Txfaosc7yshOUTjWgYBaUL3N1iFmhfHD9NRL__0X6qS1RdRWoX0m89yT2nWBl0SjfV8pxmkUnuEzkb0jMCcRvBPh_9DRM6hXMhyhDGWwhC04-_bzdAMV_igKkEXiwRBhnrY/s1200/_FPF7176+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG-cWwuTf8Txfaosc7yshOUTjWgYBaUL3N1iFmhfHD9NRL__0X6qS1RdRWoX0m89yT2nWBl0SjfV8pxmkUnuEzkb0jMCcRvBPh_9DRM6hXMhyhDGWwhC04-_bzdAMV_igKkEXiwRBhnrY/w400-h266/_FPF7176+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>White-browed Crake</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I saw a bird with a different jizz fly from behind me going towards the field and in a matter of seconds, the same bird was heading back. It was flying higher than the Herons and Bitterns, and was really just a dark shape. I aimed as fast as I could and pressed the shutter, getting about five to six backlit and distant shots. I quickly enlarged the largest of the bunch and immediately I recognized a raptor. It looked like a Crested Goshawk. I took a shot of my LCD screen and sent it to a couple of people. Rob Hutchinson replied that it was a Chinese Sparrowhawk! Lifer! Another unexpected one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT3nW2Oz0rCPlLU-5aePjaAJLumDtVOzDDLWsdF2cgMLLBrSlelGnsEr_TlxFsJQb9e90lqtcT0RUEAofY8_TZ0W6ctZuOFr8on-_MpI9lD14d3aXeynUI-yQqvvDKvUWhyTgGAqaeJJN/s1200/_FPF7233+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT3nW2Oz0rCPlLU-5aePjaAJLumDtVOzDDLWsdF2cgMLLBrSlelGnsEr_TlxFsJQb9e90lqtcT0RUEAofY8_TZ0W6ctZuOFr8on-_MpI9lD14d3aXeynUI-yQqvvDKvUWhyTgGAqaeJJN/w400-h266/_FPF7233+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chinese Sparrowhawk, Lifer!!!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After the appearance of the Sparrowhawk, the Black-crowned Night Herons came alive. All of a sudden, several of them were flying about. Perhaps they sensed the presence of a predator? One of them even perched on top of one of the concrete posts as if to stand guard. They were a bit too far for me to get good shots. In any case I have plenty of good Heron shots. The crakes were also starting to come out more and nearer to me. A larger bird also popped out of the vegetation. From the head and the eyes, I knew it was a bittern. At first, I thought, Yellow Bittern because one just flew by and landed somewhere to my right. But when its body came out, it was too dark to be the Yellow but too brownish to be the Black Bittern. That left Cinnamon but it did not seem "reddish" enough. I continued taking shots and had a sudden thought that it might be the rarer Schrenk's Bittern. I quickly googled images of it and my heart started beating faster again at the possibility of another unexpected lifer. Took a photo of my LCD and sent it again to Rob. Who quickly answered back, Cinnamon. Not giving up on a potential lifer and that Rob may be wrong (hey, he is human ✌), I sent it to several others namely Djop Tabaranza, Rommel Cruz, Lisa Paguntalan, Cheta Chua, Anre Kuiz, even Desmond Allen. All of them eventually said Cinnamon. 😟😟😟. Well Cheta was not sure because he said it was not his expertise. So Cinnamon it is!</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaLlsMHfnCvv1C9n69WfdiFexrASi-Gl2NqKSZlGCR_Gk5oeh6USRmxopPKyS-Q5e2_WGNbRTrE5u4jsMlwbmwZxzyoAJXk0UCO4Rm7Mx-mC9HbJrEnDdrpoPHgyK_mnhkcFWhSJyIkjh/s1000/_FPF7380+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaLlsMHfnCvv1C9n69WfdiFexrASi-Gl2NqKSZlGCR_Gk5oeh6USRmxopPKyS-Q5e2_WGNbRTrE5u4jsMlwbmwZxzyoAJXk0UCO4Rm7Mx-mC9HbJrEnDdrpoPHgyK_mnhkcFWhSJyIkjh/w320-h400/_FPF7380+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(My almost Schrenk) Cinnamon Bittern</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeWXrRHP4abM198j3Zc7oDADSIeVl7G0pv_xJSnumbwS7efU6o9TjWEE9vWw8flIrRonJlfogH_v695Scyxk7CKpRE6aHrZX238sYiCho5DXaxJhpSqfC4FD7nyyWomVUtU3yFMDQ8FZJ/s1000/_FPF7415+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeWXrRHP4abM198j3Zc7oDADSIeVl7G0pv_xJSnumbwS7efU6o9TjWEE9vWw8flIrRonJlfogH_v695Scyxk7CKpRE6aHrZX238sYiCho5DXaxJhpSqfC4FD7nyyWomVUtU3yFMDQ8FZJ/w400-h320/_FPF7415+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>My last shot of my almost lifer 😆</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was getting dark by 5:30pm so I decided to leave, content with the day's catch. And on a whim, I decided to pass by Megamall to buy cupcakes for Lorna and the kids. Got home a little after 7pm and had an enjoyable dinner with the family. Thank you Lord for your blessings!</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-46506812637130726272021-09-17T20:06:00.006+08:002021-09-21T16:28:35.952+08:00An Unexpected Lifer<div style="text-align: justify;">Last Sunday morning, September 11, we went to a birding patch somewhere in Imus, Cavite. Our target was the Asian Blue Quail (if you go by Desmond's new book) or Blue-breasted Quail (if you follow the older Kennedy guide). Whatever the name is, birders know what bird I am referring to. Said bird was seen and photographed in this site several months ago. There were one or two subsequent sightings. So full of hope, Ed Santos and I met up with Romz Lopez somewhere in Imus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Upon our arrival, we saw several birds - Cattle Egrets, Brown Shrike, Long-tailed Shrike, Oriental Skylark, Zebra Dove, and Spotted Dove. One bird sprung out of the grass and flew across and around us. I was able to let out one burst of maybe five to six shots and got two decent ones.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AER4a5WbYXNESNSrp1GbWdx0q8YpraleIGe4l3W3MmY1tGDqGeMPYkBKjym5KWse0tCUW6pkAK6AT__pmU1PXPDo14ObhPoInKrqrDxlYDYeAIc-eKGnRU1ACQ5CWuNJPESvpOaMGDQd/s2048/_FPF6820+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AER4a5WbYXNESNSrp1GbWdx0q8YpraleIGe4l3W3MmY1tGDqGeMPYkBKjym5KWse0tCUW6pkAK6AT__pmU1PXPDo14ObhPoInKrqrDxlYDYeAIc-eKGnRU1ACQ5CWuNJPESvpOaMGDQd/w400-h266/_FPF6820+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Snipe</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Looking at the LCD screen of my camera, I knew away that it was a Snipe. But knowing how difficult it is to correctly identify a Snipe, I mentally filed it as another "Snipe sp" entry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We continued to wait. Romz said he could hear our target bird making a call. And it did make a couple of appearances but true to its nature, it was very difficult to get a decent photo. Sharing two of my better shots. These are severely cropped, enlarged, denoised, and sharpened. And still, one can hardly distinguish the bird. Romz, who was nearer and has sharper eyes, said it was the male. Birder friend Conrad Olayres is disputing its gender because not much blue is visible. In any case, I am not yet including this in my Life List, although technically, I already could (some even list with just hearing the call). So the search for the Blue Quail continues...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhQjWBPmm0g3ttap3Zjt6jtkw0HdAhMF11btAHXVNY6OozsAGyfhNCGg4eGQYC9LheEIqt9Lam3gq60JAM3Y5N2XYEDEk427jWJ6zHYCCGNcmSz-L52qPFi4fF1cnYiFK40XDDxsUYOl8/s2048/_FPF6874+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhQjWBPmm0g3ttap3Zjt6jtkw0HdAhMF11btAHXVNY6OozsAGyfhNCGg4eGQYC9LheEIqt9Lam3gq60JAM3Y5N2XYEDEk427jWJ6zHYCCGNcmSz-L52qPFi4fF1cnYiFK40XDDxsUYOl8/w400-h266/_FPF6874+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw_RLUxQihhwsHTaJGFb4O_qWzJHsWAEGXrOBz8qWwg416s4RwRwarERCq4RJ3ILQ-AIpT1TOX-sDdvs_kZ1ivOwicPCT7tT7gKBDCDXJWmgiAuAXuaMQeYOtfekTgCH9YsQgr8Z2TmbA/s2048/_FPF6882+v2+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw_RLUxQihhwsHTaJGFb4O_qWzJHsWAEGXrOBz8qWwg416s4RwRwarERCq4RJ3ILQ-AIpT1TOX-sDdvs_kZ1ivOwicPCT7tT7gKBDCDXJWmgiAuAXuaMQeYOtfekTgCH9YsQgr8Z2TmbA/w400-h266/_FPF6882+v2+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Blurry image of what we believe is the Blue-breasted Quail</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The unexpected twist to this story happened when I sent my photo of the flying Snipe to Rob Hutchinson for ID. I was expecting that he would say that it was difficult to ID without having the bird in hand. I sent it late last night and didn't read his reply until this morning. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised when he said that said bird is a Common Snipe. Lifer 9 for 2021; #321 for the Philippine List and #461 over-all. Yay!!!</div><br /> </div>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-70340643582055092492021-09-02T19:38:00.003+08:002021-09-21T10:59:36.143+08:00Bitter(n) no more<p style="text-align: justify;">There are three somewhat common bitterns found in the Philippines - Yellow, Cinnamon, and Black. There are others, such as the Schrenk's Bittern, but this is more rare. Of the first three, the last is the most elusive. I have previously seen it in different locations but no decent photos. I even went to the Total Station along NLEX twice just to be able to get a photo of this bird. But each try always ends in bitterness (pun intended). So when several birders started posting photos of the Black Bittern taken somewhere in Taytay, Rizal, (which is only 30 minutes from where I live), it was something worth checking. But our friend delta started running amuck so I postponed it. Finally got the courage to go this morning. Fellow WBPP member Eugene Garme (Ugin Bxu in FB), offered to meet me at Tropical Hut at 6:30am.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I left the house before 6am and stopped by a gas station along Ortigas. After refueling, my car won't start. Fortunately there was a mechanic who was able to help me fix it. However, it caused about a 10-15 minute delay. Then waze sent me to another Tropical Hut. So I had to call Eugene for directions. Finally found him a little 7am. We convoyed and arrived at the site a little before 8am. After the usual greetings punctuated by a fist bump, we went to the road side area and waited for our target bird. We of course observed proper health protocols including social distancing or what Loel Lamela calls "galit-galit" birding. After about forty minutes, our target bird appeared. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here ate three of the images that I was able to create.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuULpa-WpKuvbOorOB0QRu2q8Gx9q_W7SKUvKt15Qt8U3xiur7z95pNJMGS1e0MYybS8AmotNfZMSytMt_GAXzSOE_VtrcCKbSveRedDBq-xgzQZ3KreTJCV7dxdJ91U-02yTvg2yquwn/s1200/_FPF4853+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuULpa-WpKuvbOorOB0QRu2q8Gx9q_W7SKUvKt15Qt8U3xiur7z95pNJMGS1e0MYybS8AmotNfZMSytMt_GAXzSOE_VtrcCKbSveRedDBq-xgzQZ3KreTJCV7dxdJ91U-02yTvg2yquwn/w400-h266/_FPF4853+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUfjXophQ-WkD9s5Xkv9kDFhpx9GLnTbbpgQOo0urDCw25RHkWrNAQiBuATAejpPhKUQoJF1e_n4ivgvSvdiD91J8OPCZXiTu8SQXDNnK8EFEkAsUykXflXrr1whaHD972UAy6_NCM4Ry/s1200/_FPF4873+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUfjXophQ-WkD9s5Xkv9kDFhpx9GLnTbbpgQOo0urDCw25RHkWrNAQiBuATAejpPhKUQoJF1e_n4ivgvSvdiD91J8OPCZXiTu8SQXDNnK8EFEkAsUykXflXrr1whaHD972UAy6_NCM4Ry/w400-h266/_FPF4873+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF9yv3pT-pgPahH2xkorc3qAEA2QPuzMLCSm9QTNY4Jes_U0T6tc6SLLM27WTIfKUNjjX8Ai1xaeDt9MBSxdgCMLjhX1s96wigO0jlD4S-nOQ2yw4KJuculHNN9pCrTlHT8m4wHhiTCsS/s1200/_FPF5091+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF9yv3pT-pgPahH2xkorc3qAEA2QPuzMLCSm9QTNY4Jes_U0T6tc6SLLM27WTIfKUNjjX8Ai1xaeDt9MBSxdgCMLjhX1s96wigO0jlD4S-nOQ2yw4KJuculHNN9pCrTlHT8m4wHhiTCsS/w400-h266/_FPF5091+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black Bittern</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ever the greedy birder, I am planning to go back to get more and better shots. Hopefully soon 😄</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Other birds seen were: Yellow Bittern, Cinnamon Bittern, Little Egret, White-browed Crake, Brown Shrike, Crested Myna, and the ever present ETS. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Big thank you to Eugene for taking time to accompany me.</div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-24459010723295628802021-08-21T20:09:00.008+08:002021-08-21T20:17:29.067+08:00An Armchair Tick and an HDD Lifer<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">An armchair tick refers to "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">an addition without leaving one's home, typically as a result of a taxonomic change."</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> In plain english, it means that a new species was created by splitting it from an existing one (taxonomic change). Thus a birder is able to add a new species to his list without actually going out to bird. I have previously experienced this in 2014. On February 8th of that year, I birded at Bangkong Kahoy and one of my 12 (😲) lifers that day was the White-throated Kingfisher. Later that year, I saw the same bird at Penang, Malaysia. I included it among the list of species I saw/photographed that day but I did not count it as a lifer because I had already seen it previously at Bangkong Kahoy. A few months after this, the White-throated Kingfisher in the Philippines was split and declared a new species by one of the organizations that maintain World Bird Lists (I think it was Clements). This new endemic species was called the Brown-breasted Kingfisher. Because of this, I gained a new lifer, the Brown-breasted KF (which I saw in BK, DRT, and Baras). However, since I also saw the White-throated Kingfisher in another country, I kept said bird in my list.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">About three weeks ago, I learned from fellow Palawan birder, Erickson Tabayag that there were three new recognized Palawan endemics, (this time, I think IOC did the split). One of these is the Palawan Crow, split from Slender-billed Crown. This became an armchair tick for me. However, it was not an addition to my overall lifer count because Palawan Crow only replaced Slender-billed Crow in the list unless of course I can find the latter in any of my trip reports outside of Palawan. Yes, I make a list of the birds I saw after every sortie. It is kept in a small black notebook (now two notebooks), and later copied to an excel file. I wonder which birding mentor I copied this from... hmmm...</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, the prospect of a potential lifer led me to scour my birding notebooks and hard drives all the way back to my pre-birder days (2010), in search of a record, any record, of the Slender-billed Crow seen or photographed outside of Palawan. But nada, zip, zero. I sent all the photos I could find to Maia Tanedo, Djop Tabaranza, and Rommel Cruz, but all of them IDéd these as Large-billed Crow. 😡😡😡. The main problem was, when we bird, we do not usually pay attention to the crows, so no photos, not even listed. 😢😢😢 </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last night's search led me to bird photos from my family's November 2018 Japan trip. While checking the internet if the Slender-billed Crow occurs in Japan (it doesn't), I learned that there were two species of crow in that country, namely, Large-billed Crow (Ssp japonensis), and Carrion Crow. This prompted another frantic search in my Japan files if I was able to capture a Carrion Crow. Towards midnight, I found a photo of a crow that looked different. Not wanting to disturb any Filipino birder (due to the late hour), I decided to message Rob Hutchinson, thinking that he was still in the UK (which is seven hours behind). He replied a little past 1am saying that he was back in Manila (patay!). I apologized for waking him up but he said he was experiencing jetlag. So I asked him to confirm the ID of these four:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN1T4IAKFw8AABS7_OZamvMN-pR77SHiAzQx1v_KqzlK5UnfeevB1GlF_7RmdLQ0HjYIHNmr7SqpqZTHhz-9qvxQsc8bIaB0MR_luysakAgRehSw2KDYE9q5pJ6tJnlHuZhz2N6IuyFMf/s2048/FPF_6151+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN1T4IAKFw8AABS7_OZamvMN-pR77SHiAzQx1v_KqzlK5UnfeevB1GlF_7RmdLQ0HjYIHNmr7SqpqZTHhz-9qvxQsc8bIaB0MR_luysakAgRehSw2KDYE9q5pJ6tJnlHuZhz2N6IuyFMf/w400-h266/FPF_6151+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Shinjuku Park, Tokyo, Nov 4, 2018</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsNtAG064whycQdJeonfuyWw_6tj4ZviHarsXgYB97LlNKSSEGZM2K-yvDnpWj5jmLitfHRrjfp8RJei7oFpxF7T5oRgRSFYNS_fcxWNXtK2Z927h1AtwizpA6eJwiAzhmecs7H8cpdpA/s2048/FPF_6903+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsNtAG064whycQdJeonfuyWw_6tj4ZviHarsXgYB97LlNKSSEGZM2K-yvDnpWj5jmLitfHRrjfp8RJei7oFpxF7T5oRgRSFYNS_fcxWNXtK2Z927h1AtwizpA6eJwiAzhmecs7H8cpdpA/w320-h400/FPF_6903+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Kasai Rinkai Park, Tokyo, Nov 5, 2018</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb85UdD2WtvtPE0_246DNAeislap8oCILs_hhLpxsR_xoE8MUsjYQNkNEeHF0IcGekBDSWXz-Uf-w4LnoPVJjSQ3xcVTrKqqtQWu3pxJaIutTkXUzo4VXReCHo2EilyCawjHOd63ITb5b/s900/FPF_2743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb85UdD2WtvtPE0_246DNAeislap8oCILs_hhLpxsR_xoE8MUsjYQNkNEeHF0IcGekBDSWXz-Uf-w4LnoPVJjSQ3xcVTrKqqtQWu3pxJaIutTkXUzo4VXReCHo2EilyCawjHOd63ITb5b/w400-h266/FPF_2743.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hida Takayama, Nov 2, 2018</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKHKNZ0XPiRE1cAFSQHmMEBj9Xt6UlixgYwczvoCzT8cqPuYmqXywuI5g2L61FoTI_vzM3XU7yNp8X_Jd6heqe96PjwT5dXhBM9doXdPWxiP0D4QByy_VbwP7tdBCVwD06MSiPTa2N2eV/s2048/FPF_3837+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKHKNZ0XPiRE1cAFSQHmMEBj9Xt6UlixgYwczvoCzT8cqPuYmqXywuI5g2L61FoTI_vzM3XU7yNp8X_Jd6heqe96PjwT5dXhBM9doXdPWxiP0D4QByy_VbwP7tdBCVwD06MSiPTa2N2eV/w400-h266/FPF_3837+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hida Takayama, Nov 3, 2018</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As expected the bird in the first three photos were Large-billed Crows on account of their beak and the glossy blue-black shoulder. I pointed out that the bird in the last photo had a different beak (shorter and smaller) and that the feathers seemed different. (But I also knew that my eyes may be playing tricks on me and I am seeing things that aren't). Rob's reply came after several agonizing minutes... (probably just seconds but the suspense was killing me....) ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">"I agree on the 4th bird, the bill is smaller and more pointed, it has feathering extending out into the top of the bill and the head is more neatly rounded, I think that is Carrion Crow" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Yehey!!! And with that I got to add a tick to my over-all life list. Meanwhile, the search for the Slender-billed Crow (and other lifers), shall continue in the real world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thank you to all who helped me add this lifer - from Erickson to Maia, Djop, Rommel, and finally, Rob!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Note: in researching for this blogpost, I looked at the different Bird Lists (IOC, Clement, HBW, Birdlife) and true enough these lists do not exactly match. I realize that for consistency, one should only follow one list. I also realized that my personal list does not adhere to just one (hahaha). But that is another issue to tackle in the future. For now, I will bask in the joy of adding a lifer from my second favorite country while confined to my mancave at home. </div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-51951749600212230202021-07-20T20:04:00.002+08:002021-07-20T20:04:17.422+08:00Unexpected Lifers: Not one but two<p style="text-align: justify;">As I have previously written in this space, we went to Infanta last July 10 to shoot the Luzon Scops Owl chick and the Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove. While waiting for the parent owl to show up, a mixed flock arrived and I started shooting these busy little birds. It was composed of the usual Infanta suspects - Elegant Tit, Sulphur-billed Nuthatch, Blue-headed Fantail, Citrine Canary Flycatcher, and Philippine Bulbul. At least that's what I thought until I started going over the photos one by one last July 17 and came across the photo below, which I thought was a Philippine Bulbul. I was in my mancave in our basement and my guidebooks were in our bedroom two floors up. Not wanting to run upstairs, I used my phone to take a photo of my computer screen and sent it to Loel Lamela, Cheta Chua, and Djop Tabaranza. All three replied within a few minutes to say that it was a Black-crowned Babbler with Cheta saying it looked like a juvenile. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTuE5JLdt7YlESgdXSWG6r538Bm3eEQIlCSbfrucapzaM3lcdBuaR1Zd_PS9B7u33KhJvMzK-cViLfYFPLsz2sUSWMC8AIcJoiLJb_HAM6kq3xdMw65qQURX4jg4LVFz1arhGpMrKMqs3/s2048/_FPF3626+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTuE5JLdt7YlESgdXSWG6r538Bm3eEQIlCSbfrucapzaM3lcdBuaR1Zd_PS9B7u33KhJvMzK-cViLfYFPLsz2sUSWMC8AIcJoiLJb_HAM6kq3xdMw65qQURX4jg4LVFz1arhGpMrKMqs3/w400-h266/_FPF3626+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-crowned Babbler, Lifer # 7 for 2021; #457 overall</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Two days later, July 19, while still basking in my unexpected lifer, I was surprised to see a photo of a Rufous Paradise Flycatcher, posted by Cecil Morella on the Birdwatch Community Facebook page. Reading through the comments, it seemed that the bird was in LMEP that morning, so I commented "LMEP?" just to make sure. It was Cheta who sent me a PM saying it that said bird was indeed in LMEP that day. I glanced at my watch thinking if I could still go there. But it was past 5pm, and raining. 😠😠😠. This bird belongs to my "Birding Bucket List" (or Bakit List, as we are fond of saying), and its just here in LMEP! I couldn't wait!!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Several minutes later, Ed Santos sent a message about the same bird and we both decided to go the following morning. After confirming with Ed, I suddenly realized that I had to accompany Lorna, my wife, to the lab for some blood tests the following morning(!). Needless to say, it was already 10am when I got to LMEP and found Ed Santos, Steve Albano, Loel Lamela, Henrick Tan, and Delio Tolosa waiting for the Rufous Paradise Flycatcher. They already had photos. In fact, some other birders had already left. An Ashy Thrush flew to a nearby tree and they told me there was a Spotted Wood Kingfisher in the area. Not wanting to be distracted from my potential lifer, I ignored both. And within a fifteen minutes of my arrival, Ed's new driver, called our attention and we scooted to his location. And just like that, I ticked off another lifer, a big one at that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWQLnKoWWevapELPuQgJ4NJtBrKp0uGN6nJIN9e6smHOiCnpgaic8D8EYFZcY-xcXZ4l0NlX_typU_pyATEfI5XAqbgprkHroRw_6SKEx0CGE1zYM45VCzVcf1AaK9_JZxdhmV0y8liU2/s2048/_FPF4112+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWQLnKoWWevapELPuQgJ4NJtBrKp0uGN6nJIN9e6smHOiCnpgaic8D8EYFZcY-xcXZ4l0NlX_typU_pyATEfI5XAqbgprkHroRw_6SKEx0CGE1zYM45VCzVcf1AaK9_JZxdhmV0y8liU2/w400-h266/_FPF4112+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Northern Rufous Paradise Flycatcher, Lifer # 8 for 2021; 458 overall</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This was among my first three shots of the day and I think it is the best of the lot. I still have to scour the rest of my photos though. But, I believe another trip to LMEP is necessary. After all, it is a rare bird... 😀.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thank you Lord for these two unexpected Lifers. And thank you for the fun time with my fellow WBPP mates. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IuGMlnp5_QXhWgIuPS6pd-XzAYVQkCUS99l4O46y1qp8sK7vcS7D8A0aEpZzMel0C-qJCsZYTpoweVle6P2S8bJQ91Xh3D42ZPXTdi9JMZ0j39T10TKKo9DVsMKhv34w48YvN3H8vad8/s2048/_FPF4112+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IuGMlnp5_QXhWgIuPS6pd-XzAYVQkCUS99l4O46y1qp8sK7vcS7D8A0aEpZzMel0C-qJCsZYTpoweVle6P2S8bJQ91Xh3D42ZPXTdi9JMZ0j39T10TKKo9DVsMKhv34w48YvN3H8vad8/w400-h0/_FPF4112+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-49843401279499589642021-07-12T17:16:00.002+08:002021-07-12T20:21:49.478+08:00Chasing Lifers: Another Owl...<p style="text-align: justify;">A couple of weeks ago, Mary, the daughter of Kamote, the Infanta bird guide, messaged me that her father found an owl. Not knowing what kind of owl and not wanting to waste a trip to Infanta, I replied asking what kind of owl but I never got a reply from her. Knowing that Loel Lamela, my Team Culion teammate in 2019, frequented Infanta, I messaged him about it. His reply to me was a shot of his camera LCD screen. It turned out that he was there at that time shooting said bird. My heart started beating faster when he said it was a Luzon Scops Owl. I looked at the Kennedy Guide and Desmond Allen's new book to check if Loel's ID was correct. To be sure I sent it to Djop Tabaranda and Maia Tanedo. Djop said it looked like Luzon Scops Owl and not Philippine Scops Owl because of the yellow eyes, but he was not 100% sure. I sent Loel's photo to Desmond and he said he could not be sure </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It took me another three days (June 29th), before I could find time to go to Infanta. Loel told me to be there by six am or earlier but as (bad) luck would have it, I slept late and woke up almost five am! As a result I arrived at Kamote's house around 7:30am, was at the site by 7:40, and got my sixth lifer for 2021 before 8am. Stayed only till 10am and was home before 1pm. If only all sorties could be that easy...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here are the images I was able to create: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhD59xlG7HGWMHMAVR4VWTyYBp03hAYSILlQ_3wqruQhvgpfnQLg2WYmFwD7UvzCIsBn9etv-lXy8NCjBJ9YJAfkQ3_ptV_llY7ugUDgmkm2Wzn5l6AphMXuK-3PP9mMYEFN6eFSHyiMO/s1200/_FPF2297+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhD59xlG7HGWMHMAVR4VWTyYBp03hAYSILlQ_3wqruQhvgpfnQLg2WYmFwD7UvzCIsBn9etv-lXy8NCjBJ9YJAfkQ3_ptV_llY7ugUDgmkm2Wzn5l6AphMXuK-3PP9mMYEFN6eFSHyiMO/w266-h400/_FPF2297+copy.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pQER4Iek4V0VAEKqOmBvtWYS7sV2SO94B2t2ieLjOx4sN6ccxfwae6A5RvwezMJd3gJwRAKLH1zefSG3FK9b0xnqK_qdbFyA6rpscYegQyLzSqV3KtK24ucp4NOdW6-0B4M7g0uZE5Cc/s1200/_FPF2504+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pQER4Iek4V0VAEKqOmBvtWYS7sV2SO94B2t2ieLjOx4sN6ccxfwae6A5RvwezMJd3gJwRAKLH1zefSG3FK9b0xnqK_qdbFyA6rpscYegQyLzSqV3KtK24ucp4NOdW6-0B4M7g0uZE5Cc/w266-h400/_FPF2504+copy.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoBLifknaJ89bH59n_YeZcu0-Q-r7mk87Y59VOG8p-6TFV6_Ew38I_Bbu7-l5Le6fMm3DRGQaj9YFmY0B2RFZcRmUxlPTW4ow9fnt8Ms5wVbaYIjJ0gtw0hxz2gBTZhuvRIsJrcTH80Xl/s1200/_FPF2505+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoBLifknaJ89bH59n_YeZcu0-Q-r7mk87Y59VOG8p-6TFV6_Ew38I_Bbu7-l5Le6fMm3DRGQaj9YFmY0B2RFZcRmUxlPTW4ow9fnt8Ms5wVbaYIjJ0gtw0hxz2gBTZhuvRIsJrcTH80Xl/w266-h400/_FPF2505+copy.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Luzon Scops Owl, parent. Lifer #6 for 2021; #456 overall</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Aside from my lifer, I was also blessed with a photo opportunity for two other birds that I have no decent photos todate - the Tawny Grassbird and the Philippine Fairy Bluebird.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n1laL6hQPbcz1u55aJmafeqW5raokEslo0tynHE8mHU5DbMAGdKzpNjYgheLIcig1ZvcjE7gCkzBmAPwcnwA6h0ghsgoz3e2ni-hIHwoiiCsF1KpkmAjHh2YSi0cbXMuU-rqSYz4XYik/s1200/_FPF2614+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n1laL6hQPbcz1u55aJmafeqW5raokEslo0tynHE8mHU5DbMAGdKzpNjYgheLIcig1ZvcjE7gCkzBmAPwcnwA6h0ghsgoz3e2ni-hIHwoiiCsF1KpkmAjHh2YSi0cbXMuU-rqSYz4XYik/w400-h266/_FPF2614+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Tawny Grassbird</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05yz0vqqhgUkuQLGSwTf68Ij8kA7CQ2CczsuCIg69nh_IpRT2t4tjDw026NzZy_AbgrJXLXesww2cgCdzYq-jBW5uaiN2v0eX13Y2vFn5i5XL16nSq7O3MIosa99IpoCDRTxFSyQU9ajN/s1200/_FPF2037+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05yz0vqqhgUkuQLGSwTf68Ij8kA7CQ2CczsuCIg69nh_IpRT2t4tjDw026NzZy_AbgrJXLXesww2cgCdzYq-jBW5uaiN2v0eX13Y2vFn5i5XL16nSq7O3MIosa99IpoCDRTxFSyQU9ajN/w400-h266/_FPF2037+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Fairy Bluebird</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The second sortie</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The shot that I was pining for was that of the parent Luzon Scops Owl with its chick. So being a greedy bird photographer 😁😁😁, I decided to go back eleven days after my first sortie. I had two main targets for this trip, namely, a mother and chick photo of the Luzon Scops Owl (or at least the chick), and the Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove. The latter is not a lifer anymore, having seen it at Infanta in 2018, but I still did not have a good photo of it. This was actually my main target for the day. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our party included Ed Santos, Steve Albano, Win Paler, and Homer Pialda (who was birding for the first time since our Canarem trip on January 29). We set out early and hoped to be at the site by 6am or earlier but as the saying goes, all the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry... we got to the owl site past 6:30am. In any case, I left the group at the owl site and went in search of my main target for the day, the Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I found the fruiting tree described by Loel with almost no difficulty. As I got out of the car, Adri and Trinket Constantino passed by and we waved at each other and they drove on. Using my bins, I scanned the tree and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw my target bird contentedly perched on top of one of the clumps (of berries). And my camera was still in the car!!! I slowly and quietly opened the car door and carefully reached for my camera which was on the passenger seat, didn't close the door for fear that it will spook the bird and using my car's hood as support, fired a few bursts as insurance. Then I went to the back of the car to get my tripod, walked carefully back to the front, set up camera, and fire away. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq1iJ_jBrQZFf7p8XPpQOUf9l-Dl6aOWGuy7Uiz_NovkZHO0UBlvyC0DmUioXXmo1CmAHiqrF5AshEHj1_gvhd14ahBXnbd8ushiRHF1gaEw901IundqqGNgHzYZIMFFtviDapbImvc-X/s1200/_FPF2974+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq1iJ_jBrQZFf7p8XPpQOUf9l-Dl6aOWGuy7Uiz_NovkZHO0UBlvyC0DmUioXXmo1CmAHiqrF5AshEHj1_gvhd14ahBXnbd8ushiRHF1gaEw901IundqqGNgHzYZIMFFtviDapbImvc-X/w400-h266/_FPF2974+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9c99H8RYCp7ZKmwHExeGLOntKb8IRw8T-4fP5du_zqQ1PgJIv9vXY2_2YgFCLL7vAGWd6mn5b5PVeKHEi-H-Y24zVexQxkp5_kewkADbynjnX2o05Wz3S2uPFrFTtZwcvYE4_plSYURjo/s1200/_FPF3362+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9c99H8RYCp7ZKmwHExeGLOntKb8IRw8T-4fP5du_zqQ1PgJIv9vXY2_2YgFCLL7vAGWd6mn5b5PVeKHEi-H-Y24zVexQxkp5_kewkADbynjnX2o05Wz3S2uPFrFTtZwcvYE4_plSYURjo/w400-h266/_FPF3362+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After a few minutes, the bird went inside the tree canopy. I decided to go back to the owl site where I found the group waiting for the parent to appear. They all asked me what I was able to photograph. After seeing my photo of the Fruit Dove, Steve and Wins decided to go and check it out. Homer had earlier left for Kamote's house and bird there. Ed opted to stay since he wanted to photograph the parent bird. Unlike my previous sortie when I did not see the chick at all, this time it was there on full display. Here is one of my shots.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoVsGUb43C_knusbe6zVu9BfxYeHd-zRdJmyTLetr7ia4miOAflSyLufLeY6TdTZGCeLhxfpn9dBe640xq_7MY8YbrxVe11ep8s38bePd3upeZg9zZB1HVvmAHm55QCt5ZhFsfBndK1aa/s1200/_FPF3470+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoVsGUb43C_knusbe6zVu9BfxYeHd-zRdJmyTLetr7ia4miOAflSyLufLeY6TdTZGCeLhxfpn9dBe640xq_7MY8YbrxVe11ep8s38bePd3upeZg9zZB1HVvmAHm55QCt5ZhFsfBndK1aa/w266-h400/_FPF3470+copy.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Luzon Scops Owl chick</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After about half an hour, I left Ed at the site and went back to the Fruit Dove area. The bird had appeared while I was gone but it was not visible when I arrived. Steve went back to the owl site. Wins then found the Fruit Dove somewhere inside the tree under some leaves. And with some maneuvering, (which included shooting in the middle of the road), we were able to get views of its full body. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHF8-GNGEMd2xXtuHVnmUvhnz4I8HFpNqeosJRz-6elBJwczrbpE7A8HqeKXdlzqs-BeE8MnRqVcfzPArqNp_ltVCZUfn5ovbj2vHdR6hyphenhyphenShTJ_beP3OultZLOmX9VRO_rHeTQBT9EFuI/s1200/_FPF3836+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHF8-GNGEMd2xXtuHVnmUvhnz4I8HFpNqeosJRz-6elBJwczrbpE7A8HqeKXdlzqs-BeE8MnRqVcfzPArqNp_ltVCZUfn5ovbj2vHdR6hyphenhyphenShTJ_beP3OultZLOmX9VRO_rHeTQBT9EFuI/w266-h400/_FPF3836+copy.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The rest of the day was spent waiting for the owl and going back to check on the dove but since it was raining intermittently, there were not many photo opportunities. Although at the owl site, a mixed flock featuring the usual suspects would come every now and then. Not even a sumptuous lunch of Ed's magic adobo could bring out the birds. Maybe I should have brought some Dr Pepper in can...hmmmm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was while having lunch at Hungry Tummy that we bumped into and had a short and pleasant chat with other birders, namely, Trinity Gatuz, Linda Gocon and Bambi Martinez, whom we met for the first time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Feeling tired and sleepy, I decided to leave at around 4:10pm. Homer had left earlier because his son had a meeting while the rest of the group left around 5pm. I went home happy and contented that I got both my targets for the day despite the rain. However, as with any WBPP sortie, getting the birds is only half the story. A big part of a successful trip is because of the camaraderie and fellowship that has become a WBPP trademark (including all the jokes and wisecracks 😆😆😆). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thank you Lord for another safe and successful birding trip. </div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-48867529295477212852021-05-31T01:05:00.000+08:002021-05-31T01:05:07.559+08:00Chasing Lifers: Sana Owl<p style="text-align: justify;">Owls are always a popular subject - maybe because they are different, or have mystic powers, or maybe it is simply because they are beautiful creatures. Whatever the reason, photos of owls almost always catch my attention. So when Bo Apostol posted a photo of an Eastern Grass Owl, it caught my eye and I made a mental note to try and shoot this bird if circumstances allow. My opportunity came last Saturday, May 29. This was going to be my first post-covid birding sortie so it that made it more significant. As per my usual routine, I prepared my gear,; (including the clothes that I will wear), the night before. I woke up at the required time, showered, shaved, dressed up, and left the house at 4:00am. And to complete the ritual, I had the music of Queen on as I made my early morning drive. According to Waze, my ETA at Bo's village would be at 5am. Seeing a McDonald's along the Aguinaldo Highway, I decided to pass by and get breakfast for the four of us - Bo, Joel Dayao and Lex Mimpin. Murphy's Law struck because McDo took such a long time - first the drawer of the cash register on the drive thru cashier wouldn't open. The guy kept trying to open it while at the same time talking to other customers on his headset. In any case the whole thing caused a 15-minute delay which was crucial because I had to be in place by 5:15am (as instructed by Bo). I finally arrived at 5:30ish. Bo and Joel were already there waiting. I quickly got my gear and they told me the usual behaviour and flight path of our target bird. (ang layo ng shooting distance!) I also learned that it was Joel's 5th trip already (yep, bird photogs are a greedy lot! 😁😁😁). </p><p style="text-align: justify;">At approximately 6:40am, Bo excitedly said, "nandyan na siya!" and from afar we could see the owl flying around in the tall talahib grass. Soon it way flying towards us. And I was firing as fast as my camera's shutter would allow. The bird then landed on the grass and we could see that it was moving a bit, probably eating something. A few seconds later, it flew again towards another direction. My companions said, to be alert because it will fly back. Meanwhile we were frantically reviewing our shots. Then Bo alerted us that the bird was on its flight back but unfortunately it stayed on the far side of the open field. Sharing some of the images that I was able to create:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX52lRTbVobd0U-bk-O7O7YuzCro53-ajTVqHajj3OyPvNWeazvs6t-YDVjtxHCE87hEwYlV8b7sAoJlp1NnQ25Pt4dSE44_iSkWZW-P9L2C3VbarJdyjTVH7GucCAHZdeFwMn2j4iSfIp/s1200/_FPF5195+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX52lRTbVobd0U-bk-O7O7YuzCro53-ajTVqHajj3OyPvNWeazvs6t-YDVjtxHCE87hEwYlV8b7sAoJlp1NnQ25Pt4dSE44_iSkWZW-P9L2C3VbarJdyjTVH7GucCAHZdeFwMn2j4iSfIp/w400-h266/_FPF5195+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU3El8G1B7H-MpSEHcvQamp3b1L_EEwRFbPsUYfmK1t2hXAe_aD1gVzQDyQD7eKO4gjjqwWzOtv9jktFrAzUZmuycUNgO9Kwe5LbGXnxsv97KAVSnYQKPZaSIFPsO4kBa5AbDxFa76MB7/s1200/_FPF5276+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU3El8G1B7H-MpSEHcvQamp3b1L_EEwRFbPsUYfmK1t2hXAe_aD1gVzQDyQD7eKO4gjjqwWzOtv9jktFrAzUZmuycUNgO9Kwe5LbGXnxsv97KAVSnYQKPZaSIFPsO4kBa5AbDxFa76MB7/w400-h266/_FPF5276+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt0hc4Dp_yIz8HDlNzWulwPWdbQCaXpRygD80fRNLQQ3BzQSOsobJEU-PwM9azxZmjNfkgeq3MhGtuOKshyphenhyphenxZiAkkG1UEYNB8zRyLns8VMzjORRkNeLTZrziYAIPn6jS9qhV7ytwmqjKm/s1200/_FPF5288+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt0hc4Dp_yIz8HDlNzWulwPWdbQCaXpRygD80fRNLQQ3BzQSOsobJEU-PwM9azxZmjNfkgeq3MhGtuOKshyphenhyphenxZiAkkG1UEYNB8zRyLns8VMzjORRkNeLTZrziYAIPn6jS9qhV7ytwmqjKm/w400-h266/_FPF5288+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6wUNOxCuWoUVjidb04B2eXo5KKMyPkAWQjVIv1WSnoF95uL0MspxyE5nAv-XXnDCHUUurEdDQVMQxXxS_V0Z-_h7JDECEeS-oC79WBYWd7x5PRBS97HrqJJx3QHjXAtLRmddXUgkZ9A_/s1200/_FPF5327+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6wUNOxCuWoUVjidb04B2eXo5KKMyPkAWQjVIv1WSnoF95uL0MspxyE5nAv-XXnDCHUUurEdDQVMQxXxS_V0Z-_h7JDECEeS-oC79WBYWd7x5PRBS97HrqJJx3QHjXAtLRmddXUgkZ9A_/w400-h266/_FPF5327+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Eastern Grass Owl, Tyto longimembris, Lifer # 5 for 2021, # 455 overall</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I realize that these shots are probably bordering on the "docu" variety and are not frameable but considering the shooting conditions and that it is a lifer, I will take it! Thank you Bo for this lifer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Before we left the area, another bird showed up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrDglJyHcNzhVKQUM2iYa1-zcsiwMojsx7skk-rGaImfw_AC53vlwP-WtfsQynFdVxvGJ_T3zgr6sDRr6v8s75hT0TyUPWuZL0eDvvOsx8QHM0Jpf5BFcMXX2jsRjPx8ICthVeTNyBTkz/s1200/_FPF5457+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrDglJyHcNzhVKQUM2iYa1-zcsiwMojsx7skk-rGaImfw_AC53vlwP-WtfsQynFdVxvGJ_T3zgr6sDRr6v8s75hT0TyUPWuZL0eDvvOsx8QHM0Jpf5BFcMXX2jsRjPx8ICthVeTNyBTkz/w400-h266/_FPF5457+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We left the area around 7:30am. Joel went home while I decided to head over to Kawit for my second target of the day, the Oriental Pratincole that Romz Lopez was able to photograph near his home. Having seen this bird at Candaba in 2018 so while it is not a lifer, I did not have good photos yet. I reached the site in about forty-five minutes and true enough the birds were there and the kept flying about. They would perch on the ground but quite far so I just concentrated on getting BIF's. Romz joined me for a few minutes but had to leave soon as he had domestic duties (birders are such good husbands 😄). Here are some of my shots:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4kAgNU6OweAFb8nbXXtMrf4Dq2KUCBBoh03T8xGqDXWi66apqKXjcQn849b-u5PncunNjsNHJ4kCWoReqVV-CYSXqRoPrAc_zmVHkKYV2a3DQe9m78mqHYK57SRfyfd950tbMU6r5i9T/s1200/_FPF5543+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4kAgNU6OweAFb8nbXXtMrf4Dq2KUCBBoh03T8xGqDXWi66apqKXjcQn849b-u5PncunNjsNHJ4kCWoReqVV-CYSXqRoPrAc_zmVHkKYV2a3DQe9m78mqHYK57SRfyfd950tbMU6r5i9T/w400-h266/_FPF5543+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKHe84xUtu8q-bqhR1bW2wXIXm392MP9VunHeA7rHrtmBIAc0xkg_TdCaIbpuSWgv4RXA_XXPRYiFGtnDGrqXspZ1ASuxUdGj9rUmxW0e_pZhXmc3HS8IZ0P3heIN8f0IFY4vjdaVjNgc/s1200/_FPF5567+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP140USQPQgszwK00GyRQqkZVDcRj4u7t001FtdSb7ViMKYnzCX8PWjCEqEXyemTyCX3-_Cptugtuxqed62GVPNmBJZQiCRn-hydrCp3kgAn228As8M1GYK1mg0F5-RDJ046hAnqhsU0g/s1200/_FPF5651+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP140USQPQgszwK00GyRQqkZVDcRj4u7t001FtdSb7ViMKYnzCX8PWjCEqEXyemTyCX3-_Cptugtuxqed62GVPNmBJZQiCRn-hydrCp3kgAn228As8M1GYK1mg0F5-RDJ046hAnqhsU0g/w400-h266/_FPF5651+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6s9uJwCzr1SyOU1DUAg4bnDWNQN3LVyxE3j0MucV8S0RTHFnBMi1vV4M0IRBPKI0yxfrzZpPHWlpYjFq8_Aq0zQOVko6L1hyNEGxQyFWS9v1XAOuV7dwSc0aGDyit1hz7Vuk8HIZcOC8/s1200/_FPF5725+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6s9uJwCzr1SyOU1DUAg4bnDWNQN3LVyxE3j0MucV8S0RTHFnBMi1vV4M0IRBPKI0yxfrzZpPHWlpYjFq8_Aq0zQOVko6L1hyNEGxQyFWS9v1XAOuV7dwSc0aGDyit1hz7Vuk8HIZcOC8/w400-h266/_FPF5725+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Oriental Pratincole, Glareola maldivarum</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">While shooting the Pratincoles, two Black-crowned Night Herons did a quick fly-by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3X1sG1tlW45juy2vLQSTUKJOfDvicW7OewgMINUWXIy__QUHFp_ZxWqmLbQR6IdpPuNU5QDEIbJ8pNFyxFbxrxrmxiofWa-vZvZI2md8T8NAhrGcphU_Yagc8QGxqWHeNfTzecBhfPFL/s1200/_FPF5612+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3X1sG1tlW45juy2vLQSTUKJOfDvicW7OewgMINUWXIy__QUHFp_ZxWqmLbQR6IdpPuNU5QDEIbJ8pNFyxFbxrxrmxiofWa-vZvZI2md8T8NAhrGcphU_Yagc8QGxqWHeNfTzecBhfPFL/w400-h266/_FPF5612+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nyticorax</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When I reached home, Lorna's first question was "Did you get it?" Later, as I was viewing my photos on my laptop, I was ruing the fact that the birds did not really come as near as I would have preferred. I showed Lorna some of the better photos and she said, "so go back tomorrow and Monday..." Well.... since I got the green light, who am I to refuse... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I messaged Bo and asked if I could visit his playground again and he graciously said yes, and told me that Joel will also be there along with Lex Mimpin and Doc Lilet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Second Sortie</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was at the site a little earlier, Joel arrived a few minutes later followed by Bo who was with Lex and Dr Lilet. Introductions were made, hi's and hello's and by 6:45ish, like clockwork, the bird appeared. It generally followed the same path but was a little nearer and it flew in our direction a couple of times (still a bit far though 😟). Here are three of my photos: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PsVWV0PP6fpdHzh3bSRYLyyWQqio59ADmiCm59ElSMLqxWCs5tVbPfBeSedCvMNG3XEsz9W5SEVd56xVMYrVbQ4iwjOnntc2mcuYAaQpVRv8fY_EfzgYfQ3FuOpBqgJvD_5Ne2rTLhua/s1200/_FPF5911+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PsVWV0PP6fpdHzh3bSRYLyyWQqio59ADmiCm59ElSMLqxWCs5tVbPfBeSedCvMNG3XEsz9W5SEVd56xVMYrVbQ4iwjOnntc2mcuYAaQpVRv8fY_EfzgYfQ3FuOpBqgJvD_5Ne2rTLhua/w400-h266/_FPF5911+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG_lJzp1iq5LLms0bDkbWj2yL7uEIeIuMxIjBkDCWgjHjtNApD_VG9DQPP4YWwdmQ-5TZxJi4zZAnX1ZcJdH-eyphjCI__aOF8t8wAE_XGagCHKKD4ceWkNqlqYmdQbUVqxayICSH5MlA/s1200/_FPF6048+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG_lJzp1iq5LLms0bDkbWj2yL7uEIeIuMxIjBkDCWgjHjtNApD_VG9DQPP4YWwdmQ-5TZxJi4zZAnX1ZcJdH-eyphjCI__aOF8t8wAE_XGagCHKKD4ceWkNqlqYmdQbUVqxayICSH5MlA/w400-h266/_FPF6048+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW-7qTsEKLMTnXXtlKChHlPTlBh9avNHGrBh45H_yia2pDGgFLUzPBD3PBtvv-65YTQpjgzOwk8kJGa_zAOR8TnIXp9YrfVAxBySpx89_RNC2flcUuAmqN41TJuw234A43ROkMvMOwK7B/s1200/_FPF6056+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW-7qTsEKLMTnXXtlKChHlPTlBh9avNHGrBh45H_yia2pDGgFLUzPBD3PBtvv-65YTQpjgzOwk8kJGa_zAOR8TnIXp9YrfVAxBySpx89_RNC2flcUuAmqN41TJuw234A43ROkMvMOwK7B/w400-h266/_FPF6056+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Eastern Grass Owl</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Still pining for a closer shooting distance and more opportunities with this bird. But I will take these for now. After the Owl, we all proceeded to Kawit where we met up with Romz and had fun shooting the Pratincoles. It certainly feels good to be able to bird again. Hoping for an end to this pandemic so that we can all move freely and safely soon... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-64756837626938315872021-02-22T22:49:00.006+08:002021-02-22T22:49:50.259+08:00Kalaw Craze<p style="text-align: justify;">True to the saying that bird photographers are a greedy lot (because they always want something more and better), I was not that happy with my shots last February 18 and wanted to go back. A new site discovered on February 19, that allowed closer captures, made the urge almost unbearable. Fortunately, I have a loving and understanding wife who puts up with my addiction. So on Feb 21, I headed back to Infanta for another shot at the Kalaws. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was to meet up with Ven Rojas and Camote, the local guide, at 6:30am at the latter's house. But when I passed his house at around 6:45, he was not there. Thinking that they were already at the new site, I proceeded to the house of Francis, (Camote's son), who brought me to the new site. As soon as I parked, I saw Camote on his motorcycle with Ven's distinct Miata (Josephine) following close behind. Behind ven was a pick up who turned out to be Steve Albano. After quick hello's, we got our gear and walked to the site. As soon as we arrived, Francis pointed to an open branch where a Hornbill was perched. And of course, before I could bring up my camera, it flew to another tree where we could only see its head. It stayed there for about thirty minutes. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Then several of them honked and flew to the opposite cliff - which is where we were three days prior, (great!). We settled down to wait, and wait, and wait. Wins soon arrived with all his gear. Still we waited. Soon we were getting bored. Steve and I were playing on our phones. Wins and Ven were snoozing. Then we got hungry so we sent Wins' driver to buy lunch. Other birders arrived and left - first the group of Bimbo Brillo, Raniel Castaneda, and Ed Gapal. Later it was Edwin Martinez and Romz Lopez. Still no hornbill. Five hours had already passed and I was getting worried.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Wins' driver came back and we all began to eat. And of course, while we were in the middle of our meal, one hornbill arrived which caused a flurry of movements, lunch boxes were placed on the ground, cameras aimed...at nothing... because the bird stayed behind the leaves. Meals were resumed but we kept an eye at the balete tree in front us. I cannot recall how many minutes passed when the bird flew to another perch within the same tree but it was only visible from a lower part of the slope. This caused another mad scramble as we all looked for a safe shooting perch. What followed was about two hours of shooting, manuevering, cursing, repositioning, shooting, adjust, shoot again. My memory card filled up, (twice!). During a lull in the shooting, I noticed Ven's Chicken Joy lunch on the ground (di ako yung nakatabig ha!).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sharing some of the images I was able to create. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFajBjauvSDbst_fr7Z6q5I2Z1iIv-MzNH7ioCdD_7Cn_ZhAwS4SjxaIjpTVWRlsYx5UEdBddn-tznOgIB1auPFM5Fz8RnJK2G8x3eN_Iq4l6duf3CFa6Qrn08oceTCj7ZFjrmOfv-hbP/s1200/_FPF1642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFajBjauvSDbst_fr7Z6q5I2Z1iIv-MzNH7ioCdD_7Cn_ZhAwS4SjxaIjpTVWRlsYx5UEdBddn-tznOgIB1auPFM5Fz8RnJK2G8x3eN_Iq4l6duf3CFa6Qrn08oceTCj7ZFjrmOfv-hbP/w400-h266/_FPF1642.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlf260-yWM1bk-e-c5-VA30Nm5eyGYt0z5bQu58738bto6ACdR-mR9vTranRENM6brBilSRwucojzuVoBWN8aizOewAFL9u-DLWTTPnT5sCu5wQvzKagyhCP_MNq7ENd-mCVahXA5Tkb-Q/s1200/_FPF1684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i>Northern Rufous Hornbill, endemic and endangered.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thank you Lord for giving us the chance to photograph your beautiful creation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When I checked my phone, I saw a message from Ed Santos saying that Djop Tabaranza and Maia Tanedo photographed a Cotton Pygmy Goose at the Total Station along NLEX. Looks like we have a new target. When I got home, Lorna's first question was, did you get it? After I said yes, the next thing she said that Teacher Maia got this rare migrant! Guess am going to NLEX soon.</div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-62762305442194093252021-02-20T00:01:00.007+08:002021-03-21T11:39:01.573+08:00Chasing Lifers: Ticking off a big one<div style="text-align: justify;">The Rufous Hornbill has been on my birding bucket list for several years now so when I saw the post of Loel Lamela on February 13 of a photo taken the day before, there was an overwhelming urge to go there. But the following day was Valentine's Day so I was not sure how Lorna would take it. Luckily, she allowed me to go - her Valentine gift as she put it. So off I went for a "quickie" birding trip (until 10am only). I easily found the place as described by Loel and Djop Tabaranza. I even heard the Hornbills honking on the gorge below. But I did not see even a shadow of it. So a little after 10am, I drove back to San Juan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I put the Hornbills off my mind and concentrated on work and family matters the next few days. For the weekend of Feb 20-21, I was actually looking at either going with some birding friends to Canarem or with another group of friends to Subic. But when photos taken by Edwin Martinez on Feb 17 came out, Win Paler, Ed Santos and I decided to try our luck the following day. But when we arrived at Infanta, it was foggy and worse, it was raining. We waited in our cars, and decided to have hot chocolate at Marquez. While sipping our delicious hot drinks, the sky cleared and we hurriedly went back to the site which was a few kilometers away. By the time we got there, it was raining again. It finally stopped around 11am. We set up our cameras and tripods and began to wait. By this time, we have been joined by Kamote, a local guide of sorts and his son, Francis. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A little before 12nn, Francis excitedly called our attention and excitedly pointed at a distant tree below the cliff to our right. The bird was hidden inside the foliage with only its bright red beak showing. I fired a burst, the bird shifted and I got a slightly better view, fire another burst. Sharing what is probably my best shot of the day. Rufous Hornbill. Lifer # 3 for 2021, # 452 in my Lifelist. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzauMACeuZ7lK1UQIL3uqbC2yqhXA1F8etFxbZROBkV8QOBKTNrjGqdgI-oSavfkV0HToEsF1EpfVwXC9dOWjZQdXO-SZPCdUR5WSqaNVRswVLf3BI7v-nKzueYO9-fkwFeko0frgzmWu/s900/_FPF9948+v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzauMACeuZ7lK1UQIL3uqbC2yqhXA1F8etFxbZROBkV8QOBKTNrjGqdgI-oSavfkV0HToEsF1EpfVwXC9dOWjZQdXO-SZPCdUR5WSqaNVRswVLf3BI7v-nKzueYO9-fkwFeko0frgzmWu/w266-h400/_FPF9948+v2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Rufous Hornbill, #3 for 2021; #452 in the Lifelist</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then it flew down to the right and disappeared from view. What followed was several minutes of Kamote and Francis and us craning our necks and looking and hoping for a shot, any shot. Thirty minutes later, Francis, who was standing on a small ledge off the cliff was pointing and saying that it was in the open. I looked at the precarious ledge, and the long way down, said a quick silent prayer to my patron saint (who happened to be St. Francis), handed my camera to my tocayo, sat down on the ground and sort of edged my way to the edge of the small ledge. When I got there, I had to stand up (knees shaking), to shoot, (handheld because there was no space for the tripod). Saw the bird at a distance and fired a burst, only for my camera to flash "Ful" meaning my XQD card was already full!!! Aaaargh!!! I quickly deleted shots, fire, delete some more, fire again. And not feeling comfortable with my precarious perch, I handed my camera back to Francis and scrambled up the slope. Whew!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sharing my buwis buhay shot...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-CHp-l8degwIKx-SOM_eHm1dWvR58oCR6DRdEwB3UPovcem12g_NDb2SxNfKINngdM_jj0tyxMYXW2k4u47oWBdgnlqYmi9FhFbNhwRI-cYJVtJ4UO3mkRFYgOOB-brab1Bws7yEN8mA/s900/_FPF0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-CHp-l8degwIKx-SOM_eHm1dWvR58oCR6DRdEwB3UPovcem12g_NDb2SxNfKINngdM_jj0tyxMYXW2k4u47oWBdgnlqYmi9FhFbNhwRI-cYJVtJ4UO3mkRFYgOOB-brab1Bws7yEN8mA/w400-h266/_FPF0001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A distant full body shot of the Rufous Hornbill</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The rest of the afternoon was spent waiting for the bird to come nearer but it never did. We could see them on the opposite slope, perhaps half a kilometer away. At one point they flew high up aamong the trees but I believe only Ed was able to get good photos. Mine were all blurry. At around 3pm, we went to the Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher site but it was also a no show. We went back for a final shot at the Hornbills and as soon as we parked, Francis pointed to a pine tree. One Hornbill was there but covered. Then it flew down the cliff and was joined by three others and consistent with our luck, they perched hidden from us but we could hear them honking. Then suddenly they flew towards us and perched on a tree directly below us. Through a hole in the branches, I was able to see one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_AHCZGSkHvtAnlx7CdGLZZfnON70CsZnC1ojUJqH2hN6Rwxt9eNvfm4Rym6fsl0V93JE5tpNo8T06_ohrBIOlRcI9E0Mgs_6_fH0hMHQ626bix8YyI_tr8YY2TOM5AWBh_nv6HKjP-F7/s900/_FPF0358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_AHCZGSkHvtAnlx7CdGLZZfnON70CsZnC1ojUJqH2hN6Rwxt9eNvfm4Rym6fsl0V93JE5tpNo8T06_ohrBIOlRcI9E0Mgs_6_fH0hMHQ626bix8YyI_tr8YY2TOM5AWBh_nv6HKjP-F7/w400-h266/_FPF0358.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After a few more minutes, all four of them flew away in the direction of the opposite cliff. We took this as a sign for us to call it a day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Back in the car, I saw a message from Lorna asking me to buy some plants for her, which I did. And when I got to the Santa Maria area, I was treated to this magnificent sunset.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrJ3S9kmwV9x7mLHwt_wB1aJBAiw8Ngq6kLfWAvsIj8nvKRoEpx8n_n5P_3Vtfr1Jy16BMtYMMcDm7RGtj9SCBxEw5rKeYTeTWrFIy_kinMV52Wa-ihMFLI9ud1c9ZghBVELs5_Vn4woE/s900/_FPF0375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrJ3S9kmwV9x7mLHwt_wB1aJBAiw8Ngq6kLfWAvsIj8nvKRoEpx8n_n5P_3Vtfr1Jy16BMtYMMcDm7RGtj9SCBxEw5rKeYTeTWrFIy_kinMV52Wa-ihMFLI9ud1c9ZghBVELs5_Vn4woE/w400-h266/_FPF0375.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sunset along Marilaque Highway</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">On the way home, Wins treated us to dinner at The Gatherings Cafe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thank you Lord for showing us your magnificent creations (but please make them come nearer next time 😄). Thank you for the time spent with friends and nature. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-82617242555054466882021-01-31T22:13:00.002+08:002021-01-31T22:13:26.054+08:00Victoria's Secret<p style="text-align: justify;">Sometime in October, (or was it November?), while chatting online with fellow birders, Homer Pialda said he wanted to shoot ducks and asked where can we do so since Candaba was not what it used to be. As we discussed the different options, Canarem Lake in Victoria, Tarlac came up. But none of us knew anything much about it. All we know is that some birders like Edwina Tayag Bandong, have visited the place a couple of years back. But the craze brought about by the Spoonbill, the Avocet, etc., at Navotas, the presence of the Raptors, Cuckoo Dove, the Spiderhunter, and the Colasisi's at Palo Alto, plus the Rubythroat and the Labuyo at Bangkong Kahoy, put Canarem Lake in the back burner. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The group led by USec Alain Pascua went to Palo Alto in December and came back from Canarem with great photos of the Rubythroat, a Little Grebe and a few other photos. But what really got my attention was the video posted by Edwina on January 20. (you could access the video here: https://www.facebook.com/edwina.bandong/videos/10215117232804561). Because of this video, Ed Santos, Homer Pialda and I began planning our Canarem Sortie. With the help of Djop Tabaranza, we met (online, of course), Dax Simbol of the Tarlac Provicial Tourism Office, and Nald and Nanette Rigor of LGU Victoria. Nald is with the Mayor's Office while Nanette is with the Tourism Office. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">As we discussed the details of the trip, our group began to grow - Edwina, WBPP President Win Paler, WBPP VP Steve Albano, Maia Tanedo, Jonet Carpio, Joel Dayao, WBPP Chair Atty Ramon Quisumbing, and Bogs Guevarra were added to the group. Our menu, which started with silog meals (or drive thru) for breakfast, and Kambing (kaldereta, papaitan and kinilaw), and lechon manok for lunch, was also growing. Bahn Mi for breakfast (or merienda) plus Puto Lason, were added to the list courtesy of Edwina. This was immediately followed by a breakfast of Champorado (with tuyo), and Arroz Caldo, to be prepared by Bing (Edwina) as ordered by Wins. With these changes and the growing size of the group, I changed to name of our group chat to Canarem Picnic!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The final group for the January 29 sortie consisted of: Ed Santos, Homer Pialda, Steve Albano, Ramon Quisumbing, Joel Dayao, Edwina Tayag Bandong, Bogs Guevarra and myself as birders. We arrived at the lake before sunrise and was greeted with this spectacular view.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLdEoO5Xrj-wdBfZVuCy_dJejoQZi4rZcvvikqw7auhzsb4nbizF6RwXUKdaxPF-aHj1s6rziMg7ytHvlxE2AoEax11LPL-k0IF5ge5CfYxTEK_TEBgtuX1iGzcKQSL7-rUzLKzlIkV1P/s960/143736708_10159384874524407_8577941602113134581_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLdEoO5Xrj-wdBfZVuCy_dJejoQZi4rZcvvikqw7auhzsb4nbizF6RwXUKdaxPF-aHj1s6rziMg7ytHvlxE2AoEax11LPL-k0IF5ge5CfYxTEK_TEBgtuX1iGzcKQSL7-rUzLKzlIkV1P/w400-h300/143736708_10159384874524407_8577941602113134581_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sunrise at Canarem</i></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After greetings and selfies, we feasted on hot steaming bowls of Champorado and Arroz Caldo. And after filling our bellies, we boarded two pick-ups and headed for the birding site. Our first sighting were these Black-headed Stilts - hundreds, maybe more.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxjrNOGRBSh8O2Z_nDUPzLpQLn670WwdnMfC96npZYfWDY5zcbfF9DnC0z-hTtsTDguSmasDSQTPGHaYr968zxRbGs_lSGl060QuIRT7X8awh2PBx3h1pP852oDX4ByPO5r8OQpo16alP/s900/FPF_6929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxjrNOGRBSh8O2Z_nDUPzLpQLn670WwdnMfC96npZYfWDY5zcbfF9DnC0z-hTtsTDguSmasDSQTPGHaYr968zxRbGs_lSGl060QuIRT7X8awh2PBx3h1pP852oDX4ByPO5r8OQpo16alP/w400-h266/FPF_6929.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-winged Stilts</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">While shooting the Stilts, a group of five Philippine Ducks did a distant fly-by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVCWtXVk1nxh9ciHdS5mbx6meut6dfmGWfDaZy1yFiq6EpshNeR4q4Q-_eTQzWaWZ2SCCBJCLCfLQsiX7xvYHICrBmVV-9AYRfAMuMm-D4IQhMRYdfiIBxb-X_hRWyw0naByLI17Ux3YU/s900/FPF_6965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVCWtXVk1nxh9ciHdS5mbx6meut6dfmGWfDaZy1yFiq6EpshNeR4q4Q-_eTQzWaWZ2SCCBJCLCfLQsiX7xvYHICrBmVV-9AYRfAMuMm-D4IQhMRYdfiIBxb-X_hRWyw0naByLI17Ux3YU/w400-h266/FPF_6965.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Ducks</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We began walking. The others were ahead of us - Ed, Steve, Dax, and I brought up the rear. We stopped at another vantage point to shoot the Stilts. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVKPUdYayOjky2USgLxnDNXnTDiWwOoNO4P-UQY6-q-707gxbqMQXuOnhmTzQRpO2uLYbbYNHb_ylGE4a50NtDT7Mjki5Wt5SB0FuUdbop6GfYM337tgaTdXkBq8o8LAK9VqnWPkKtUyk/s900/FPF_6992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVKPUdYayOjky2USgLxnDNXnTDiWwOoNO4P-UQY6-q-707gxbqMQXuOnhmTzQRpO2uLYbbYNHb_ylGE4a50NtDT7Mjki5Wt5SB0FuUdbop6GfYM337tgaTdXkBq8o8LAK9VqnWPkKtUyk/w400-h266/FPF_6992.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-zcHlShHBqmOqMp-eDD-s96lkv2g3BbpopXQEwc7J5ZOe6g35LIMl_Xzj6ha7Zvthk4caIyhjtrF19FS7kyn7lt8yqo9A5PIn-HmenWIe_znpsjvSlnTjvvU6uupgGNPW6n-pGT4pToQ/s900/FPF_6996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-zcHlShHBqmOqMp-eDD-s96lkv2g3BbpopXQEwc7J5ZOe6g35LIMl_Xzj6ha7Zvthk4caIyhjtrF19FS7kyn7lt8yqo9A5PIn-HmenWIe_znpsjvSlnTjvvU6uupgGNPW6n-pGT4pToQ/w400-h266/FPF_6996.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-winged Stilts</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We had reached a sort of end of a section of the trail and Dax casually mentioned if we wanted to try for the Siberian Rubythroat. Of course we did!!! So we set up our tripods and within a few minutes, Mr. Siberian was there.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jzhQnZu5pZN_pPd_XMfcvtV75iWc2wRyP2505Pu35uIPYGwFmwoxciMCiY1DbxWRU-r6cVbv4sjPaXWmzOWzOxlGVC1EyqVwkELR2TgXhdU0koYGpBJP3jN5caMAMk6IkD5fFB8JlizZ/s900/FPF_7060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jzhQnZu5pZN_pPd_XMfcvtV75iWc2wRyP2505Pu35uIPYGwFmwoxciMCiY1DbxWRU-r6cVbv4sjPaXWmzOWzOxlGVC1EyqVwkELR2TgXhdU0koYGpBJP3jN5caMAMk6IkD5fFB8JlizZ/w400-h266/FPF_7060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG_yDqrzEPFhWFjsXI94xCJzfZcY2ivj2V6qsEx6CyLkAsvcXBkKEA6poUtAxtfBGE26I1lBD2WTt8mJf1GIfAlv4ASLyaI_byR-nrCwW5ucCxJ2ipUGzEfndUnh_VJ1dqwyCcJbGnDVV/s900/FPF_7066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG_yDqrzEPFhWFjsXI94xCJzfZcY2ivj2V6qsEx6CyLkAsvcXBkKEA6poUtAxtfBGE26I1lBD2WTt8mJf1GIfAlv4ASLyaI_byR-nrCwW5ucCxJ2ipUGzEfndUnh_VJ1dqwyCcJbGnDVV/w400-h266/FPF_7066.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd77X8nXwmv1Adv4-JBQkV0RYHATCefvkYxbicjvBQu78diHdnUrBjXPHhLSEzNYIM9Ih-j0TWDAl6f0j1AMJckNCAaSLHDjuDrHjzZJnX67tUXvcxrZMrvykG_phBZAJ5FVuWGJMZJTIg/s900/FPF_7073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd77X8nXwmv1Adv4-JBQkV0RYHATCefvkYxbicjvBQu78diHdnUrBjXPHhLSEzNYIM9Ih-j0TWDAl6f0j1AMJckNCAaSLHDjuDrHjzZJnX67tUXvcxrZMrvykG_phBZAJ5FVuWGJMZJTIg/w400-h266/FPF_7073.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Siberian Rubythroat</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We did not stay there very long because the others were not with us and we wanted them to have the same opportunity. We walked on, and we came upon two White-browed Crakes in the pond to our right. They were too far for any FFD captures. So let me present an in-habitat shot 😀</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQoCXKvsKHIIW968i3XKwAqNjGlZsLWQ1hBLUlK_FP4qu1DvBnmPJd_C1kLqBcVy4vMmAZ2Wz_h2QzDzQvDr3t_-_Q-35h3o0gGMnHEMVhsbwaMde68EG2594l5FP8xhfnHkNvT3S0g9Y/s900/FPF_7084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQoCXKvsKHIIW968i3XKwAqNjGlZsLWQ1hBLUlK_FP4qu1DvBnmPJd_C1kLqBcVy4vMmAZ2Wz_h2QzDzQvDr3t_-_Q-35h3o0gGMnHEMVhsbwaMde68EG2594l5FP8xhfnHkNvT3S0g9Y/w400-h266/FPF_7084.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>White-browed Crake, in-habitat</i></div><div><br /></div>Walking further on, we saw the group shooting some flying ducks. But they never really came close. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3maD6zOMjBAYgvS220MB2qhVkl2GjHBX36JCYk6mZ7kNEH2eczWnu2cZ1GSMTpyyI-nXXH4TxgBOCuIg72aHiEEZk0VqwYRP55yhhXx9JE8SONfI8ZMZON94WOexkLLtAavO8_r0W51x/s900/FPF_7088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3maD6zOMjBAYgvS220MB2qhVkl2GjHBX36JCYk6mZ7kNEH2eczWnu2cZ1GSMTpyyI-nXXH4TxgBOCuIg72aHiEEZk0VqwYRP55yhhXx9JE8SONfI8ZMZON94WOexkLLtAavO8_r0W51x/w400-h266/FPF_7088.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXzzR-s-K9unaSP1P4lyO9JTSfHa0IX3yBq3Bl-JrpZbQwkuCNNODmd4KNTTqXpMM904EHsb3OD2I-dYPB3U0lSv2VhkqaoMY_-WPnXKlgLz__1qzhDzANdLAzFmecKFTE2lISLqETRw-/s900/FPF_7134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXzzR-s-K9unaSP1P4lyO9JTSfHa0IX3yBq3Bl-JrpZbQwkuCNNODmd4KNTTqXpMM904EHsb3OD2I-dYPB3U0lSv2VhkqaoMY_-WPnXKlgLz__1qzhDzANdLAzFmecKFTE2lISLqETRw-/w400-h266/FPF_7134.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cxkvo6azW2QYbHhf9m8lNafvaXXjHPtr6mi066e2VHsM3v46JKdquDqEoIlGQSSzjjAoLf_S9cC7q9ylGw2uP16qb_75O-l6LVLKagPKBKfdO-6h-fYQESo_s7L_eK5xhOkwDOQBysSy/s900/FPF_7165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cxkvo6azW2QYbHhf9m8lNafvaXXjHPtr6mi066e2VHsM3v46JKdquDqEoIlGQSSzjjAoLf_S9cC7q9ylGw2uP16qb_75O-l6LVLKagPKBKfdO-6h-fYQESo_s7L_eK5xhOkwDOQBysSy/w400-h266/FPF_7165.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Xt_69YNNAQ7C_fMuywlLhmm7j09jZQAp0HYtr851ZKE1k6ms17zJI4uaYZ6HlvEuqZmoe4M9g2vBJRHSK3NeJCzd1eVpmH98_c5my-g7cBlDsuf8EfYuAyE-fTZGZDPlCHmJm7C7lt_u/s900/FPF_7321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Xt_69YNNAQ7C_fMuywlLhmm7j09jZQAp0HYtr851ZKE1k6ms17zJI4uaYZ6HlvEuqZmoe4M9g2vBJRHSK3NeJCzd1eVpmH98_c5my-g7cBlDsuf8EfYuAyE-fTZGZDPlCHmJm7C7lt_u/w400-h266/FPF_7321.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Wandering Whistling Ducks</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Birds we saw included a Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Common Moorhen, Purple Heron (juvy), Common Kingfisher, Long-tailed Shrike, Brown Shrike, Striated Grassbird, Yellow-vented Bulbul, and a couple of Blue-tailed Bee Eaters. By 10am, Steve was looking for the Bahn Mi, so we walked back. The group sort of converged at the Rubythroat site which also afforded views of the Stilts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3OqkC98xHBnmvgBLvONl9Vo5rVlD_SPiqOYSpRmnO2EsryFm25GOguxtJ9S4bwb7fTgCPFRYm_gn2zEf6qOA-XbWY8Kdz4dPCKqSRV6pO2nbOHxV66bIW9U9geWEJKVpwiUzj-Xpyx_4/s900/FPF_7720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3OqkC98xHBnmvgBLvONl9Vo5rVlD_SPiqOYSpRmnO2EsryFm25GOguxtJ9S4bwb7fTgCPFRYm_gn2zEf6qOA-XbWY8Kdz4dPCKqSRV6pO2nbOHxV66bIW9U9geWEJKVpwiUzj-Xpyx_4/w400-h266/FPF_7720.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-winged Stilts</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-29HDTuy-LQWXHAT5a9d4GAb-ybPhfJFSVo7VB406aenYDPg3MjnwtrQEpm7OxTnbAMckZL3Ls8sdlUubJawZxQqTkU3RFrzn_r_6STmGE8u-2tUIzjCvoKOG2UwtIt40gw3xFlNRmkP/s900/FPF_7739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-29HDTuy-LQWXHAT5a9d4GAb-ybPhfJFSVo7VB406aenYDPg3MjnwtrQEpm7OxTnbAMckZL3Ls8sdlUubJawZxQqTkU3RFrzn_r_6STmGE8u-2tUIzjCvoKOG2UwtIt40gw3xFlNRmkP/w400-h266/FPF_7739.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz9JMbHsBqITf5hW9hDQaSf04TahFLB1T7-LefefMxt8i9sPROyNfTceOe3i90FGMTLxcejRMzs7GKHfoIOTHAgm9mIIWV88AW57K0kjLH4QUxmUxBo2kRDzABaQH1fmxtNncoCslahFP/s900/FPF_7743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz9JMbHsBqITf5hW9hDQaSf04TahFLB1T7-LefefMxt8i9sPROyNfTceOe3i90FGMTLxcejRMzs7GKHfoIOTHAgm9mIIWV88AW57K0kjLH4QUxmUxBo2kRDzABaQH1fmxtNncoCslahFP/w266-h400/FPF_7743.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Siberian Rubythroat, male</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After the Rubythroat gave its performance, the Stilts entertained us by flying around and landing, and flying again. Ed Santos put it best when he described their action as "poetry in motion". Watching these beautiful birds simultaneously take off, fly, then suddenly change direction as one (in mid-flight) and then gently glide and land, was mesmerizing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXHiYf4JLwUlVICzYNqRt1xKSGRkb0lw7yGYXqKF9CNxM1eyPvjEFBHyF3jNg3Z9JdxZuWodtTPsxllM0wclsrIoQWprr64j1DpWCz7kXIq7YEzRabpuQf2Cik8FH7wMGFzJGr1dR7-RS/s900/FPF_7858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXHiYf4JLwUlVICzYNqRt1xKSGRkb0lw7yGYXqKF9CNxM1eyPvjEFBHyF3jNg3Z9JdxZuWodtTPsxllM0wclsrIoQWprr64j1DpWCz7kXIq7YEzRabpuQf2Cik8FH7wMGFzJGr1dR7-RS/w400-h266/FPF_7858.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRff7NUFausJiF7Vl0WhDkwdWSnfazGtb-tmws2LU_ExlVtzJCB6Bb7jrPErWhe7ohQoCWr_unux4xmuWRniT-ZUDVwZ6bZRklUHXFQ-qmzUnW3Q_j4yqltU0W9pGrR0wcAbRmxtiLWg4v/s900/FPF_7862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRff7NUFausJiF7Vl0WhDkwdWSnfazGtb-tmws2LU_ExlVtzJCB6Bb7jrPErWhe7ohQoCWr_unux4xmuWRniT-ZUDVwZ6bZRklUHXFQ-qmzUnW3Q_j4yqltU0W9pGrR0wcAbRmxtiLWg4v/w400-h266/FPF_7862.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexEAvrVVYGgmrymnNtc41Qm-bAkq1gl5B4I5QF7mU_YqiTzIzuukzWyXni4kGiVzAJInKF8Y6nKNuCYYDUrf9g0syUN8nFJyLa3VfZmY8z_WtJSRvdyZWUtYkxUwZSKeyWZA1ohFoT494/s900/FPF_7910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexEAvrVVYGgmrymnNtc41Qm-bAkq1gl5B4I5QF7mU_YqiTzIzuukzWyXni4kGiVzAJInKF8Y6nKNuCYYDUrf9g0syUN8nFJyLa3VfZmY8z_WtJSRvdyZWUtYkxUwZSKeyWZA1ohFoT494/w400-h266/FPF_7910.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mHUPNoh4LEAyWsN5r2DbjCNaInARjwE5KM8NVcTCmDHOmorIACJsLyGDbkPu5uXef1DZ9HHodswRzZUSNQ_GENN6lH3YZE8EDRiB-E1nhV_EnQvAjnhq2dfv-9SZTkNXsajyJclcYRx_/s900/FPF_8062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mHUPNoh4LEAyWsN5r2DbjCNaInARjwE5KM8NVcTCmDHOmorIACJsLyGDbkPu5uXef1DZ9HHodswRzZUSNQ_GENN6lH3YZE8EDRiB-E1nhV_EnQvAjnhq2dfv-9SZTkNXsajyJclcYRx_/w400-h266/FPF_8062.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Nq6qDKe2n0chIKfaAPfJzcq-GYm_eRxpap1JkZ8r9yz2wGrPJDnwJs7UQlgwPO7h580QHGrPQRXQGp6B0s330wSzJcWMJQjZKv_EjpWIInYvkeEkATPotltZ1POIGCTWmCWoGJmCJ2mY/s1200/FPF_8672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Nq6qDKe2n0chIKfaAPfJzcq-GYm_eRxpap1JkZ8r9yz2wGrPJDnwJs7UQlgwPO7h580QHGrPQRXQGp6B0s330wSzJcWMJQjZKv_EjpWIInYvkeEkATPotltZ1POIGCTWmCWoGJmCJ2mY/w400-h225/FPF_8672.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnPYhL036CqspFZVNH2NMGD0kxIXXwx4CLa-kghYQljKZo6BsLuKg00UXRgrI1THwcxECaVWbHIV3fruPM6KZM8ILq2UGI8fra576S5jgghLWDATfNx-ZRoDtpvAxsdPkLJuhivyx8QSZ/s1200/FPF_8677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1200" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnPYhL036CqspFZVNH2NMGD0kxIXXwx4CLa-kghYQljKZo6BsLuKg00UXRgrI1THwcxECaVWbHIV3fruPM6KZM8ILq2UGI8fra576S5jgghLWDATfNx-ZRoDtpvAxsdPkLJuhivyx8QSZ/w400-h188/FPF_8677.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-winged Stilts in flight - poetry in motion.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The show put on by the Stilts delayed our Bahn-mi snack. It was already past 11am when we began feasting on the delicious bahn mi sandwiches by Edwina. washed down by either cold water or soft drinks. A funny incident happened while Ed was drinking a bottle of sprite. Steve and I spotted an incoming bird and we both blurted, üy, uy, then Steve, said "harrier, harrier", and Ed whose camera was facing the wrong way did a quick about face, and spilling his sprite and drenching his right sleeve in the process. Only to find out that it was a Heron. (The scene was so funny that I am still giggling as I write this). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Another half an hour or so passed before we walked to the pick ups and went back to the main parking area to take our lunch. In the long kubo, we found our pre-ordered food individually packed and labelled with the amount we need to pay written on each tag. (How organized! - noted my tour operator mind). Again, we feasted on Kambing (Kaldereta, Papaitan, Kilawin), and Lechon Manok with a generous serving of steamed. There was also sabaw ng sinampalukan for those who wanted (inuwi pa ng iba 😀). Then after the meal, Edwina opened a box of her special silvanas! Imagine having silvanas for dessert in the middle of a fishpond/lake! Afterwards, she also gave each one of us one box each to take home! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After lunch, a friendly Common Kingfisher perched on a nearby bamboo pole and we took photos. I am not really happy with the shots I got so I will not post them here. But Ramon and Ed got pretty good shots after we left. (I rode with Homer and we left soon after lunch).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My take on Canarem Lake as a birding destination: It reminds me of Candaba. It has potential because of the number of birds recorded. I understand that in previous trips, the ducks were nearer. For me the biggest plus for the area is the involvement of the Provincial and Municipal Governments. It makes the trips organized and makes it easier for birders to go there. It also prevents any potential issues/problems with fees that are not standardized. Speaking of fees, to make any tourism site sustainable, it has to earn and pay for itself. Victoria LGU cannot keep on subsidizing the birding sorties (the fact that the LGU and Provincial Govt personnel are not paid when they guide birders is a form of subsidy). Granted that it is part of their promotional efforts at this time, it is not something they can do indefinitely. However, for birders (and other tourists), to be willing to pay a reasonable entrance fee (or environmental fee), the site must be worth it - in terms of species seen and photographed. It is my hope and wish that this will happen in the near future. And I believe that with the efforts of the Provincial and Local Governments, this will come to pass. And Lake Canarem will not be a secret anymore. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In closing, I would like to thank our hosts Dax, Nald, Nanette, and their team for the very warm welcome; Edwina for the Bahn Mi and Silvannas; WBPP President Win Paler for the breakfast; Djop Tabaranza for introducing us to Team Tarlac and giving pointers; and to all my fellow WBPP birders for your trademark wisecracks and jokes that make every birding sortie a fun and memorable occasion! </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-3305811067566209742021-01-20T02:01:00.000+08:002021-01-20T02:01:33.871+08:00Chasing Lifers: The Baihualing Gold Mine Days 4, 5, & 6<div style="text-align: center;"><b>January 17, 2018 - a couple of "</b><b>huge" lifers</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
For Day 4, January 17, we will again visit two hides. The morning itinerary was Hide # 9, which was located at an even higher altitude than Hide Malu. The target bird at this hide was the Hill Partridge. After breakfast, we bade good bye to Ramon and Keith and proceeded to Hide # 9. When we stepped out of the car at the area of Hide # 9, I immediately felt that it was much colder than Hide Malu. When we entered the Hide, other photographers were already there and shooting. We quickly set up our gear and took the remaining seats. As with the last three days, there were a lot of birds and we took some shots.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The sudden appearance of these bird cause a stir but it turned out to be the more common Rufous-necked Partridge. Still, I could not resist taking more shots.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbeSI1XCiofUoa-vzwNJaKYEyj5_-pip5xVrddstlfeph25aTIbtOpgS-kS5vWag3nbRAhyphenhyphennh9UFA7aFzQHcbGsud6Z0ayHuNY4PoLycXrcbhMF8BMBlu5TlPxjfQfS8-HYbh0u5hJAbP/s900/FPF_9856-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbeSI1XCiofUoa-vzwNJaKYEyj5_-pip5xVrddstlfeph25aTIbtOpgS-kS5vWag3nbRAhyphenhyphennh9UFA7aFzQHcbGsud6Z0ayHuNY4PoLycXrcbhMF8BMBlu5TlPxjfQfS8-HYbh0u5hJAbP/w400-h266/FPF_9856-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Rufous-throated Partridge</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The usual suspects...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabZIjRR4a7Ie5rxvCQ9IVRdszYp9a87twur952-i7Iztoh3GSB8_mW0lcW2yvMvNklBBMHFouCmeHoaI1XMT0Cxwc-_ZHhBxYBOdgFLQetF-MI0ZBmFv-eu6Vc8kFRKS_5qi8u7k59sbD/s900/FPF_0047-denoise-low-light.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabZIjRR4a7Ie5rxvCQ9IVRdszYp9a87twur952-i7Iztoh3GSB8_mW0lcW2yvMvNklBBMHFouCmeHoaI1XMT0Cxwc-_ZHhBxYBOdgFLQetF-MI0ZBmFv-eu6Vc8kFRKS_5qi8u7k59sbD/w400-h266/FPF_0047-denoise-low-light.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Large Niltava, male</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpIXhiVib4VpnKOdQ-hpKEQ_XNdvDx-cCFcxHcUMRA75Q1EYSCHoswmbKFENELDjkDPdAKBGxax9yPP2Mr_3u5D9HMoe4590JgsnqLNRg1gOlZj5ZjXlunq7M8F2FWFULchMipSdJRl4N/s900/FPF_0056-sharpen-sharpen+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpIXhiVib4VpnKOdQ-hpKEQ_XNdvDx-cCFcxHcUMRA75Q1EYSCHoswmbKFENELDjkDPdAKBGxax9yPP2Mr_3u5D9HMoe4590JgsnqLNRg1gOlZj5ZjXlunq7M8F2FWFULchMipSdJRl4N/w400-h266/FPF_0056-sharpen-sharpen+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chestnut-headed Tessia</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_Tn5aUBo_4RNxF8L9WfCgYoirTG6BcB-wsh1_vTaA6WaR6hwbUqN9OrN1QQqxTylDvkQ4suByk1SAujZ7Y3baFk3GxhPrnM-Rvt61Hz2TH0tGxCC4NUw3hrQKtu81aS1JyE2F5SyZyRq/s900/FPF_0223-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_Tn5aUBo_4RNxF8L9WfCgYoirTG6BcB-wsh1_vTaA6WaR6hwbUqN9OrN1QQqxTylDvkQ4suByk1SAujZ7Y3baFk3GxhPrnM-Rvt61Hz2TH0tGxCC4NUw3hrQKtu81aS1JyE2F5SyZyRq/w266-h400/FPF_0223-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A female Sunbird, not sure what species</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">But we were at this particular hide for one bird, the Hill Partridge. We were told that it was a skittish bird so when it appears we should all be quiet. At around 10am, someone, probably the hide keeper, pointed at something and a hush momentarily descended over the hide as everyone stopped shooting to adjust their settings then a cacophony of shutter clicks ensued as everyone started firing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSKz5YSK9bKOdapHXB2TWqM5MRJCyhQ7ywXB6t9dmqIwi8vkuY47sof7HZ2qOQY5MH7kqlq8fPBuynQBkAaFZKYMHjhSbbNA8rXhqt86qqxT1w2EdMmQJJtd4WHwfSFLNsdODNYhd48_b/s900/FPF_0304-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSKz5YSK9bKOdapHXB2TWqM5MRJCyhQ7ywXB6t9dmqIwi8vkuY47sof7HZ2qOQY5MH7kqlq8fPBuynQBkAaFZKYMHjhSbbNA8rXhqt86qqxT1w2EdMmQJJtd4WHwfSFLNsdODNYhd48_b/w400-h266/FPF_0304-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hill Partridge quietly ambling towards the open area. Male in the lead</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywH-CQ1ovTCStpieBhvLh_TO3vndTplbDeZYZUnjK-BTn6VbIDhCAt_dJnZqiEno29C11F_ft48X8PQ9tZ-3dC59Una31jjf6QM89y6dhEwIflqixMnARuY2NqKLPtS57NlQy9KxdewKN/s900/FPF_0306-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywH-CQ1ovTCStpieBhvLh_TO3vndTplbDeZYZUnjK-BTn6VbIDhCAt_dJnZqiEno29C11F_ft48X8PQ9tZ-3dC59Una31jjf6QM89y6dhEwIflqixMnARuY2NqKLPtS57NlQy9KxdewKN/w400-h266/FPF_0306-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh592cB96LomXTe0AKrAFdnhJJGVDtnRr5D4j72olrTwyDEfC9c8UbER_g7VI8zL5r4yDfj3FujZdArOehLH2zFkhC6BES76oXhanoNi1yeFbo7nRZi0Nya7QEfPczmeqMNJk0YeDQiIUCQ/s900/FPF_0317-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh592cB96LomXTe0AKrAFdnhJJGVDtnRr5D4j72olrTwyDEfC9c8UbER_g7VI8zL5r4yDfj3FujZdArOehLH2zFkhC6BES76oXhanoNi1yeFbo7nRZi0Nya7QEfPczmeqMNJk0YeDQiIUCQ/w400-h266/FPF_0317-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">Within just a few seconds, something spooked the male and it suddenly ran away followed by its mate</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFQPaz3N6auMpPOW81bZ0KDFZtphMC62dUJvgIgP3p4DkTyKB_0sBqFRApwUJ-o9SyL_5L-G4EGcDKcXR6RPMW9099VALOPjGZW9s9fMfdtVaJr9MqoWX8nhd8Wroiyf6FEBOFL25EB1M/s900/FPF_0321-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFQPaz3N6auMpPOW81bZ0KDFZtphMC62dUJvgIgP3p4DkTyKB_0sBqFRApwUJ-o9SyL_5L-G4EGcDKcXR6RPMW9099VALOPjGZW9s9fMfdtVaJr9MqoWX8nhd8Wroiyf6FEBOFL25EB1M/w400-h266/FPF_0321-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The male running away</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With our target bird gone, everyone looked at their LCD screens to review their shots. It's always interesting to watch the reactions of the photographers while doing this. Smiles and expressions of jubilation or silent curses often tell the story. At Baihualing, more often than not, its the former. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We killed time by shooting the other birds, (all the while praying that the target birds come back so we could get better shots - bird photographers are a greedy lot 😀 ).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmn6dsIACVEs8W0ZZbqPxjZGXl2ApNVJiaweOUxISZ4eiEbt_h0qmICnAh0duP1OuI0rzhQm2UlVtPLVfvdM1anVaotl8kOfR95XqxWSc2bX5Yew301-6VO5tgk6KQHOZlUcA4nWnIHhi/s900/FPF_0632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmn6dsIACVEs8W0ZZbqPxjZGXl2ApNVJiaweOUxISZ4eiEbt_h0qmICnAh0duP1OuI0rzhQm2UlVtPLVfvdM1anVaotl8kOfR95XqxWSc2bX5Yew301-6VO5tgk6KQHOZlUcA4nWnIHhi/w400-h266/FPF_0632.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A group of Yuhinas bathing</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">About half an hour later, our target birds came back and all lenses were directed at them again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf4PL95Z1zSXYHqkPLbDfIjI7QZqQRHKlYJOJrZVM4xpoFeYWBaJXrtrATYzY0nQ0JOfbGi_fEfWUus60VU2Y7zTeqPgWjmE3I1vLXAO1jUbPbedva19U_GeUHKZZtmSwKXBGjmdKibMm/s900/FPF_0650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf4PL95Z1zSXYHqkPLbDfIjI7QZqQRHKlYJOJrZVM4xpoFeYWBaJXrtrATYzY0nQ0JOfbGi_fEfWUus60VU2Y7zTeqPgWjmE3I1vLXAO1jUbPbedva19U_GeUHKZZtmSwKXBGjmdKibMm/w400-h266/FPF_0650.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f7bLujKRhtz7gHWoxz_yE7QPBbSjLzvfL69sc2CW9zijpd8z3Xzr6koNwKY_7nPJMXs5hWNz_GgVPN6Xbcem228CNvdTTDiZCr4g4E90zJ8PpQlQ6PNIiyhdgQnH1qH-jBbVc5Y8S-C2/s900/FPF_0668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f7bLujKRhtz7gHWoxz_yE7QPBbSjLzvfL69sc2CW9zijpd8z3Xzr6koNwKY_7nPJMXs5hWNz_GgVPN6Xbcem228CNvdTTDiZCr4g4E90zJ8PpQlQ6PNIiyhdgQnH1qH-jBbVc5Y8S-C2/w400-h266/FPF_0668.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vgnE9HTu0BiRgKBPluL7h8wiStvZxtVtdGHooQcLF1WEZ5_tPMQMzT6e9lK5d9r2Y41e2nyP_2qg_zjZlEwlRxAKpx4Im5Q0xliVSSUjKlec8ezTg6zNCn-Z2OloIchJtUunoDFTq2zd/s900/FPF_0695.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vgnE9HTu0BiRgKBPluL7h8wiStvZxtVtdGHooQcLF1WEZ5_tPMQMzT6e9lK5d9r2Y41e2nyP_2qg_zjZlEwlRxAKpx4Im5Q0xliVSSUjKlec8ezTg6zNCn-Z2OloIchJtUunoDFTq2zd/w400-h266/FPF_0695.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-3LbY5u3L_HzPSzji1epK_HX1AG3EDhfqZMTKfwnfjJXjr3UzOC6E9bfwVRz-bj702NPhrLLz-dworiEkx1LdtU8qTtQUctakieYkYbF8MxSRIkeiaiLGfTOlMhr8_-txcVSxnkERvxy/s900/FPF_0733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-3LbY5u3L_HzPSzji1epK_HX1AG3EDhfqZMTKfwnfjJXjr3UzOC6E9bfwVRz-bj702NPhrLLz-dworiEkx1LdtU8qTtQUctakieYkYbF8MxSRIkeiaiLGfTOlMhr8_-txcVSxnkERvxy/w400-h266/FPF_0733.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hill Partridge</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We stayed in that hide until lunch then we transferred to another hide where the main target was the Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker. While waiting, we were entertained by the other avian citizens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_EoigVn7rO2FrbDcv9kSwIzwBYasEv9mC376m2nKFzQq49WJLTXXVDGbD16i7EzFWVFludZK6WIELxahNA8XinwHV1cuQ4vg-VvCfmzVqwLAsM_pjoC0vAVzcOvlTBNy0lCdoBYygRtj/s900/FPF_1552-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_EoigVn7rO2FrbDcv9kSwIzwBYasEv9mC376m2nKFzQq49WJLTXXVDGbD16i7EzFWVFludZK6WIELxahNA8XinwHV1cuQ4vg-VvCfmzVqwLAsM_pjoC0vAVzcOvlTBNy0lCdoBYygRtj/w266-h400/FPF_1552-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Crested Finchbill</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWcow_i3VrAneRJO1QE9FyDdu1AtZMs6ceiEPHAmlR08gqsVEaIu0tSqlSOrmPiX4Bcch-enfjWg7slMTCz7V3SM2VB6OUAnamBro9fgoEYFAFENuYAcXexLWg9L45fUnHwvK4GlbIdc5/s900/FPF_1595-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWcow_i3VrAneRJO1QE9FyDdu1AtZMs6ceiEPHAmlR08gqsVEaIu0tSqlSOrmPiX4Bcch-enfjWg7slMTCz7V3SM2VB6OUAnamBro9fgoEYFAFENuYAcXexLWg9L45fUnHwvK4GlbIdc5/w266-h400/FPF_1595-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Beautiful Sibia</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhNYMMqF0TKZhMXdymTEWSR7-pSy6mb2QPK8KlSc7aMXqpi-Om8s1IPkFoG0xli2gj2hvE29CUp11d9hyASesiXGG9YsW7CD5LPv548lIRKaKswZBd5OjujMX26SSw4rvsmeF6Okyhdkw/s900/FPF_1602-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhNYMMqF0TKZhMXdymTEWSR7-pSy6mb2QPK8KlSc7aMXqpi-Om8s1IPkFoG0xli2gj2hvE29CUp11d9hyASesiXGG9YsW7CD5LPv548lIRKaKswZBd5OjujMX26SSw4rvsmeF6Okyhdkw/w400-h266/FPF_1602-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Long-tailed Sibia</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf8p6a-r_RMYKAQfSsHCvdn50DXVNpjt9IJ5WMNzC8KlnCtktyOJeCJn4bN7Vh1IMfu3ERt67_SHBrC4rIin1IGrGE2RIIud1iCnKzP1c0YdOtaTgME_ZJxNkdUL4Q0q98teI2yAAM0If/s900/FPF_1646-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpf8p6a-r_RMYKAQfSsHCvdn50DXVNpjt9IJ5WMNzC8KlnCtktyOJeCJn4bN7Vh1IMfu3ERt67_SHBrC4rIin1IGrGE2RIIud1iCnKzP1c0YdOtaTgME_ZJxNkdUL4Q0q98teI2yAAM0If/w400-h266/FPF_1646-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Great Barbet</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmQdzhKjJaKKk3bip8waO1bWbCwQPkXneVKov6zkGkHCRJtrcs4MrE0bYWhCYnbSQlb40JkNEWulhuV-pJK49X2YTe6_tQQHU_6gW4ShbH2FhH2bGmXHulpZuhBzyCUGffIdxN-VUaRgc/s900/FPF_2307-denoise-denoise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmQdzhKjJaKKk3bip8waO1bWbCwQPkXneVKov6zkGkHCRJtrcs4MrE0bYWhCYnbSQlb40JkNEWulhuV-pJK49X2YTe6_tQQHU_6gW4ShbH2FhH2bGmXHulpZuhBzyCUGffIdxN-VUaRgc/w400-h266/FPF_2307-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Long-tailed Sibias</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After almost five hours of no sighting, we were ready to call it quits and go back to our "48-room homestay". Then without so much as a warning, it was there in front of us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIe-B1ZSOfErtD5hQuhQXH6wlandy5Z6es1V853kX3kG-mOvJjIxfS-xQ69CTuA-Zdit966sMNzOfB-9NsVkg131hiwWWMFAJ86WmNug4p3dMVSqysX0436RdfiEcbX-QkDGCnU5wwVVa4/s900/FPF_3431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIe-B1ZSOfErtD5hQuhQXH6wlandy5Z6es1V853kX3kG-mOvJjIxfS-xQ69CTuA-Zdit966sMNzOfB-9NsVkg131hiwWWMFAJ86WmNug4p3dMVSqysX0436RdfiEcbX-QkDGCnU5wwVVa4/w266-h400/FPF_3431.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Day 4 ended with only two lifers but both were somewhat rare by Baihualing standards so that more than made up for the low number.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>January 18, 2018 - the last day</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For Day 5, we were going to another hide on a higher altitude with the Grey Treepie as the main target. Being a birder who keeps a list, I was hoping to be able to get 70 lifers from this trip or at the very least, 60. By my informal count (at that time), I was already at 50+ after four days of birding. Since this would be our last shooting day, I was not very hopeful of reaching 70 lifers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Our hide for the day involved a longer hike on a steeper slope so we were quite out of breath by the time we reached it. One of our first subjects was a Streaked Spiderhunter taking a bath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwNRY0SGQcOnyBHg4hzsF1TbxDoinRXrgEQKeXjEjBZAiUHneMZBlJ_qKPTGHlAHxvDXBIDD_BQXU0Z2sA7CPvt7dLbw3uV72aV2u2iTrCVjqhzpdYKeD9xZotG0PxXp6UI8eFaYE8gEG/s900/FPF_1756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwNRY0SGQcOnyBHg4hzsF1TbxDoinRXrgEQKeXjEjBZAiUHneMZBlJ_qKPTGHlAHxvDXBIDD_BQXU0Z2sA7CPvt7dLbw3uV72aV2u2iTrCVjqhzpdYKeD9xZotG0PxXp6UI8eFaYE8gEG/w400-h266/FPF_1756.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_euAWb3mWe-YY5ol-n_Fn5T4i4Kd9XZQAGxBvgpd5SX5Qmnq3YnpOv0IxE2qKRWenDa12-_Qo68GcDofzMTOHC4RPLmZDb9FulOvmkjjdxBKXZtkr857Wf2_-GP5reoKL6HWnJmcJYICM/s900/FPF_1773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_euAWb3mWe-YY5ol-n_Fn5T4i4Kd9XZQAGxBvgpd5SX5Qmnq3YnpOv0IxE2qKRWenDa12-_Qo68GcDofzMTOHC4RPLmZDb9FulOvmkjjdxBKXZtkr857Wf2_-GP5reoKL6HWnJmcJYICM/w400-h266/FPF_1773.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Streaked Spider Hunter</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And the common birds of Baihualing were also there. Sharing some of the less common ones...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZj0a0yzOWcorZWYYlredIRkEvJB50vwRgv0dh5ep8KD3dM7sZTBzyRo7Z9dSHOHfFENqim_k3sky2OzWTQrYnHL49JF3gRAHN9Q1_p1nsLJzC8f7p3BtYsdzwdXOtQyGFVdkAnbUpr5Y/s900/FPF_3597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZj0a0yzOWcorZWYYlredIRkEvJB50vwRgv0dh5ep8KD3dM7sZTBzyRo7Z9dSHOHfFENqim_k3sky2OzWTQrYnHL49JF3gRAHN9Q1_p1nsLJzC8f7p3BtYsdzwdXOtQyGFVdkAnbUpr5Y/w400-h266/FPF_3597.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Grey-winged Blackbird, female</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGt40TNj-_X9AnnksUSY7D8zmnn5DBUp4bwb4Ohjd7WO5NWwAb6oEyNtemiGJiiyXz0ll__brU6TRVQhw7sK4flXXF6W0ciaDPdNAb9vF_pI6JCR9b48GhMNW_z5guIiUUfpzWAyEXBZb/s900/FPF_3603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGt40TNj-_X9AnnksUSY7D8zmnn5DBUp4bwb4Ohjd7WO5NWwAb6oEyNtemiGJiiyXz0ll__brU6TRVQhw7sK4flXXF6W0ciaDPdNAb9vF_pI6JCR9b48GhMNW_z5guIiUUfpzWAyEXBZb/w266-h400/FPF_3603.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Himalayan Blue-tailed Robin, female</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A little before 9am, our target bird appeared but at a distance. It appeared a couple more times during the day but always quite far. Never really near like the other birds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NUOIWkmCm-qDN5FzhZxCmlaWc39pNoRyivFDcKp6C06cbNXf9rhlAYM5D-91GIubioZKT8uiI9yWmGUNXjnGGhD1wnyRL_L3KqOJ60lOXMaO5d3lWel79Y0M6tUC6as3gBgGZpuS9wxK/s900/FPF_3638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NUOIWkmCm-qDN5FzhZxCmlaWc39pNoRyivFDcKp6C06cbNXf9rhlAYM5D-91GIubioZKT8uiI9yWmGUNXjnGGhD1wnyRL_L3KqOJ60lOXMaO5d3lWel79Y0M6tUC6as3gBgGZpuS9wxK/w266-h400/FPF_3638.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Grey Treepie</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Treepie stayed only a short time but it was followed by two new birds, in quick succession, a Mountain Bulbul and a female Chesnut-bellied Rock Thrush</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2zbrkdklmI9WZSAj73JomsXjgLeb1I1fY8IvRtF4gSNmh23qJrTSuCoEgop5ugioXgw_IBsnzHhFUtsx8etWwc7V3g4giIqMCT1UyN3Mx-Ds7n72e-2WNhjRj4JXsj2L-AEn2fIdieRh/s900/FPF_3661.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2zbrkdklmI9WZSAj73JomsXjgLeb1I1fY8IvRtF4gSNmh23qJrTSuCoEgop5ugioXgw_IBsnzHhFUtsx8etWwc7V3g4giIqMCT1UyN3Mx-Ds7n72e-2WNhjRj4JXsj2L-AEn2fIdieRh/w266-h400/FPF_3661.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Mountain Bulbul</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ucCO1A7ymXmxUdL62zllKORjMeIfdNXEe5Ofa7yYjhVfUjaUUFEhyqeObffl9T2gXNQEhdZE6_ruOvyCtb6CQTDfhH8AgMlTBZK8dy1yWWsCcQE3dyMUKxHzxFTn5k7hXmO1IRlJYWdO/s900/FPF_3926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ucCO1A7ymXmxUdL62zllKORjMeIfdNXEe5Ofa7yYjhVfUjaUUFEhyqeObffl9T2gXNQEhdZE6_ruOvyCtb6CQTDfhH8AgMlTBZK8dy1yWWsCcQE3dyMUKxHzxFTn5k7hXmO1IRlJYWdO/w266-h400/FPF_3926.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush, female</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After an hour, the male also made an appearance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhc__bpu4pmwU13YRAL0IrnOc71P6K0-QyHK8NFK5QqWlGvtHHMfLAptREKlKmuTr9uthHuE2S08CcuRQ7HPfyllNgY-OxJHA-T7M3PCHYZMf9qocw8qCMxyzADw0bOPRdmMc1hLOQMAlu/s900/FPF_4305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhc__bpu4pmwU13YRAL0IrnOc71P6K0-QyHK8NFK5QqWlGvtHHMfLAptREKlKmuTr9uthHuE2S08CcuRQ7HPfyllNgY-OxJHA-T7M3PCHYZMf9qocw8qCMxyzADw0bOPRdmMc1hLOQMAlu/w400-h266/FPF_4305.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush, male</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">At around 2:45pm, the hide keeper who spoke no english began gesturing towards the trees and after some figuring out and looking, we saw this woodpecker which looked similar to our own Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker. It was a challenge to shoot as it kept to the trees on our right and was constantly moving. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Qm_-4CGBMQe69oP3WfNYKxUpzIj3BBiSxYJw6yiEwoVR5R92w-yeOzHzlJLxl-2n02KK3QMCSYU6xs0BN_airKwDD13FbJeR4PuAINFRspyIl9ZFg3tuOoZaYtmr9GLYXJn-HsgUTCd5/s900/FPF_5066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Qm_-4CGBMQe69oP3WfNYKxUpzIj3BBiSxYJw6yiEwoVR5R92w-yeOzHzlJLxl-2n02KK3QMCSYU6xs0BN_airKwDD13FbJeR4PuAINFRspyIl9ZFg3tuOoZaYtmr9GLYXJn-HsgUTCd5/w266-h400/FPF_5066.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVZ4Y8iX5qe1MXKzZ59Ht8y9HwO5rDRaDCoCNrygWqJdS0FrZeGRBjIHaZYcidaPysHZpVlovjpdHnpitUxJER7ZiOdMWLWz1pnEKbDS6hMzW6mXnUoPKybesVzhf-3n5CRk8aE0WF6_D/s900/FPF_5150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVZ4Y8iX5qe1MXKzZ59Ht8y9HwO5rDRaDCoCNrygWqJdS0FrZeGRBjIHaZYcidaPysHZpVlovjpdHnpitUxJER7ZiOdMWLWz1pnEKbDS6hMzW6mXnUoPKybesVzhf-3n5CRk8aE0WF6_D/w266-h400/FPF_5150.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">An hour later, another newcomer arrived, Brown-breasted Bulbul. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1adYILmazfNt86X7p1jfnskStYc93jXVzT2LVTnixqvlIlkaluFQwUCwm1NqHR1sVYcYC8MmgMRmFA0L7wS4f5Uy9GKdHRpjm9qT0hIKtbimsYhXU4X37rZ2m9vNXxsBnVXcjcIAqJ7E/s900/FPF_5460.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1adYILmazfNt86X7p1jfnskStYc93jXVzT2LVTnixqvlIlkaluFQwUCwm1NqHR1sVYcYC8MmgMRmFA0L7wS4f5Uy9GKdHRpjm9qT0hIKtbimsYhXU4X37rZ2m9vNXxsBnVXcjcIAqJ7E/w266-h400/FPF_5460.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Brown-breasted Bulbul</i></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">This last bird brought my tally to 63 species, although I was not yet sure at that time because I had yet to check all my photos. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>January 19, 2018 - Lifers at the vulcanizing shop</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The following morning, we got up a little later than usual because there was no more birding. After breakfast we loaded our luggage into two cars and started the first leg of our journey home - a two hour car ride from the mountain village of Baihualing to the Baoshan airport. I cannot recall who decided our seating arrangement but in the first car were Raymond Dan, Alex Ting and Ben Go, all the mandarin speakers. The late Prof Tirso Paris and I were in car number 2 and we spoke no mandarin at all (or any chinese dialect for that matter). An hour or so into our journey, our driver started acting strangely. From the main highway, he would go inside small villages obviously looking for something. But since he spoke no english and Prof Tirso and I spoke no mandarin, we could not really communicate. When we stopped in a vulcanizing shop (in the third village!), it finally became clear what the problem was. To make things worse, we were the fourth vehicle in line! Prof Tirso was getting worried that we will miss our flight. And we learned later that Alex Ting's passport was in his bag in our car (!) and they were frantically calling us but the call could not get thru. While waiting for our tire to be vulcanized, I saw some birds on nearby trees so I got my camera and did some roadside birding. The first birds I saw was a flock of Red-whiskered Bulbuls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcbe2A9TpTBbQf-yz35OdGS6nOhQ0Em9cHZQ-b1E_1zKxWY76aVVmZGc5F-a8O-0v-9qfWp8y1lq92KaHlw7iI4KrwgkbUsW2dYpzflSHZNXmELO2rQed1Eu9Piu_mYjNOffSINZ15gFY/s900/FPF_5878+2nd+pp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcbe2A9TpTBbQf-yz35OdGS6nOhQ0Em9cHZQ-b1E_1zKxWY76aVVmZGc5F-a8O-0v-9qfWp8y1lq92KaHlw7iI4KrwgkbUsW2dYpzflSHZNXmELO2rQed1Eu9Piu_mYjNOffSINZ15gFY/w266-h400/FPF_5878+2nd+pp.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Red-whiskered Bulbul</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was hoping to get a closer shot but these birds stayed on top of the trees. After a few minutes, I decided to cross the road. Prof Tirso followed me and began to act as my spotter. Together, we saw two more birds. A male Purple Sunbird and a Cinerious Tit. Three lifers by the vulcanizing shop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOfSMUu5AneEpU7CTI-AcKPEpUhT5ZjSHGg0OfcAop06M60Z0IgDlYWiIP_QE4Cb-FigiBdKWiH0miaEDzpTgdQvNpPAMXtymEZOtnIifG28nIjCY5avZcWLCD_Nm3mWKbyYiEZinmgF4/s900/FPF_6084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOfSMUu5AneEpU7CTI-AcKPEpUhT5ZjSHGg0OfcAop06M60Z0IgDlYWiIP_QE4Cb-FigiBdKWiH0miaEDzpTgdQvNpPAMXtymEZOtnIifG28nIjCY5avZcWLCD_Nm3mWKbyYiEZinmgF4/w400-h266/FPF_6084.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Purple Sunbird, male</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Qx5Io7iK8_bs_gEV5Z7ekp1BvYiJWNtMkcGGV1JKpvQV8ZFtcX4U0e1woIycFgP-YVGGNQw92k5lW5wq75vVX9j8dYSmdtIRPiYefK5M7MXeXXg9tFuhVfTPqEXPq4ryvGiu-JupSVLz/s900/FPF_6179.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Qx5Io7iK8_bs_gEV5Z7ekp1BvYiJWNtMkcGGV1JKpvQV8ZFtcX4U0e1woIycFgP-YVGGNQw92k5lW5wq75vVX9j8dYSmdtIRPiYefK5M7MXeXXg9tFuhVfTPqEXPq4ryvGiu-JupSVLz/w400-h266/FPF_6179.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cinerious Tit, Baihualing lifer #66</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After getting a photo of the Tit, we saw our driver calling us so we boarded the car and resumed our journey. Our trip going to Baihualing was done late at night so we were not able to see the countryside. This time we saw how beautiful the rugged countryside was - rivers, mountains, deep gorges, tunnels, bridges. It would have been nice to stop and take photos but we were already running so late. At a certain point a text message from Alex got through asking where we were. I recall sending a reply but I cannot remember anymore if he got it. Fortunately there was hardly any traffic so we reached the airport just in the nick of time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Several hours later, we found ourselves at the vast Hong Kong airport and enjoyed our first non-Baihualing meal in a week. I swear KFC never tasted so good! We finally landed at NAIA at around 10:30pm, exhausted but happy with our trip </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>
chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-37571176042974141722021-01-10T23:35:00.005+08:002021-01-10T23:35:46.133+08:00Chasing Lifers: The Bridge of Alicante<p style="text-align: justify;">Lifer is the term used by birders to refer to the first time they see a particular species. As a bird photographer, I have three main goals: a) to see as many lifers; b) to be able to get a frameable photo (or at least a decent shot), and; c) to destress while enjoying nature (whether solo or with friends). I had no plans to bird this weekend but news, (and photos), of a Green Sandpiper, a rare migrant to the Philippines, sent me to Baras, Rizal for a morning twitch. From conversations with Joel Dayao, Ramon Quisumbing and Raymond Dan, I learned that the target bird can be found on the Bridge of Alicante, (sounds like a movie title). </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was still dark when arrived at area a little after six in the morning. I parked, assembled my gear, and took a quick breakfast. I drove around and ran into Henrick Tan and Delio Tolosa at the Blue Rock Thrush area. We noticed that the wind was so strong (it was howling), and there were very few birds flying about. With limited time, I decided to head for the Bridge of Alicante. Leaving the hillside, I also ran into another car with birders who turned out to be Romz Lopez and Zr Cabatuan. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">A few minutes later, I reached the Bridge of Alicante. I parked the car and began scanning the area with my binoculars. I saw several Paddyfield Pipits and a couple of Spotted Doves on the road, ETS, Pied Buschat, and what I think is a Pacific Swallow along the creek area. The wind was just as strong and almost blew my tripod. I saw something white flyby and perch on a rock in the middle of the waterway. I snapped a photo but it was just a speck (it turned out to be a Common Sandpiper after looking at my computer monitor). Then I saw another white bird further downstream. I took a photo:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeEc-u1zQqtdyl-NOHBP_HvWdk87d36SNXxVn8xBZphSri6jGplE2AuG50f0van9h14xG6EnBY47IXOJjxRLaqBuGOSltcWaeBZ2ulxfJFlac1VBH76o8b0FxnxffvPiHF6WRMRyFPGBY/s900/_FPF4629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeEc-u1zQqtdyl-NOHBP_HvWdk87d36SNXxVn8xBZphSri6jGplE2AuG50f0van9h14xG6EnBY47IXOJjxRLaqBuGOSltcWaeBZ2ulxfJFlac1VBH76o8b0FxnxffvPiHF6WRMRyFPGBY/w400-h266/_FPF4629.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Actual shot, no cropping</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I enlarged said photo by 100% and felt that this was not a Common Sandpiper. I took a screen shot and sent it to Joel and Ramon and asked if this was indeed the Green Sanpiper. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Co7W86ThwnX1ngTNNgyWa36rqKZuHFFOVhXU9elQxgPmmsGJ7Qfwao8tYpA-UN4OEv8YXBzytBWLlBuPQCYdTbyYg0eU25qq8t86kUnvGZdc_cUNMSg1DHDsVQCZ05biQ9D1LIFzxJpi/s1125/LCD+shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1125" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Co7W86ThwnX1ngTNNgyWa36rqKZuHFFOVhXU9elQxgPmmsGJ7Qfwao8tYpA-UN4OEv8YXBzytBWLlBuPQCYdTbyYg0eU25qq8t86kUnvGZdc_cUNMSg1DHDsVQCZ05biQ9D1LIFzxJpi/w400-h300/LCD+shot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Enlarged 100% in the LCD</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7MTtZyHhpPS3BA457PcH4IGH3iI-HUYYbuqVDtK5_UgjiliTtFmedwIc0dMViKaZBvPzI7kphDUbVZmgsVD4dJ8Uo8CcA3Xcaoyh4EdSHVy-9VgWGwc8ulkJ3UMeUpMyRXakdOTIIcK4/s900/_FPF4629+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7MTtZyHhpPS3BA457PcH4IGH3iI-HUYYbuqVDtK5_UgjiliTtFmedwIc0dMViKaZBvPzI7kphDUbVZmgsVD4dJ8Uo8CcA3Xcaoyh4EdSHVy-9VgWGwc8ulkJ3UMeUpMyRXakdOTIIcK4/w400-h266/_FPF4629+cropped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cropped in the computer (when I got back home)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Joel responded saying "I guess... compare to the photos of Raymond and Ramon....". Ramon said: Congrats! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Bouyed by Ramon's positive ID, I set out to get a better photo but my attempts failed. I would walk on the high banks and as soon as I got nearer and peer into the water way the bird flew away. This happened several times. Romz and Zr, arrived and left. Henrick and Delio also arrived and we chatted a bit. They went upstream and I decided to go downstream again, saw the bird at a distance, and crept behind some talahib on the opposite bank, saw it several meters upstream, walked a few meters and hid behind a clump of weeds and bushes before peering into the waterway below. To my surprise it was directly below me on the opposite bank. Tried to shoot but the leaves in front of me blocked my camera lens!!! I frantically raised my tripod to get a better angle, praying that the bird will stay while fumbling with the tripod legs. Legs adjusted, locked, aim, fire. Shot still partially obstructed (see green blob on lower right hand corner). After several shots (same pose), I wanted to adjust the tripod some more so I could without obstruction but when I looked again, the bird was gone. I waited for several more minutes but I did not see it anymore. Sent the photo to Ramon and Maia Tanedo who both confirmed it as a Green Sandpiper. First Lifer for 2021. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVizgh85TjTBbuTSe2BAIFifSuwCPCyrrHWs9CcIKILpr8cUZMky1hwKXuabCmZ3NGBj0ej9gCVLAfpD0SGJ93JabJX4d-OwgAlLX48JoDwSUY1vheiLVKxr2NQTGcTLoRzeitMMYyFWPZ/s900/_FPF4720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVizgh85TjTBbuTSe2BAIFifSuwCPCyrrHWs9CcIKILpr8cUZMky1hwKXuabCmZ3NGBj0ej9gCVLAfpD0SGJ93JabJX4d-OwgAlLX48JoDwSUY1vheiLVKxr2NQTGcTLoRzeitMMYyFWPZ/w400-h266/_FPF4720.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Green Sandpiper, Lifer #1 for 2021</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was almost time for me to leave so I decided to go around. I saw George and Manette Inocencio, and the group of Bimbo Brillo, Ed Gapal, and Raniel Castaneda. I was able to take a few pictures of a Brown Shrike, a Long-tailed Shrike and more Pied Buschats. I was hoping for a clear shot of a Brown-breasted Kingfisher but the even the "pambansang ibon ng Baras" was nowhere to be seen. So with my main target acquired, with a decent shot, I decided to call it a day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /> <p></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-17239224244111885562021-01-04T18:08:00.003+08:002021-01-04T18:08:13.351+08:00Another Rendezvous with a Colasisi<p style="text-align: justify;">When birder friends continue to post beautiful photos one is encouraged to go. So another trip to Baras was proposed, discussed, planned, re-scheduled (twice), and finally pushed through on December 28. Main target for this day was a close capture of the Naked Spiderhunter which was supposed to be at the area of the water tank. I was the first one at the site and since it was still dark, I parked at the rotunda area. Before long, Ed Santos arrived and we proceeded to the hilltop site hoping to see the Northern Philippine Hawk Eagle. The were no raptors on the big balete but we saw a couple of Philippine Cuckoo Doves fly past and perch on a Malapapaya tree. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvT6ezu01O6exHULIKkX_30dufl4l4whG6oRPNb1b0dDUqgpUNyONs-EgajN89rNEbCp4qJMfAskq907qOeYsp0MD226NoRNCd-bc71kqCpWrA_LahyphenhyphenCU-ptAbbkKGs5GyX-RCXytlQs9/s900/_FFJ2795.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvT6ezu01O6exHULIKkX_30dufl4l4whG6oRPNb1b0dDUqgpUNyONs-EgajN89rNEbCp4qJMfAskq907qOeYsp0MD226NoRNCd-bc71kqCpWrA_LahyphenhyphenCU-ptAbbkKGs5GyX-RCXytlQs9/w400-h266/_FFJ2795.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cR9_7gFwBuL6rXs_82yPDBROT0azVWk0srUy-6bQwhX-_sGqvx6e-II6pLQJbakEQKOpH4qiUD4jGv2LgY2OT7Jv0JZDvjOjDLLqtQ1cAf28YX6NItCATd2oPF1BXoM7X_tDwVTFryug/s900/_FFJ2812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cR9_7gFwBuL6rXs_82yPDBROT0azVWk0srUy-6bQwhX-_sGqvx6e-II6pLQJbakEQKOpH4qiUD4jGv2LgY2OT7Jv0JZDvjOjDLLqtQ1cAf28YX6NItCATd2oPF1BXoM7X_tDwVTFryug/w400-h266/_FFJ2812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Cuckoo Dove</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Other birds we saw in the area were:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHOf5EfeAifcuKZeEO3zaitlP5wYLCZsDeyqT5lI6GmXtb7oUyA5cFKd0XgLnpCD_gAm63mqBzrWzcD4NNreB7QAQspaRHWBGWLeQWMffsFmwlmMtdrJJB-n_a-7rUgm9bMn0PADC4otv/s900/_FFJ2825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHOf5EfeAifcuKZeEO3zaitlP5wYLCZsDeyqT5lI6GmXtb7oUyA5cFKd0XgLnpCD_gAm63mqBzrWzcD4NNreB7QAQspaRHWBGWLeQWMffsFmwlmMtdrJJB-n_a-7rUgm9bMn0PADC4otv/w400-h266/_FFJ2825.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Bulbul</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ3zlAOi2JOCb5S2sCSPthaJpHUjQbdS074Xwt4bDxF0bwQcIfPU-kUkezJJdISSlNEnPzUl4-FSbqbbp8fTYazzPeSu7i9puC6ROeve2hpPBMdCBAr_3Jips1nT3sZrtlKAYroVpijZw/s900/_FFJ2838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ3zlAOi2JOCb5S2sCSPthaJpHUjQbdS074Xwt4bDxF0bwQcIfPU-kUkezJJdISSlNEnPzUl4-FSbqbbp8fTYazzPeSu7i9puC6ROeve2hpPBMdCBAr_3Jips1nT3sZrtlKAYroVpijZw/w266-h400/_FFJ2838.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The ever present Yellow-vented Bulbul</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdYiVOmU2Z5QEyJhjRGKeaol-jJmBuSH1ZXwgzFtRTgcdNwEWLQcaB0YHODrfkDupOjLtrUdvWUKHMTaPeqx9Kx9RdSqn1hyjyqx6iF51_1tiqsX2RPCN8exgsjxTqx-oZiV1wleH5HcU/s900/_FFJ2888.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdYiVOmU2Z5QEyJhjRGKeaol-jJmBuSH1ZXwgzFtRTgcdNwEWLQcaB0YHODrfkDupOjLtrUdvWUKHMTaPeqx9Kx9RdSqn1hyjyqx6iF51_1tiqsX2RPCN8exgsjxTqx-oZiV1wleH5HcU/w266-h400/_FFJ2888.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd98oXBL3sARnqJLBqrDg5OQx5bS8wSfwRKVUe4PXCtHrB79i7bH0v_myaCT9YigRW34UnFsQWkGqyjfKM1k-EBQ5L3z81U7TdPtnjGe6ZKrzIh0HpHOHBjTcl4iXZzo7-hVV5370KPPA/s900/_FFJ2963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBd98oXBL3sARnqJLBqrDg5OQx5bS8wSfwRKVUe4PXCtHrB79i7bH0v_myaCT9YigRW34UnFsQWkGqyjfKM1k-EBQ5L3z81U7TdPtnjGe6ZKrzIh0HpHOHBjTcl4iXZzo7-hVV5370KPPA/w266-h400/_FFJ2963.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pied Buschat, female</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We were later joined by Joel Dayao and Wins Tornado aka Win Paler aka WBPP President.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Since the raptors were a no show and we suspected that the Cuckoo doves weren't going to return soon because of a construction crew in the area, we decided to move to the water tank area. Along the way, we saw a Philippine Coucal drying its feathers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShkkDLsycK6F2ojgbV3E4TxFpWZ1gaRctkrVe6AGLF2ulNbBBhow1PQWE9iDQK4Hznhp76G1A2ueqO1AkiGt5k3bN-LX8bm9DOkTRx6sSTKjN94QmG9Uj7KygF6DFzH9-zEd1kU8cR1yQ/s900/_FFJ2992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShkkDLsycK6F2ojgbV3E4TxFpWZ1gaRctkrVe6AGLF2ulNbBBhow1PQWE9iDQK4Hznhp76G1A2ueqO1AkiGt5k3bN-LX8bm9DOkTRx6sSTKjN94QmG9Uj7KygF6DFzH9-zEd1kU8cR1yQ/w266-h400/_FFJ2992.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Coucal</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When we got to the water tank area, the first bird we were able to photograph was also a Philippine Coucal. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0dsbtnYf7wwD1ZevjljIjtU8-nZBDbeE6XhaT75ApwUNiakHjTVIWObIcX7sqM6R0qhgxdGByG1IinpwVjlhbLlUAypDuL2E1FQphRdLajKULQOgjhN_vEteJr94zlHXGpBQEKHdRbv9/s900/_FFJ3017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0dsbtnYf7wwD1ZevjljIjtU8-nZBDbeE6XhaT75ApwUNiakHjTVIWObIcX7sqM6R0qhgxdGByG1IinpwVjlhbLlUAypDuL2E1FQphRdLajKULQOgjhN_vEteJr94zlHXGpBQEKHdRbv9/w266-h400/_FFJ3017.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Coucal</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">While Ed and Wins were still shooting the Coucal, I walked down the road and waited for whatever bird. I saw a Grey Wagtail on the road, a Balicassio but quite far, a Brown-breasted Kingfisher, also quite far. Then a White-eared Brown Dove, landed on the road about fifteen meters away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdg2ODWRTGAaCah9sfIckLQ9XFxdN-Y2Yc39PH9PpJRpfBoEMyppzj0TogGuxH4mQ2-7reY26W8NMvZj8-_Zq4vSh9FhDmwZ6JujkQ42gbd3X1MnrwFgCWj3U1S619TF9kmc8D9poqYwo/s900/_FFJ3142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdg2ODWRTGAaCah9sfIckLQ9XFxdN-Y2Yc39PH9PpJRpfBoEMyppzj0TogGuxH4mQ2-7reY26W8NMvZj8-_Zq4vSh9FhDmwZ6JujkQ42gbd3X1MnrwFgCWj3U1S619TF9kmc8D9poqYwo/w400-h266/_FFJ3142.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>White-eared Brown Dove</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was hoping it would come nearer but it flew away. So I walked back to where the others were. A swarm of Lowland White-eyes arrived and for lack of other birds, we began shooting. Here are a couple of shots.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVCVzh7bCK_jsSiCVNJKirHZXahjdr1E78U64uxkEKzm6PxWE6kxrSH-PvTBnCSaCFgAmT163tDXAPCWED2oOqaeu9X02CXKeaqn86ioy8wC8g0mUUhCl7l9xGPPGEYz_Ywm7lnfukaby/s900/_FFJ3222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVCVzh7bCK_jsSiCVNJKirHZXahjdr1E78U64uxkEKzm6PxWE6kxrSH-PvTBnCSaCFgAmT163tDXAPCWED2oOqaeu9X02CXKeaqn86ioy8wC8g0mUUhCl7l9xGPPGEYz_Ywm7lnfukaby/w400-h266/_FFJ3222.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazDIYB5Dpi1KwL7t94ddIh4DH4GQIU2vpBM9kdxq5KM8o4B0S0SuN0UCLvkE__SyjMvvtR4mqNzm0wmk2cyLzvzl00bKPaSi5JrP6L5ajWtt-5GuKKX5kWOpHRXUo_4nvX4qUm4M6kRWD/s900/_FFJ3224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazDIYB5Dpi1KwL7t94ddIh4DH4GQIU2vpBM9kdxq5KM8o4B0S0SuN0UCLvkE__SyjMvvtR4mqNzm0wmk2cyLzvzl00bKPaSi5JrP6L5ajWtt-5GuKKX5kWOpHRXUo_4nvX4qUm4M6kRWD/w266-h400/_FFJ3224.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lowland White-eyes</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I got a message from Joel Dayao that he he saw the Cuckoo Doves at a site he earlier described to me. We scrambled to our cars and rushed to Joel only to receive a second message a few minutes later that the Doves had left. So we proceeded to the Clubhouse for our rendezvous with the Colasisi. And as sure as the sun rises, they were there... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvofK8trdWNy1f5-DtzeXPr0v1O05zp3v-x-FtFvJVdZzDr-l6AZiNKhdOn9skHw6IRmWgd7cImnP0IAhq3iMRglJZ5ds6uMEEScMm2TcCP0yhPLh4mIrhd_6S6NMe-TP55A37klC_Wuz/s900/_FFJ3256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvofK8trdWNy1f5-DtzeXPr0v1O05zp3v-x-FtFvJVdZzDr-l6AZiNKhdOn9skHw6IRmWgd7cImnP0IAhq3iMRglJZ5ds6uMEEScMm2TcCP0yhPLh4mIrhd_6S6NMe-TP55A37klC_Wuz/w266-h400/_FFJ3256.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Y4McfaWUDy2tdRY_-JTBmHPZLXaWWBUu96_JaPWbckBqgVmGikQ3-3kwJiK3-ZEZn52451trY5W7lzKoATLGk5geRvoiMB3GrWMRIbFQ_YTKSHqSnLt6BFYi2D4Y-s8GdBulqudyhS2R/s900/_FFJ3288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Hanging Parrot aka Colasisi</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After getting our fill with these beautiful birds, we went back to the hilltop to see if the Hawk Eagle is there. Again, it was a no show. We did see a Blue Rock Thrush and a Philippine Serpent Eagle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBOIh-BhbnubtprfbVUBWcy8KAP26LdoRjHXHYUzgKieR-k2mmYxFGBZKw6WM3sPPpwN-ADd6a_ulN3jHFNWz2tDiFB_xJWoT-Kqnjp4iL5yLtYSMjKYUSZkQjQQv3JyNCJFwOKYhszDS/s900/_FFJ3839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBOIh-BhbnubtprfbVUBWcy8KAP26LdoRjHXHYUzgKieR-k2mmYxFGBZKw6WM3sPPpwN-ADd6a_ulN3jHFNWz2tDiFB_xJWoT-Kqnjp4iL5yLtYSMjKYUSZkQjQQv3JyNCJFwOKYhszDS/w266-h400/_FFJ3839.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Blue Rock Thrush</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP1WlTs_HWiTxgmRkfjLD8oV_lSdTL7zxXTv3bB18ZHEHaf8RJcA60ABPJKVGNMQL9rK4ftXdXqB_931ULct5_5MerVJzWbZigAsOaWkx14qkOEYdi2g08xzH_JUr4IXyigMWXpUiII6u/s900/_FFJ3888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP1WlTs_HWiTxgmRkfjLD8oV_lSdTL7zxXTv3bB18ZHEHaf8RJcA60ABPJKVGNMQL9rK4ftXdXqB_931ULct5_5MerVJzWbZigAsOaWkx14qkOEYdi2g08xzH_JUr4IXyigMWXpUiII6u/w266-h400/_FFJ3888.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Serpent Eagle</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After this we had our picnic lunch, and as were were finishing our meal, the "Official Bird" of Baras made its appearance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPIryiFvxVP2wU6VH6EQhu39okui9276cMv1u9SuuKcFbQMn080pobpT5hvJSq2vANwDdZ3py3VShLoChEIpH8uvfV-j9mPNuGNthSpcpm1jqWMii4plBTPtxjeh7NR-zvaKMKu8P0jt8/s900/_FFJ3895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPIryiFvxVP2wU6VH6EQhu39okui9276cMv1u9SuuKcFbQMn080pobpT5hvJSq2vANwDdZ3py3VShLoChEIpH8uvfV-j9mPNuGNthSpcpm1jqWMii4plBTPtxjeh7NR-zvaKMKu8P0jt8/w266-h400/_FFJ3895.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Brown-breasted Kingfisher, so common in Baras yet I don't have a "to die for" shot (yet).</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We then went back to the water-tank area and found a White-eared Brown Dove in a cage and a guy cutting bamboos in one area. Apparently, the caged bird was meant to lure more doves in order to be captured. Ever the responsible birder, Wins, called the management of the subdivision to report the incident. The admin guy and one security guard promptly arrived and confiscated the bird (to be released later) and a report to the barangay was going to be filed. Capturing wild life is a violation of RA9147, the Wildlife Act. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When asked why he trapped the bird, the reply of the trapper was because life was hard and they do not have anything to eat (as expected). Showing his compassionate side and kind heart, Wins, gave the guy some money for him to buy food for his family. Along with a soft spoken reminder not to do it again. They guy at first refused but he eventually accepted Wins' offer. One can only hope that he will listen to Wins' words but when its a question of hunger versus wildlife protection, hunger usually wins out. Still we were able to rescue one dove who will live another day. Who knows, maybe it was the one I photographed earlier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After the trapper incident, a swarm of White-eyes arrived again but not other birds except a couple of Yellow-vented Bulbuls. So we went back to the clubhouse for one last look before calling it a day. As expected the Colasisi's and YVB's were still there but no other birds. By three o'çlock, we decided to pack up and head for home ending our rendezvous with the Colasisi. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-53259679965342886122021-01-02T22:57:00.002+08:002021-01-02T22:57:49.475+08:00Chasing Lifers: Meeting a Siberian at Bangkong Kahoy<div style="text-align: justify;">I first became aware of this bird way back in December 2013 when I was still a relatively new birder. There was a sighting of three Black-faced Spoonbills and a Siberian Rubythroat at Candaba and as expected Manila-based birders were flocking to the site. I went with a group from WBCP on December 26th of that year and we were half successful - we saw the Spoonbills at a distance but no sign of the Rubythroat whatsoever. Two years later in 2015 (or was it 2016?), there was a sighting by Jonet Carpio at his playground in Bulakan, Bulacan. And again at the same site in 2019. But the birding gods did not smile at me in both instances. So when Canon Brand Ambassador, Edwin Martinez, posted a photo of this bird taken at Bangkong Kahoy, sometime in November 2020, I became instantly interested. I messaged him and began planning a trip for November 30. I also messaged Ramon Quisumbing and BK guide Cris Ceriban for additional info. Apparently there was a checkpoint along the way and they will require a medical certificate (that is if they stop you). So in addition to a birding visa from higher authority, I also had to secure a medical certificate. On November 29, Cris called to inform that it had been raining at BK so we postponed to December 5th. On the morning of November 30th, he again messaged that we should have push through because it was sunny at BK 😲😲😲</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For December 5th, I was going with Homer Pialda who lived in Novaliches. So I left the house at 2am in order to pick up Homer at 2:30am. Then we had to go back to his house because he left the medical certificate 😁😁😁. We were finally underway at around 2:45. But instead of making us pass the usual way. Waze sent us via San Pedro and we reached BK past 7am - a good five hours from the time I left home. We had missed the first appearance of the second target bird, the Red Jungle Fowls that go near Dion's Restaurant. But, the cool mountain air of BK is always refreshing making it one of my favorite birding spots near Manila.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQrJ4xZyVCAxhWTRA-pNNCslFtYdRj-0FaE-lmTTCI92gJG8dPdjga3DjyAV9q1SCCfaaKkXXWyBKlGkvEkn8MsBymLDZio4Bh6VxfgMoxjtpTQag06pLw9w1Cl3I_jH21qPcYF72eUfD/s640/IMG_9899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQrJ4xZyVCAxhWTRA-pNNCslFtYdRj-0FaE-lmTTCI92gJG8dPdjga3DjyAV9q1SCCfaaKkXXWyBKlGkvEkn8MsBymLDZio4Bh6VxfgMoxjtpTQag06pLw9w1Cl3I_jH21qPcYF72eUfD/w400-h300/IMG_9899.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">BK ace birdguide Crisanto Ceriban, (Cris for short), met us at the restaurant area and after the usual hello's, we proceeded to the site of our target bird. We drove for about three minutes, parked beside clearing near the mushroom house, set up our gear and waited. And within fifteen minutes, our target bird arrived and the sound of camera shutters filled the crisp mountain air. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicL0iYtwEYeSmQd14hprDVv_om0jlKQLqLV5b5Xx2DuntcyKTBFMf5yDA0-krZ-MoiauC7IxP3s_OswfYw3lS4msJcIIk4uhjGVvrvh-60yFytWo7kpNqYcmwt8U-MerUzWk3uuMH8diy/s900/FPF_6997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicL0iYtwEYeSmQd14hprDVv_om0jlKQLqLV5b5Xx2DuntcyKTBFMf5yDA0-krZ-MoiauC7IxP3s_OswfYw3lS4msJcIIk4uhjGVvrvh-60yFytWo7kpNqYcmwt8U-MerUzWk3uuMH8diy/w400-h266/FPF_6997.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Siberian Rubythroat, male</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After getting a good number of shots of the male, Cris brought us to the other side of the mushroom house to wait for the female Siberian Rubythroat. And within a few minutes the bird appeared but it did not want to come out in the open. We could hear its call and see it darting behind the bushes. I felt that it was never going to come out in the open so acting on a hunch, I uncoupled my camera from the tripod and stood up and slowly moved to my right. My hunch was right! The bird was on an open branch behind some tall grass. I started shooting and told Homer to move near me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfD27oC9fjeS4cKBF19kMYlh7mF9nZb2Z86F1E4QJSfZjohT7889zni7vOawK98y8yb6kYw-rjKvbHVchpa7LajYDJarrnHq5L7bOtbwGeVDIUzPyh1Xf8DCF9yGKhJksdR8uGRClmjV2/s900/FPF_6910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfD27oC9fjeS4cKBF19kMYlh7mF9nZb2Z86F1E4QJSfZjohT7889zni7vOawK98y8yb6kYw-rjKvbHVchpa7LajYDJarrnHq5L7bOtbwGeVDIUzPyh1Xf8DCF9yGKhJksdR8uGRClmjV2/w266-h400/FPF_6910.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVtBaQiVnC47oMsh8nSeiYEIT51uvSr-9pYx6SnyKmnJtDzzE7-yFEQX1dvJu3xuwmTGT30yxBzUvn6dyr2U8SgDC0XtRgxs_qZBUkkD7EFZlA9ZG8naJSZ4DMQgvW_Bh9VPx2gZxbMug/s900/FPF_6977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVtBaQiVnC47oMsh8nSeiYEIT51uvSr-9pYx6SnyKmnJtDzzE7-yFEQX1dvJu3xuwmTGT30yxBzUvn6dyr2U8SgDC0XtRgxs_qZBUkkD7EFZlA9ZG8naJSZ4DMQgvW_Bh9VPx2gZxbMug/w266-h400/FPF_6977.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Siberian Rubythroat, female</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Perhaps sensing our presence, the bird darted to the bushes again. Since we already had good photos, we returned to the site of the male because Homer wanted another chance. And our target bird did not disappoint.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUIgYhEyb2f9bYHwgUsnyuDeWJ-DF3aYpBeez0yvPKZfEWw5O3aJdH-BXVxQsV_kP4Nmn9HXZkua3NFysK4nvqrnThr6chuGsYfZC265gmYpwnEoYGt6gK2IPlxCHDaeCvTVyUFu4XkTJ/s900/FPF_7023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUIgYhEyb2f9bYHwgUsnyuDeWJ-DF3aYpBeez0yvPKZfEWw5O3aJdH-BXVxQsV_kP4Nmn9HXZkua3NFysK4nvqrnThr6chuGsYfZC265gmYpwnEoYGt6gK2IPlxCHDaeCvTVyUFu4XkTJ/w400-h266/FPF_7023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSxVR0kqLzgZaPguUkIsNuNmmYF94RZTfwj0BZsAfr96qUDJKIoB4AeGuf0sHm0zZf-1HHx_DUASBsH9e9SlZd_NANoBJ2CMtQBDibuBm0etjuFPRdcmAtqFpEsQPUfOmxwh1aw8A9mxP/s900/FPF_7082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSxVR0kqLzgZaPguUkIsNuNmmYF94RZTfwj0BZsAfr96qUDJKIoB4AeGuf0sHm0zZf-1HHx_DUASBsH9e9SlZd_NANoBJ2CMtQBDibuBm0etjuFPRdcmAtqFpEsQPUfOmxwh1aw8A9mxP/w400-h266/FPF_7082.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRLhRv5gW1egRsd9yrrBXqdAaTExgA9lp2cEbyc9py00Rcqa1IA8gKied3VytFN4V6Q2p_p-NSIlK_jKNKfFnI9lno0T5A2hhUOlwF5lavHl62wD7M5w_B3Su87tjy3Pf8gNGEjbnXoO8/s900/FPF_7102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRLhRv5gW1egRsd9yrrBXqdAaTExgA9lp2cEbyc9py00Rcqa1IA8gKied3VytFN4V6Q2p_p-NSIlK_jKNKfFnI9lno0T5A2hhUOlwF5lavHl62wD7M5w_B3Su87tjy3Pf8gNGEjbnXoO8/w400-h266/FPF_7102.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Siberian Rubythroat, male</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Cris then brought us to another spot where the Flaming Sunbird frequents. And again, our subject was there within minutes! I love BK!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4mPXU6iAPzXbZwLGYio90uKZpxTCN-4m9JyJP1AIIx9cRThoQRWZE0FTAqy87NpO6DFNXBCN-ow8hRQ2SeEA6RYBAX45E42T3LChuyGKN7RyBGuAs6SQGuDLchE16qm-twQEBACssc_t/s900/FPF_7259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4mPXU6iAPzXbZwLGYio90uKZpxTCN-4m9JyJP1AIIx9cRThoQRWZE0FTAqy87NpO6DFNXBCN-ow8hRQ2SeEA6RYBAX45E42T3LChuyGKN7RyBGuAs6SQGuDLchE16qm-twQEBACssc_t/w266-h400/FPF_7259.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoyEhEqoFEo3aW1I8uibL7T4Ff2gDT0qomSl-XbEGCMmk8UDKTS6mJLX1sIdZvsDWhn64-jQY4U8z4_h3MvcnPI5l7yC4HCMGH43_B_voH77GpO5hY148bmZrzNg3aXPG63MDB97tZUvT/s900/FPF_7271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoyEhEqoFEo3aW1I8uibL7T4Ff2gDT0qomSl-XbEGCMmk8UDKTS6mJLX1sIdZvsDWhn64-jQY4U8z4_h3MvcnPI5l7yC4HCMGH43_B_voH77GpO5hY148bmZrzNg3aXPG63MDB97tZUvT/w400-h266/FPF_7271.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Flaming Sunbird, male</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Not only that, he brought along some friends! The first was an Elegant Tit but I was not able to get a good photo of it. Then I saw something large fly across and perch on a branch. Scale-feathered Malkoha! Always a delight to see and photograph this beautiful bird.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6ohN97ptmD0Ly1wgIUTuwIcb4uZiTaW3IrlAby-i8ydRRV1yDjVTH8fOFrmihHy7_vn85U65nlfTDEg501f4ERK07LwyQBCUB6JjO8TQo4Uv7RMCvhhagUnQWMq-Y4aoO0L5PaDO3rK-/s900/FPF_7319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6ohN97ptmD0Ly1wgIUTuwIcb4uZiTaW3IrlAby-i8ydRRV1yDjVTH8fOFrmihHy7_vn85U65nlfTDEg501f4ERK07LwyQBCUB6JjO8TQo4Uv7RMCvhhagUnQWMq-Y4aoO0L5PaDO3rK-/w266-h400/FPF_7319.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TD3O8BxLq70RjAx_KGPQkhuoZ3wBMJoiJHsAPluES3J1Wc5KFnzP9k_axcxZ7qtDJEmjfkR6153VFlypcw9sPI2Jh_BNqD4Lh9Bumw_Ebv7gei7o0xS3uU4Ezql8EsL7AMOUtNo8enB_/s900/FPF_7321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TD3O8BxLq70RjAx_KGPQkhuoZ3wBMJoiJHsAPluES3J1Wc5KFnzP9k_axcxZ7qtDJEmjfkR6153VFlypcw9sPI2Jh_BNqD4Lh9Bumw_Ebv7gei7o0xS3uU4Ezql8EsL7AMOUtNo8enB_/w266-h400/FPF_7321.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Scale-feathered Malkoha</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Malkoha was followed by a bird that I first saw in BK in 2014, the Turquoise Flycatcher, formerly called the Mountain Verditer Flycatcher (I prefer the old name).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZR0gCGoVgliHJETVCqZF0fpZ2jLb7W27umeniu8KE8QE0qHtg0mzASS4IWeKPldbvQT32MWZfwPUkhtALy_0txBRHHlM-PDNEfzVruFdwuuE6l379mjSMLue7VEPMm7SgR3lf4mYbRRh/s900/FPF_7367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZR0gCGoVgliHJETVCqZF0fpZ2jLb7W27umeniu8KE8QE0qHtg0mzASS4IWeKPldbvQT32MWZfwPUkhtALy_0txBRHHlM-PDNEfzVruFdwuuE6l379mjSMLue7VEPMm7SgR3lf4mYbRRh/w266-h400/FPF_7367.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Turquoise Flycatcher</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then the Flaming Sunbird made another appearance...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7HOsB798cKaaC_IdIDsP0rfI-zIF8iLFhyG_9JEu29_XQ4s_AJ3tmlVU2hD9zZTW7YqHFlI9FtNKEfVsM4FeTklIcE2VFksF3EwV1IMHORDH17ja_OXtorcdOOsUXSkABwRiG9Qm5RhD/s900/FPF_7411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7HOsB798cKaaC_IdIDsP0rfI-zIF8iLFhyG_9JEu29_XQ4s_AJ3tmlVU2hD9zZTW7YqHFlI9FtNKEfVsM4FeTklIcE2VFksF3EwV1IMHORDH17ja_OXtorcdOOsUXSkABwRiG9Qm5RhD/w400-h266/FPF_7411.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguD0xQUCnJLCHm1daEKSRhY_JWMICUxVVWEg-RJIh98zBrSly-gKg6f-nAYCJlT9tjwH1B4Jcxj-evNBWhIKm64ZPnWjVIvUvwRAZqx2ASj2Kc6vhEBSTsJ_k3svPB-mXtN3_yx7Fprzms/s900/FPF_7414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguD0xQUCnJLCHm1daEKSRhY_JWMICUxVVWEg-RJIh98zBrSly-gKg6f-nAYCJlT9tjwH1B4Jcxj-evNBWhIKm64ZPnWjVIvUvwRAZqx2ASj2Kc6vhEBSTsJ_k3svPB-mXtN3_yx7Fprzms/w400-h266/FPF_7414.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Flaming Sunbird, male</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">By this time, it was past eleven already and Cris said that the Red Jungle Fowls normally visit Dion's restaurant before noon. We had already missed its first appearance so we walked to the restaurant hopeful that we will be able to see the Labuyo. But it was a no show. Though not a lifer, I was really hoping for good photos of this bird. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">While waiting for our lunch, we ordered one of of the food items that BK is famous for, Raspberry shakes. These are made from wild Sampinit berries that grow on the slopes of Mt. Banahaw. I also wanted the Mushroom Tempura but they were not available. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOoVWeXG5hhTz62J5g1Sf5JDW4XS1rW3abhG0Sf1EjZShaWctGA5j41qHxn-9PzVLlCkKVJrJLoQ_PUL-z38jZbxVIS9E-Rj0QofkLmQ7pf4vnJraD8B51mzGRf6PWhf-R1YFgvejnDPp/s640/IMG_9902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOoVWeXG5hhTz62J5g1Sf5JDW4XS1rW3abhG0Sf1EjZShaWctGA5j41qHxn-9PzVLlCkKVJrJLoQ_PUL-z38jZbxVIS9E-Rj0QofkLmQ7pf4vnJraD8B51mzGRf6PWhf-R1YFgvejnDPp/s320/IMG_9902.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Wild Raspberry Shake/Smoothie</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I noticed that my camera battery was running low so I went to the car to get a spare battery as well as a spare memory card. When I returned to the restaurant, Cris and Homer were focused on nearby tree. And then the bird that they were waiting for perched on a branch in front of us for a couple of seconds before it darted up the tree and out of our view. I was able to get one burst of six shots. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPLZgS5N03W20GQJ0_LaPX_o1YwsgUnmNAWYiQ1cqoP2S5xRnniA34KJgtvMBQwWclEQVjOYMSthP8y9jnfbLEOgGBTH36AYb1DxcgCU5YiDCtEKrUTgqgDvWes7Zw8BkAWE209d-rJ3x/s900/FPF_7427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPLZgS5N03W20GQJ0_LaPX_o1YwsgUnmNAWYiQ1cqoP2S5xRnniA34KJgtvMBQwWclEQVjOYMSthP8y9jnfbLEOgGBTH36AYb1DxcgCU5YiDCtEKrUTgqgDvWes7Zw8BkAWE209d-rJ3x/w400-h266/FPF_7427.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcLuTX4RMGUsz8IAvxQBzWO3sgv0aKlx7Vx4pdP87IQqavk-cAMKQ-ijQvZUKNtS8XPMjsqMF0i8Vbpr8Is_5IvLUtWsa3DPIO97kDg5rjYh4-lmj9RJ19qMVsiL0XrsR4SzEf2iPAKbM/s900/FPF_7438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcLuTX4RMGUsz8IAvxQBzWO3sgv0aKlx7Vx4pdP87IQqavk-cAMKQ-ijQvZUKNtS8XPMjsqMF0i8Vbpr8Is_5IvLUtWsa3DPIO97kDg5rjYh4-lmj9RJ19qMVsiL0XrsR4SzEf2iPAKbM/w400-h266/FPF_7438.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Rough-crested Malkoha</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In moments like this, I really appreciate the fast AF and the 10 fps speed of my D500.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After lunch, while waiting for the Jungle Fowls, I saw something fly among the trees across the clearing. Homer was busy buying plants, so I decided to walk across the field. The bird turned out to be a Scale-feathered Malkoha. I waited under some trees hoping that it would come near but it didn't. From behind me, I heard some rustling and saw a Rough-crested Malkoha on a tree but there was no clear shot. I did see a beautiful flower and I could not resist taking photos of it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrOq3RHb_m5SaDFXPAJm3wfJbiWkKg87MVHix5HUYuVrVMmZQGcEIxShkGdf_1OJoV3zyUTdT11tD23CbhnZ42gsbWVYySJQfrtGBxXCeVg5eRznoSmVVSGc7HZBUgemzf10mS2fzy0mU/s900/FPF_7486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrOq3RHb_m5SaDFXPAJm3wfJbiWkKg87MVHix5HUYuVrVMmZQGcEIxShkGdf_1OJoV3zyUTdT11tD23CbhnZ42gsbWVYySJQfrtGBxXCeVg5eRznoSmVVSGc7HZBUgemzf10mS2fzy0mU/w400-h266/FPF_7486.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4F6CEC-AuFOHKdCuNpdtM7xDTeUocWkWzUSUUfOj4q6WH5XZ5JBEo33TMkhB0Myfj8e5oUx-7erNb0mZdcldYIitrpv_YONLVw0BR7NxQeFNzStaORcZexr8_EhaowmDAiZjsCECxDbQ/s900/FPF_7498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4F6CEC-AuFOHKdCuNpdtM7xDTeUocWkWzUSUUfOj4q6WH5XZ5JBEo33TMkhB0Myfj8e5oUx-7erNb0mZdcldYIitrpv_YONLVw0BR7NxQeFNzStaORcZexr8_EhaowmDAiZjsCECxDbQ/w400-h266/FPF_7498.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I went back to the restaurant and we decided to go back to the Flaming Sunbird site. It was past 1pm already and we also decided that we will leave by 2:30pm since we might have another five-hour drive ahead. Cris left word at the restaurant to call us if the Jungle Fowls arrive. When we arrived at the sunbird site, I noticed that we could see the area where the Labuyo was expected to come from. So I trained my binoculars in this area. Cris told us earlier that three Labuyo's (two male and one female), travel with a couple of domesticated Sasso chickens. The leader of this small flock is a male Sasso Rooster. (Note: Sasso is a brand, not a breed, of French colored free range chickens). Before long I saw some chickens led by a large rooster and excitedly informed Cris. He confirmed that this was the group we were waiting for. We quickly made our way back to the restaurant unmindful of the soft wet soil along the trail. We reached the back area of the restaurant as the flock was crossing the large clearing. Tripods were quickly set up, cameras mounted, wait, and fire. The whole sequence lasted only four minutes - from 2:09 to 2:13pm, and I was able to make 463 shots. Sharing some of them...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95PGwslNZXesU8LSv6-1sfa9l9GMnbiy2nVCQtH1-XH6oUvn2P6aFCMXfaWWwso8uKLw9pwlEmt__dzCuhTnl4RL7gKkSGQikJRZaXD0NuswYC62qZvBoPHClOTQTnpNaUjn0BKQXXY8R/s900/FPF_7570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95PGwslNZXesU8LSv6-1sfa9l9GMnbiy2nVCQtH1-XH6oUvn2P6aFCMXfaWWwso8uKLw9pwlEmt__dzCuhTnl4RL7gKkSGQikJRZaXD0NuswYC62qZvBoPHClOTQTnpNaUjn0BKQXXY8R/w400-h266/FPF_7570.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3mN4j9n7aZypekFJNEzNqP2ZEXCJyYxtLSxOM9fPjA65soNdEhooEiVM9TugN_UZrrRKoS3OJdiuUSzKg3NGCxB9DK52D7Q3Sm06M1bHxLoR1Yr3UHpGnaLsJ0-SR6DpUgiS8RICBH-z/s900/FPF_7584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3mN4j9n7aZypekFJNEzNqP2ZEXCJyYxtLSxOM9fPjA65soNdEhooEiVM9TugN_UZrrRKoS3OJdiuUSzKg3NGCxB9DK52D7Q3Sm06M1bHxLoR1Yr3UHpGnaLsJ0-SR6DpUgiS8RICBH-z/w400-h266/FPF_7584.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Red Jungle Fowl, male & female</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGbX6Ka9pb-wE5kSsJy8ykdyBfN72VvOML-PKhXC24gtRhAckYfMg5ornP-1NpVwbp4zWsZA03ULWM8rsRgO65k1MyFuLSRMGPK8o5qKEpZjcrHIY-1iSMDLupvjkvfvVQUt0Yw3iX_O5/s900/FPF_7628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGbX6Ka9pb-wE5kSsJy8ykdyBfN72VvOML-PKhXC24gtRhAckYfMg5ornP-1NpVwbp4zWsZA03ULWM8rsRgO65k1MyFuLSRMGPK8o5qKEpZjcrHIY-1iSMDLupvjkvfvVQUt0Yw3iX_O5/w400-h266/FPF_7628.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Red Jungle Fowl, male</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOCaa14mCcH1dV4Bccc6hW-qlIgcpruSj_otvD7x6ews6XJRHnOmv4MLtvZgeS-6NwHVSzOlpLVpTDtBDr9Eh1cFbRa6Nljnbm5W_z0sCnA12JvrqYiT_YWC_emEITBjn0EBZ_6RuqlLu/s900/FPF_7959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOCaa14mCcH1dV4Bccc6hW-qlIgcpruSj_otvD7x6ews6XJRHnOmv4MLtvZgeS-6NwHVSzOlpLVpTDtBDr9Eh1cFbRa6Nljnbm5W_z0sCnA12JvrqYiT_YWC_emEITBjn0EBZ_6RuqlLu/w400-h266/FPF_7959.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A close up of a male Red Jungle Fowl</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And with that, we decided to call it a day. If only all birding trips could be like this - cool weather, beautiful scenery, competent bird guide, great tasting raspberry shakes, and of course, great looks and photos of the target birds! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-30840637483692758992020-12-27T00:28:00.002+08:002020-12-27T00:28:23.793+08:00Rendezvous with a Colasisi<p style="text-align: justify;">Kulasisi is a Pilipino slang for the other woman... so when a man has a rendezvous with one, his wife better not find out or he's history 😆😆😆. But just to make things clear, my rendezvous was with a Colasisi, a Philippine Hanging Parrot at Palo Alto, Baras, Rizal. Several birder friends, notably Christopher Ferrer, Elmer Budomo, and Henrick Tan recently beautiful photos of the Philippine Hanging Parrot, Philippine Cuckoo Dove, Naked-faced Spiderhunter and a couple of Raptors taken at Palo Alto. So finding a hole in my schedule, I did a half-day trip to Palo Alto last December 12th.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was a solo birding trip. I arrived at Palo Alto past 6am and immediately proceeded to the hilltop road. I wasn't sure of the exact spot so when I reached the end, I parked and waited. I was soon rewarded with sightings of one of my targets - the Philippine Cuckoo Dove, the largest dove species found in the Philippines. While it may not be as colorful as the other doves, this dove is one of my favorites but as (bad) luck would have it, I do not yet have a "to die for" shot of this bird. I was hoping I would get one on this trip. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I spent quite some time in this area hoping to get great shots of the Cuckoo Dove. Unfortunately, I will have to try again. These are the most decent among the shots I got.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGQXmtamfINaJEe_deFdcmZAsFHR_QS4Hxx5MvrGfVnFKpU_q4z38l0pqDixbqk26l1PfTDrlO3_3zCrlOlQRb5Rmyq7yig-9ecfsay4LVwhfND-OaV-AY0z4NLzRJjLT33xvWN2lMMr6/s900/FPF_8340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGQXmtamfINaJEe_deFdcmZAsFHR_QS4Hxx5MvrGfVnFKpU_q4z38l0pqDixbqk26l1PfTDrlO3_3zCrlOlQRb5Rmyq7yig-9ecfsay4LVwhfND-OaV-AY0z4NLzRJjLT33xvWN2lMMr6/w400-h266/FPF_8340.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXcmdW1r8hOq5Ct7wmN4Z7VxxY81sB_ltSk5BmPMplq34FryRp1WL5j2-gGy59bbCSrVZaNt3hxRkScyOWPzyS63T446IyLZNlPoerqAv_fQK6Os90Y97hBeNHGf1TbLKoCXIHrtNjSLg/s900/FPF_8531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXcmdW1r8hOq5Ct7wmN4Z7VxxY81sB_ltSk5BmPMplq34FryRp1WL5j2-gGy59bbCSrVZaNt3hxRkScyOWPzyS63T446IyLZNlPoerqAv_fQK6Os90Y97hBeNHGf1TbLKoCXIHrtNjSLg/w266-h400/FPF_8531.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV_9M5CGFy6l8raSpDQupUErcfbEk4SsPskc4tYpu2VUMU3BUp7Aq4VL5amCWpQmJ7a6dzJOKqCpbprfMd0jHr-ykL1R4nyMP8yHVf3pUFsInYKU08K1ubrlqei9VI_eW3SwgLK0p1_lq/s900/FPF_8681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV_9M5CGFy6l8raSpDQupUErcfbEk4SsPskc4tYpu2VUMU3BUp7Aq4VL5amCWpQmJ7a6dzJOKqCpbprfMd0jHr-ykL1R4nyMP8yHVf3pUFsInYKU08K1ubrlqei9VI_eW3SwgLK0p1_lq/w266-h400/FPF_8681.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Cuckoo Dove (decent docu shots)</i></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">Soon a car came along and it turned out to be Joel Dayao and his wife. Joel pointed to a pair of Luzon Hornbills on a tree on the left. And we concentrated on these for a while. But somehow most of my shots turned out lousy. Here is one of the better ones. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IVq1qQCuTpHqw5a6bjUuc9WrX-szYKpW_GdDLFmN8oIk37h_FTQ5_4SbrF1lKaRwV_apnp8oOtPqNSUaIDdbSY6hbMXeVqzhj2ZpGd7LemW6v2fK_vB-7gpjhq9txgm3V2pvlBkbpjTg/s900/FPF_9269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IVq1qQCuTpHqw5a6bjUuc9WrX-szYKpW_GdDLFmN8oIk37h_FTQ5_4SbrF1lKaRwV_apnp8oOtPqNSUaIDdbSY6hbMXeVqzhj2ZpGd7LemW6v2fK_vB-7gpjhq9txgm3V2pvlBkbpjTg/w400-h266/FPF_9269.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Luzon Hornbill, male</i></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A Blue-throated Bee Eater also made a short appearance while we were shooting the Hornbills.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtAOpDPp6Q-6ZWEmuuuiaWibbpPLyuj4L-xQ36KbvMQDOnpyqfsBghv5MglOdIu3y7Cez9fU6f_c6M88zis40MbOsZXVcwCXzB0XaHhLJF8PzJ_Hrrl_gvSMc3ghWiZJDFo78XMJymvP3/s900/FPF_9191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtAOpDPp6Q-6ZWEmuuuiaWibbpPLyuj4L-xQ36KbvMQDOnpyqfsBghv5MglOdIu3y7Cez9fU6f_c6M88zis40MbOsZXVcwCXzB0XaHhLJF8PzJ_Hrrl_gvSMc3ghWiZJDFo78XMJymvP3/w266-h400/FPF_9191.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Blue-throated Bee Eater</i></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I left the area around 10am and proceeded to the Club House area for the Philippine Hanging Parrot and the Naked Faced Spider Hunter. Along the way, I saw two familiar birders - Bob and Cynthia Kaufman. We exchanged hello's and I gave them directions to the hilltop road. When I reached the Club House, I saw one lady birder who turned out to be Trinity Gatuz. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">There were plenty of birds. Unfortunately, most were Yellow-vented Bulbuls! I took the obligatory shot of course...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnMo1Y_vCq-brf5F2enfSqLqonXNaFskFnEuBHlMVtFQJq2CF472SAZAHZxKKD95pmw9Xi3VQHc2LfttEaY1ad0LrOxdZ6XBED2pDpEF64LYtht5MyRCTUuRnB5XoVDKDzuKdDMTqNwFr/s750/FPF_9959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnMo1Y_vCq-brf5F2enfSqLqonXNaFskFnEuBHlMVtFQJq2CF472SAZAHZxKKD95pmw9Xi3VQHc2LfttEaY1ad0LrOxdZ6XBED2pDpEF64LYtht5MyRCTUuRnB5XoVDKDzuKdDMTqNwFr/w320-h400/FPF_9959.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yellow-vented Bulbul</i></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Several other birders arrived at the Club House which I felt made the area too crowded (increasing the risk of Covid), so I decided to leave and drive around. I went back to the hilltop area to look for the raptors. The hawk-eagle was a no show but there were a couple of Serpent Eagles on a very tall tree. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZyEt51Ddyv2knVnl0YQNQe2RMY6jXXIc_8znjTN4vdntGM4ylKDS3Jz8EgnIPSWa5sPlgv68GSxEWPVjGvRB4h676bKg67yvIH3UNdeQP6AoYXFZhNKo49j98ph8BBZKdAiiXVub4HO2/s900/FPF_0151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZyEt51Ddyv2knVnl0YQNQe2RMY6jXXIc_8znjTN4vdntGM4ylKDS3Jz8EgnIPSWa5sPlgv68GSxEWPVjGvRB4h676bKg67yvIH3UNdeQP6AoYXFZhNKo49j98ph8BBZKdAiiXVub4HO2/w400-h266/FPF_0151.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Serpent Eagle</i></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It was almost noon by now and I needed to be back home already. But before leaving, I went back to the Club House for another chance at the Colasisi and the Spiderhunter. The birding gods decided to give me a parting gift of sorts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f514l-X0rMZSQ0NoGX5ng1_sf8eqIMmdkZ37QLfgMYcScKyV8_mRG08bCw6CTVHD5KNfCLV01uYnTLtPJHNdx5i8TZ_23nPkNArf7K0W2BsDWyM_TpCv778GVSiMm2mpjcVl957Zfu3k/s900/FPF_0346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f514l-X0rMZSQ0NoGX5ng1_sf8eqIMmdkZ37QLfgMYcScKyV8_mRG08bCw6CTVHD5KNfCLV01uYnTLtPJHNdx5i8TZ_23nPkNArf7K0W2BsDWyM_TpCv778GVSiMm2mpjcVl957Zfu3k/w400-h266/FPF_0346.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Distant and docu shot of the Naked-faced Spiderhunter</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrsgHExe55nRgRozFwhbuUNcCX_QsQnPDhMnD2S2QU8pvLrORKtgLK8twN-aRNnWvoG0qlbcXsW_n05HUCfcucnQDOF6oooJwejwJX0P5GFhQzqlFfKdhyhBv9-eFm_16PwdXJQ7bZBYG/s900/FPF_0566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrsgHExe55nRgRozFwhbuUNcCX_QsQnPDhMnD2S2QU8pvLrORKtgLK8twN-aRNnWvoG0qlbcXsW_n05HUCfcucnQDOF6oooJwejwJX0P5GFhQzqlFfKdhyhBv9-eFm_16PwdXJQ7bZBYG/w400-h266/FPF_0566.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Stripe-headed Rhabdornis</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I had almost given up on the Colasisi and was about head back to my car when I heard it's distinctive call. And as pa-consuelo, it perched on a nearby branch. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuxIQvPWuI-LOUWpahGoxaNmxFg6tv-4bv6AUHYwvHiSMvMavIMdicXNLG9GC-HPpcmzHOMYPDls-XwCYWvTb-tvryNaF4Z770sRzmljF_seEfR8sA0NxPPl31zbplTxJoLjLV8o0HnrD/s900/FPF_1105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuxIQvPWuI-LOUWpahGoxaNmxFg6tv-4bv6AUHYwvHiSMvMavIMdicXNLG9GC-HPpcmzHOMYPDls-XwCYWvTb-tvryNaF4Z770sRzmljF_seEfR8sA0NxPPl31zbplTxJoLjLV8o0HnrD/w266-h400/FPF_1105.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgzrsiwX4GmpDoYo_yt1CarUE080OI651CP-zuLEMa2_kjE5AuZeE9LNnpy-cBnrrWp8abK27jNfWxOQULnvEISXo-GlBrQ4sR3NLhe1eYe67TiJkQ_S_rf_w3oj2p2mpKtJQe6-W3Uz9/s900/FPF_1168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgzrsiwX4GmpDoYo_yt1CarUE080OI651CP-zuLEMa2_kjE5AuZeE9LNnpy-cBnrrWp8abK27jNfWxOQULnvEISXo-GlBrQ4sR3NLhe1eYe67TiJkQ_S_rf_w3oj2p2mpKtJQe6-W3Uz9/w266-h400/FPF_1168.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Hanging Parrot aka Colasisi</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After the successful rendezvous with the Colasisi, I felt it was the perfect time to head home.</div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-78998606575888673352020-12-25T18:19:00.007+08:002020-12-25T18:21:41.031+08:00The Usual Suspects at Capayas and Darayonan<p style="text-align: justify;">After being quarantined in Metro Manila since March 16, I was finally able to manage a short trip to Coron last December 16-19. The main purpose of the trip was to check on Darayonan and attend a couple of important meetings. Of course I brought my birding gear along... 😁😁😁</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I went to Capayas on the morning of the 18th hoping to photograph the three kings and the usual suspects. But the feeding stations were washed out by recent rains and the property owner of the opposite bank did some clearing. So the kingfishers were a no show at the tree house that morning. I did see a Common Emerald Dove perched in a buho (small wild bamboo).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ecu02aqecGsFfSZqoZc36MY9xpsisLC6amZPk-SzohzI-74oSP7UB7SG9CWKBh72et5p9khvH7WhgnA0QKfv6G51F0OCPn54dzLl1PSLVRgPs-AvubWspCOielZDyaRkfeMTQPDTc_Zz/s900/FPF_1188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ecu02aqecGsFfSZqoZc36MY9xpsisLC6amZPk-SzohzI-74oSP7UB7SG9CWKBh72et5p9khvH7WhgnA0QKfv6G51F0OCPn54dzLl1PSLVRgPs-AvubWspCOielZDyaRkfeMTQPDTc_Zz/w266-h400/FPF_1188.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHLqla62la8xC3Gu2jmgwIt8RPS_7JBBtWC07z4iMD4cUbxO-29LUCYPxr1WCSbwkBPbwLS6JAz9KNSklbcvNWEzOydYjdqJ_OTmWGWsQAir3qw9U4mq_9QWG3l7YmuByz5GO43fgxHuc/s900/FPF_1281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHLqla62la8xC3Gu2jmgwIt8RPS_7JBBtWC07z4iMD4cUbxO-29LUCYPxr1WCSbwkBPbwLS6JAz9KNSklbcvNWEzOydYjdqJ_OTmWGWsQAir3qw9U4mq_9QWG3l7YmuByz5GO43fgxHuc/w266-h400/FPF_1281.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Common Emerald Dove, Mamatad in Cuyonon</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After some minutes, we boarded Erwin's tora-tora and went to the area where the leucistic Pied Fantail was usually seen. But we did not see it. All we saw was a White-vented Shama.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPupB-0d4iIqQwVb_bauG2ktzhQ6KS0yQ38iYiZo5-40JJ_9_6KL9SyWD4tqeJ_72NbE_qiK80wWrrzolHSrIx_ZaIT2n4aFuVOzPevuf4FpOVvduq6GhgnHei7yTS2ghuybL4YPbS2c6/s900/FPF_1304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPupB-0d4iIqQwVb_bauG2ktzhQ6KS0yQ38iYiZo5-40JJ_9_6KL9SyWD4tqeJ_72NbE_qiK80wWrrzolHSrIx_ZaIT2n4aFuVOzPevuf4FpOVvduq6GhgnHei7yTS2ghuybL4YPbS2c6/w266-h400/FPF_1304.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>White-vented Shama, Saya-saya in Cuyonon</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then we went to the big river in search of the kingfishers. We did see the Blue-eared and the Rufous-backed Kingfishers but they were quite far and the pictures I got were of the docu-shot variety. We also saw a male Blue Paradise Flycatcher, female Black-naped Monarch and Grey Wagtail. I wanted to get some close up photos so we went back to Erwin's house. We found a mixed flock in the trees in front of Erwin's house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The first bird was a Hair-crested Drongo but I was not able to get good photos. However, as we have observed in the past, this bird is usually followed by a Chestnut-breasted Malkoha. True enough, a few short minutes later, we saw a Malkoha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMwG9H05l0exa951Gv4QJS9k2VnQCwtBGzjMU6keAtfUwPBkxEXIcB6P3PQriTtoFkB-Y8oNSVdTQikdH6iRMCS6CXJ4dOtzDq-qb7DsPocGZyb0O2OgveKzIF06ZjC-s_awp6IM_D3H4/s900/FPF_1548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMwG9H05l0exa951Gv4QJS9k2VnQCwtBGzjMU6keAtfUwPBkxEXIcB6P3PQriTtoFkB-Y8oNSVdTQikdH6iRMCS6CXJ4dOtzDq-qb7DsPocGZyb0O2OgveKzIF06ZjC-s_awp6IM_D3H4/w400-h266/FPF_1548.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, Manok-manok in Cuyonon</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then the usual suspects began making an appearance one by one...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINZV3Q42mknMD8pjXkB5zCY_xpxjE55KV_b5m2FtELCaq5Tl1GRQOs_VDdEwDZsSKKAzCU1IZKLoe2xczY-YQUJE2lKoqSv9toVd8u7aEQKn27oqOA_g9AvKxXG9gqpjxdqTPL_TLqQP8/s900/FPF_1865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINZV3Q42mknMD8pjXkB5zCY_xpxjE55KV_b5m2FtELCaq5Tl1GRQOs_VDdEwDZsSKKAzCU1IZKLoe2xczY-YQUJE2lKoqSv9toVd8u7aEQKn27oqOA_g9AvKxXG9gqpjxdqTPL_TLqQP8/w400-h266/FPF_1865.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6BRtB5HFtR1ynPupFwdGN1zsir5K6mogIFsOW09DsQ8GlLnAWQQ4VH7JC4WoWyvfjEeY2QEEDxJuiW8Vxi6dFzzYa-Md4a9J6oLtItmkk5H_jBcWK3o8W-EXIV4prxCcilGO-oNcXd9l/s900/FPF_1716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i>Yellow-throated Leafbird</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vi4f4IXTUvTdYmTJ99fQobm34I2RO7kbD4hkflmy1w0iOA9mmUZxebzqrU744YY5lwtnUPG5RYQ4Cf4MtNNrffrUnDcXArh5hpCHmE6HTirl4yeTKbm57g6KHZ7_iJEqwpinl5HwJT_P/s900/FPF_1648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vi4f4IXTUvTdYmTJ99fQobm34I2RO7kbD4hkflmy1w0iOA9mmUZxebzqrU744YY5lwtnUPG5RYQ4Cf4MtNNrffrUnDcXArh5hpCHmE6HTirl4yeTKbm57g6KHZ7_iJEqwpinl5HwJT_P/w266-h400/FPF_1648.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM6lR9d9BW7isBxnXOmdkWVnO6uoa-sF-t2kLGAKJg3Qc_56_jpG9GRdQB7DiOWbNVGnOhYz5ov50TlrRCL8rhnXLkgP1vi58vY82dtHIsj176_87C4Br-jHl31pFJUGTr4cMDxKEZowx/s900/FPF_2721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM6lR9d9BW7isBxnXOmdkWVnO6uoa-sF-t2kLGAKJg3Qc_56_jpG9GRdQB7DiOWbNVGnOhYz5ov50TlrRCL8rhnXLkgP1vi58vY82dtHIsj176_87C4Br-jHl31pFJUGTr4cMDxKEZowx/w266-h400/FPF_2721.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ashy-fronted Bulbul, Tabeleklek in Cuyonon</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-7cYC-JWiLiuWVc8_vQNNZelScVOIUprRnQEK4p41JzTbGVbje6yZJq5Ks3tlX-nydT_wZkCuYsLrgf8ym9qNPqjokN0idRNFGesR09pWqKVtOBcs4PJcFBUVb6WosIcH1H8j4-ZbpZj/s900/FPF_1990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-7cYC-JWiLiuWVc8_vQNNZelScVOIUprRnQEK4p41JzTbGVbje6yZJq5Ks3tlX-nydT_wZkCuYsLrgf8ym9qNPqjokN0idRNFGesR09pWqKVtOBcs4PJcFBUVb6WosIcH1H8j4-ZbpZj/w266-h400/FPF_1990.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i>Palawan Bulbul</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uZtp51lsg3k3tLdnlcI_-madk_yagcItVJAFeNilRnuDZQlObeaeSpxw8RYCrWYywO7kb6tRaBX_KttsRdaymjBBPRonnWKXMcaOBLd23-K7pyLJxDBKQuNAh8bnVnVJawNUj5n-qjGQ/s900/FPF_2818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uZtp51lsg3k3tLdnlcI_-madk_yagcItVJAFeNilRnuDZQlObeaeSpxw8RYCrWYywO7kb6tRaBX_KttsRdaymjBBPRonnWKXMcaOBLd23-K7pyLJxDBKQuNAh8bnVnVJawNUj5n-qjGQ/w400-h266/FPF_2818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Palawan Flowerpecker, female</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpCDVec1zcwtCoJ0BCA90jdXI2IvMnpxFsi20JcyE1yvZgAG593EvE2eELua8Su5kvzuOC9Wh3CuFR8EoH1XDaiHDXKFfDwnT5BLbxdzA7tGBcopTG1J-4pS7H6C7fUUIMS3s3hFJ_wBZ/s900/FPF_3590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpCDVec1zcwtCoJ0BCA90jdXI2IvMnpxFsi20JcyE1yvZgAG593EvE2eELua8Su5kvzuOC9Wh3CuFR8EoH1XDaiHDXKFfDwnT5BLbxdzA7tGBcopTG1J-4pS7H6C7fUUIMS3s3hFJ_wBZ/w400-h266/FPF_3590.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Palawan Flowerpecker, male</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF-WSvyd2TbBtbnTDiF3rMxACKGnMku-_4-jUgW2Q47uA7D9jUdvzZCEnAHwVMKZNQcojwZjGp5tgLpWE2jykBtP670FsFNYh7PtHsQRxqRLoywngSbJbaHGyKZn9QnU81rp9HIyaMAWV/s900/FPF_3103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF-WSvyd2TbBtbnTDiF3rMxACKGnMku-_4-jUgW2Q47uA7D9jUdvzZCEnAHwVMKZNQcojwZjGp5tgLpWE2jykBtP670FsFNYh7PtHsQRxqRLoywngSbJbaHGyKZn9QnU81rp9HIyaMAWV/w266-h400/FPF_3103.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ashy Drongo, Salang-ikog in Cuyonon</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Soon, it was time to go. I reluctantly bade my avian friends goodbye but happy with my photos. None of them were lifers and I have hundreds, maybe thousands of photos of them. However, I have not seen them for more than nine months and have missed taking the usual easy-birding and close-up photos that Capayas is known for. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When I got to Darayonan, while having my lunch at our bar, our resident Olive-backed Sunbird made an appearance. So what else am I to do but oblige.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QCgje6DY8xu2bRy4kQ1ANoDFJEm91xfG0tJqI9_hO0r8Y1oc6gddoZ7YlM3_46gGRMc0gejro6Xo3YESAdIMnATm3_-vthTQi30010FYA0jkaPgC-YB1gTSnMm2Y8lEcstQO4gOnN4e9/s900/FPF_4350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QCgje6DY8xu2bRy4kQ1ANoDFJEm91xfG0tJqI9_hO0r8Y1oc6gddoZ7YlM3_46gGRMc0gejro6Xo3YESAdIMnATm3_-vthTQi30010FYA0jkaPgC-YB1gTSnMm2Y8lEcstQO4gOnN4e9/w400-h266/FPF_4350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2Qh3dCwHVdXM-jPd1BVrSpNqz_KkNgxSIvGKH_liYjpGdAsw1Y4I9rsthBQfRkKVAryhhIRPoyaKRpksylJR5R6UPR9N7zEBIqHFyj1DlRByzt18ehfNLu84-BiXZR6M_ECTCINUD7L0/s900/FPF_4339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2Qh3dCwHVdXM-jPd1BVrSpNqz_KkNgxSIvGKH_liYjpGdAsw1Y4I9rsthBQfRkKVAryhhIRPoyaKRpksylJR5R6UPR9N7zEBIqHFyj1DlRByzt18ehfNLu84-BiXZR6M_ECTCINUD7L0/w266-h400/FPF_4339.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntuV2gIS_gI8DetISLpgwYoiK3v_FyUbAthTsPnHuBi-YfUU0GtSilp676400UTfnVJAuXfmITDhAd-DcoNvfZxiFyS9rrYx9z-5Uqxm_Zfm-Br9G3__J0ztjqqcxvV91BTGxz8fjqCiJ/s900/FPF_4456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntuV2gIS_gI8DetISLpgwYoiK3v_FyUbAthTsPnHuBi-YfUU0GtSilp676400UTfnVJAuXfmITDhAd-DcoNvfZxiFyS9rrYx9z-5Uqxm_Zfm-Br9G3__J0ztjqqcxvV91BTGxz8fjqCiJ/w400-h266/FPF_4456.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Olive-backed Sunbird, male, Chiwit in Cuyonon</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Thank you Lord for a productive trip (business and birding wise). <br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-38599626804303383412020-11-02T22:13:00.007+08:002020-11-02T22:33:27.321+08:00Putik Galore <p style="text-align: justify;">Sometime in September, the WBPP Board had a zoom meeting with the top brass of DENR-NCR which resulted in a MOA wherein WBPP Org members will have access to DENR-NCR managed sites. In return, WBPP will help document the birds in these areas, get invited to join bird censuses, provide images to DENR if needed, etc.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ed Santos, a member of the WBPP Board and its Treasurer, immediately made arrangements to visit the Tanza Marine Tree Park, located at Isla Pulo, Bgy Tanza, Navotas. </p><br /><br />Pulo Island, commonly known as Isla Pulo, is a long, narrow island surrounded by mudflats in the Manila Bay coast of Navotas, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Manila in the Philippines. It is a sitio in the northern village of Tanza, connected to the mainland of Navotas by a 500-meter long bamboo bridge.[1] The island is known for its mangroves for which it was declared a "marine tree park" and as one of four ecotourism sites in Metro Manila established under the National Ecotourism Strategy in 1999.[2][3] In 2014, it was home to a resettlement site of about 137 indigent families that mostly occupied the island's southern tip.[1]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The island's name is tautological toponym, for "pulo" already means "island" in the Filipino language. (wikipedia)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The first date set sometime in mid October (if my memory is accurate), but it was moved to October 23 due to a Typhoon. I was supposed to go with them but it coincided with the 40th day death anniversary of my mother-in-law. The party consisted of Ed, Win Paler and Homer Pialda. Ed's main goal was to be able to photograph the Chinese Egret, a rare migrant to the Philippines. But they were overwhelmed with the bird population of the area - Chinese Egret, Pied Avocet, Eurasian Curlew, Narcissus Flycatcher, Egrets, Plovers, and a host of other waterbirds. As is the case with NCR birding sites (or those nearby), other birders soon came, first in trickles, then in droves. The discovery of a Black-faced Spoonbill, an even rarer migrant and an endangered species, made sure of that. <br /><br />I was supposed to go on October 26th but my mother got admitted to the hospital on the night of the 25th. Then this trip was moved to October 29th due to Typhoon Quinta. Still I was not able to go because we were still in the hospital (hirap maging solong anak 😀). My mother was finally discharged October 30, so with Typhoon Rolly fast approaching, I made sure I went to Navotas on October 31st. Obviously, the site had already caught the attention of the Manila birding community. I went with Homer Pialda (who had two other companions). When we arrived a little after 6am we found Loel Lamela, Ven Rojas, and Dick Tan already at the Boardwalk, with cameras mounted on tripods. A few minutes later, Adrian and Trinket Constantino arrived, followed by Prof Allan Fernando (we were in the same group in Ursula and Tubbataha), and other birders from both WBCP and WBPP. Hi's, hello's and nods of acknowledgement and a few fist bumps were exchanged as everyone set up their gear,<br /><br />Then someone blurted Spoonbill and cameras, bins, and scopes were all trained on said bird. But it was too far for our cameras to get a good shot (well, maybe not for Loel's set up). Shortly thereafter, the photographers went down from the Boardwalk. I was fumbling with a spotting scope that attaches to a DSLR but being unfamiliar with it, I could not seem to get it to work so I returned it to my car and grabbed my regular gear and went down the mudflat. DENR's Mat Genson accompanied me to where the group was standing because the mud can be slippery. In my haste and excitement, I left my phone, water and reading glasses in the car (haaay....). But with the target bird in front of us, I just commenced firing. Sharing the initial images of the birds as well as the birders (photos of hoomans courtesy of Ven Rojas, Homer Pialda, Caloy Pangilinan and Harry Miller).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1mbXq7x6R8_hWn4Q_Od9FsQaSNymrVrUlP1odwC5_Ux9Rh6Uzpz6_Ry-7ACEwH9J-ui1lnyHsTu31xnTZ-756MVWwpE70Ko8QESvLn91Xs9LD039SinRzsVuREWPJPPyE1t7GpEZER8z/s900/FPF_5432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1mbXq7x6R8_hWn4Q_Od9FsQaSNymrVrUlP1odwC5_Ux9Rh6Uzpz6_Ry-7ACEwH9J-ui1lnyHsTu31xnTZ-756MVWwpE70Ko8QESvLn91Xs9LD039SinRzsVuREWPJPPyE1t7GpEZER8z/w400-h266/FPF_5432.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-faced Spoonbill with some plovers in the foreground</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4V3ANhrpTMEzJtUNgVrVRqkVYgG5qwJDivhKzd5anHhNLbIEowYXz5xvWRUcS_majU113c3I8tivLg8N0HaVNtsEDX1RkYJDrn8TGfVGEcfXZ0jr6UagcIXP-sRLfKBxHaLL13VyoUx6/s900/FPF_5524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4V3ANhrpTMEzJtUNgVrVRqkVYgG5qwJDivhKzd5anHhNLbIEowYXz5xvWRUcS_majU113c3I8tivLg8N0HaVNtsEDX1RkYJDrn8TGfVGEcfXZ0jr6UagcIXP-sRLfKBxHaLL13VyoUx6/w400-h266/FPF_5524.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-faced Spoonbill with an egret</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdXtEqRGLLYh6K2HGWt2A-pYqT7q1UMyVBaNqRS0xt_OVa3chiHpm8EDDmvo8DnmRvjXPb-Z_4VQN6gDjccg2zZ8aEcQ0a54gJvFhONd2rCK6O2R0CMb50kXwxojQgtFfL1vG21Xa3evu/s900/FPF_5654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i>Blacl-faced Spoonbill</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCioIWaeFPwKxsiWeaJHeqQ28T32m7nBmmyLw1ft3l13JaQ9cGL25UfhU84XNfUD8ehH4j6n8qwwbUTi2Dk3T_xw7vg5u4Ua4Mf0E1sK-T3o3bNNAqPOvDMwkJQJc64GeihKRa9Oj3gnb-/s900/FPF_5970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCioIWaeFPwKxsiWeaJHeqQ28T32m7nBmmyLw1ft3l13JaQ9cGL25UfhU84XNfUD8ehH4j6n8qwwbUTi2Dk3T_xw7vg5u4Ua4Mf0E1sK-T3o3bNNAqPOvDMwkJQJc64GeihKRa9Oj3gnb-/w400-h266/FPF_5970.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-faced Spoonbill</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_V56_qdq_oiM0B-MR9C-Xo6bSVxZ6yu9t0OWbvHCWMxwSmsMyIe9RE449r_4gjUX0w0VAQaFpeLAOxD7Jns4zjJe77yUvMTCYGBVTSKQ1jJf9l3MKdg5g19M0sfmtmcH031VTuYZBBflq/s900/FPF_6842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_V56_qdq_oiM0B-MR9C-Xo6bSVxZ6yu9t0OWbvHCWMxwSmsMyIe9RE449r_4gjUX0w0VAQaFpeLAOxD7Jns4zjJe77yUvMTCYGBVTSKQ1jJf9l3MKdg5g19M0sfmtmcH031VTuYZBBflq/w400-h266/FPF_6842.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Marsh Sandpipers</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub071__T8TfcmJRMLhj8FesOSqJjYEHmmILXmerx7Tk9uec3tn4G2J3IeeeWJDexB-I38dFKlDuDKCiatzunVVsTmzq_OkuaQF7GnZQIx3q0g1JttvmiFMpcajsqAktWUpF07WbZAnC8x/s900/FPF_7505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub071__T8TfcmJRMLhj8FesOSqJjYEHmmILXmerx7Tk9uec3tn4G2J3IeeeWJDexB-I38dFKlDuDKCiatzunVVsTmzq_OkuaQF7GnZQIx3q0g1JttvmiFMpcajsqAktWUpF07WbZAnC8x/w400-h266/FPF_7505.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;">After more than two hours at this spot, we decided to take a ride on a flat-bottomed, motorless banca, which will be propelled by its owner, (a fisherman), using a combination of footpower and paddle. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pnn0ua35MyiUq9toRs9MKYQeIaIGe-b2XZ1rYT6XhnhI4I1G7mjUwMI8zaom0wp-08Y3EXaiRKymAd5qOYkKwmGmMgtNefEaNUotadm0qYGTOU_1HhZtSrAy2x4V3IVFDnwqAFboCRTb/s1740/123055226_10157851925798597_8427540642955806092_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1740" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pnn0ua35MyiUq9toRs9MKYQeIaIGe-b2XZ1rYT6XhnhI4I1G7mjUwMI8zaom0wp-08Y3EXaiRKymAd5qOYkKwmGmMgtNefEaNUotadm0qYGTOU_1HhZtSrAy2x4V3IVFDnwqAFboCRTb/w400-h266/123055226_10157851925798597_8427540642955806092_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Probably because the boats are a regular part of the environment. And since one is much lower, the shooting angle is also much better. Early in our boat ride, we met the star of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGTCHUrEn-zaj-sXhHneB_2TTWNna2aXL0rG4X_qvhOkiwJSzmX51OxjAKqUhHddCNBXdCeSLMRsXlYJs-F5Nbu9Iaum3rDlVzcWsRqUSeEpZRWqwLjjLmz9XWV-SHC8OLGUCN2VTuAlh/s900/FPF_8333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGTCHUrEn-zaj-sXhHneB_2TTWNna2aXL0rG4X_qvhOkiwJSzmX51OxjAKqUhHddCNBXdCeSLMRsXlYJs-F5Nbu9Iaum3rDlVzcWsRqUSeEpZRWqwLjjLmz9XWV-SHC8OLGUCN2VTuAlh/w400-h266/FPF_8333.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeUTBZf6B-0Tc9CiLoMvDESF5TzhNbFifiAJGZuYZzzwIJ1rLKmihEI6c2JknAXKt8R7AI95fxsE4WspNPRKye1ms0F4fAXEaTh_G8nCBZJZqR3xufraeA-F0YGw5I3xCrZaIn1NleFTB/s900/FPF_8384.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i>Whiskered Tern</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">During our boat ride, we chatted with Meme, our boatman, who said that there used to be more birds but people would shoot them for food and sport. But this practice has stopped ever since DENR put a project in the area. Apparently, they apprehend offenders. Bravo! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After a little over an hour we were back at Terra Firma...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw_NVD0mHUO_f6kIrv414JF98cw4mVHwr-BUEnAhyphenhyphen41ue6OZ2PMxYMFVKG1e8_GOebIzELyHX0__xeBlzO9I6kj5qPmax5xxa7ZKzaMrXOE4PMrYUBtKjnhRjHe7ySO1jBVg2tXFEm8Kq/s2048/123116046_10158708664175505_1635391955801032549_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw_NVD0mHUO_f6kIrv414JF98cw4mVHwr-BUEnAhyphenhyphen41ue6OZ2PMxYMFVKG1e8_GOebIzELyHX0__xeBlzO9I6kj5qPmax5xxa7ZKzaMrXOE4PMrYUBtKjnhRjHe7ySO1jBVg2tXFEm8Kq/w400-h300/123116046_10158708664175505_1635391955801032549_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The Navotas Gondola Riders</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">At this point majority of the birders started going home. I was pleasantly surprised to see Caloy Pangilinan. We were shooting a few meters from each other in the mudflats but because of our face masks, we did not recognize each other. He was with Harry Miller who was with us at Epic Parc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz1sDByXSMqy_d55x1EIEAdvAjrgNfQZPw0wb3onOQrklGnO7VqiKimF-7_9ixu49UpnW-n52lXnc6Oyxxl0fbCw9pUSR4qVIlV8-YxcJZrEIBztjwr9ZxSipWBRYUu5Mwu52LdZVARWb/s1930/123389294_10157851908993597_8102672217450531847_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1930" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLz1sDByXSMqy_d55x1EIEAdvAjrgNfQZPw0wb3onOQrklGnO7VqiKimF-7_9ixu49UpnW-n52lXnc6Oyxxl0fbCw9pUSR4qVIlV8-YxcJZrEIBztjwr9ZxSipWBRYUu5Mwu52LdZVARWb/w400-h300/123389294_10157851908993597_8102672217450531847_o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Caloy, Harry, Loel and myself</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">By 10:30am, only Loel, Dick, Prof Ferdie, myself and some WBCP birders on the mudflats were left. Loel and Dick decided to go for lunch. Prof Ferdie and I decided to go to another part of the mudflats. We were joined by three WBCP birders, all UP faculty. One of them turned out to be Jelaine Gan, a friend through FB. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The mudflats at this area were deceptive. A dry and firm looking soil is soft and hollow underneath. Prof Ferdie, who went ahead of me fell into a sink hole and had to be pulled out by the kids who were hanging around with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Once we reached safe ground we started looking for the Avocets but the birds were too far for my camera and even my bins. Jelaine generously let me look through her scope. I noticed two lady birders on a banca near the birds and made a sudden decision to go back again. I asked two of the boys to look for a banca for me and before long I was on my second boat ride. My main target was to get better photos of the Spoonbill, the Pied Avocets, and perhaps the Eurasian Curlew and the Bar-tailed Godwit. The Avocet and the Curlew would be lifers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Before boarding the boat my two feet sank in the mud and I had a hard time getting them out. And for whatever reason, the boatman had a harder time pushing the banca out of the mudflats. It must have taken us 20-25 minutes to get to the sea. I was already second-guessing my decision to take another boat ride. Times like this, I also ask myself why I leave my comfy bed at dawn and walk in the mud. Fortunately, we finally got out of the mudflat and into the shallow sea part. And soon all doubts melted away...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpQpd_OUpzKHmfkaFOP_UeFSljweDGdoSTv4GxC_3uOUwtSo-EtNaBwIPzWSFrcqdFWwHNiGg3Vxu7JO6kxI5ImuOY7Edd1BJ7UpO-nbqR_7JhLVX0VF_SIfDaDcdhhNwRDI1rCV9suCo/s900/FPF_9009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpQpd_OUpzKHmfkaFOP_UeFSljweDGdoSTv4GxC_3uOUwtSo-EtNaBwIPzWSFrcqdFWwHNiGg3Vxu7JO6kxI5ImuOY7Edd1BJ7UpO-nbqR_7JhLVX0VF_SIfDaDcdhhNwRDI1rCV9suCo/w400-h266/FPF_9009.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Great Egret</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI8nzG5KxTRgmPrwjc9HiInxhH-_bZltrQYy6-LzTZNKOsGrZNw92EZqzBkYdmBW6ZLQ-jimpK1O2754YRn4OCqegVWdMcJv_YXeOfYq5xvzXOiiEdEVUG_9PxvdF4ckYbZt2pDLG1RK7/s900/FPF_9020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI8nzG5KxTRgmPrwjc9HiInxhH-_bZltrQYy6-LzTZNKOsGrZNw92EZqzBkYdmBW6ZLQ-jimpK1O2754YRn4OCqegVWdMcJv_YXeOfYq5xvzXOiiEdEVUG_9PxvdF4ckYbZt2pDLG1RK7/w400-h266/FPF_9020.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65SooDRMnJP_z85mr8dS4Vw7VxaI-RZXmHycm48mZ0I0yrLzbHG3Jraj5LXasgKqhXyu_1aDf9HtWcN-Wml8oRP_zB_Tn4ZDYvkxLcc9UDY7zx-GyKQAv0IOIupr7AhJvyiEeJRDL-Qe_/s900/FPF_9041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65SooDRMnJP_z85mr8dS4Vw7VxaI-RZXmHycm48mZ0I0yrLzbHG3Jraj5LXasgKqhXyu_1aDf9HtWcN-Wml8oRP_zB_Tn4ZDYvkxLcc9UDY7zx-GyKQAv0IOIupr7AhJvyiEeJRDL-Qe_/w400-h266/FPF_9041.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWP7H53pPcjdSS-qmwwEEWO31kvyN4m6pF6DUAgxsbGSt8F5jdt_emfjDwRkWBoTkZxvEHM_jMpUrwcEBYY5OJ8ht-KKDUB82dPHKTlRpagK17noSlh25D-z1MKQHaejNe3TThcD8Rnum/s900/FPF_9208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWP7H53pPcjdSS-qmwwEEWO31kvyN4m6pF6DUAgxsbGSt8F5jdt_emfjDwRkWBoTkZxvEHM_jMpUrwcEBYY5OJ8ht-KKDUB82dPHKTlRpagK17noSlh25D-z1MKQHaejNe3TThcD8Rnum/w266-h400/FPF_9208.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pwnZy03nYWU7OW6U7BaXsE6Mn-d1gI2UI4uJiWlDpTytdjH2ZmxHi0skaSQpBgFf7mqyBHRM_RNqH0lGSuVYFqSXcVIixdrNxP2jHYP7VLHR3ey7ckyMGGbWbrf2hOLwxXdEFWR6RQ-l/s900/FPF_9227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pwnZy03nYWU7OW6U7BaXsE6Mn-d1gI2UI4uJiWlDpTytdjH2ZmxHi0skaSQpBgFf7mqyBHRM_RNqH0lGSuVYFqSXcVIixdrNxP2jHYP7VLHR3ey7ckyMGGbWbrf2hOLwxXdEFWR6RQ-l/w266-h400/FPF_9227.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Black-faced Spoonbill</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa5xRfTfTAzApYV2pKWqAwECWT5N1ThyphenhyphenEEQkfUIyz1vAHeRq7EOJbMttmp7kpTPcdJLwqIMsutsnq2RUjW9PBN8kidWJjVNY-JrITShtCZlKzwuy3_Wgv-Zy84FdYxbpI8PhzvXCIPqGX/s900/FPF_9268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa5xRfTfTAzApYV2pKWqAwECWT5N1ThyphenhyphenEEQkfUIyz1vAHeRq7EOJbMttmp7kpTPcdJLwqIMsutsnq2RUjW9PBN8kidWJjVNY-JrITShtCZlKzwuy3_Wgv-Zy84FdYxbpI8PhzvXCIPqGX/w400-h266/FPF_9268.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Little Egret</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After some time, we were on the other side of a sandbar. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of birds were scattered in front of us. I was staring at them, mesmerized and taking in the moment. Nino, my boatman, said "ser, baka nandiyan na ang hinahanap ninyo". This prompted me to use my bins to scan the shore. True enough, they were there... Preparen, Apunten, Fuego!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qrpiR25AkenWPNsIbGhMOgVR4btCtHAd9Y63rlg0i5b0knaDzueR8rM81jh2zaRJ35NpqbX_3pxMZ0ccGjqgXulf6kjbrbN3wTdqEhvwP1y6uWAWH3SFY2ut3u9BOiEiBeYNnEeyzOeo/s900/FPF_9517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qrpiR25AkenWPNsIbGhMOgVR4btCtHAd9Y63rlg0i5b0knaDzueR8rM81jh2zaRJ35NpqbX_3pxMZ0ccGjqgXulf6kjbrbN3wTdqEhvwP1y6uWAWH3SFY2ut3u9BOiEiBeYNnEeyzOeo/w400-h266/FPF_9517.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsc8AcCJuJoEFYOaGBYbZeuS9tkAmsQjkAc5Bk9r1XmtCzgCgqty2h-qRFM7k8eaSDuYE3pKj7DMIIejQW3sjz0RIyec3vsFUUrf8eWsDZy-Puww0n6By14xjDfT6SSn648W0hYNOqnua/s900/FPF_9633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsc8AcCJuJoEFYOaGBYbZeuS9tkAmsQjkAc5Bk9r1XmtCzgCgqty2h-qRFM7k8eaSDuYE3pKj7DMIIejQW3sjz0RIyec3vsFUUrf8eWsDZy-Puww0n6By14xjDfT6SSn648W0hYNOqnua/w400-h266/FPF_9633.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKM1tN9qRkcnT5oKp4KTKjTaIXCCZRrtQbX1bUsEWLGyoFuMUxt2_4lz6B0n-uUoU6BwKd6nN0mhw9GwrfRF6hz9R9gTxDy-Q5WH0c-f9c0EQUSIzDEKHiB0Z0xOT4a2dhFewYNEAf_oJ/s900/FPF_9790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKM1tN9qRkcnT5oKp4KTKjTaIXCCZRrtQbX1bUsEWLGyoFuMUxt2_4lz6B0n-uUoU6BwKd6nN0mhw9GwrfRF6hz9R9gTxDy-Q5WH0c-f9c0EQUSIzDEKHiB0Z0xOT4a2dhFewYNEAf_oJ/w400-h266/FPF_9790.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7Ps45laWCHm7RublMp1Iy596HRVrH17SXX9sQeSWneYngP7HrCohPG5wifgZwMCGnfbT4eP9Y-p243oGwqw0mvrR6s-xHlTuHEVHSAKqaZLN63kLBX9OWiYCKw7n4GCINzCOordzf1k4/s900/FPF_9840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7Ps45laWCHm7RublMp1Iy596HRVrH17SXX9sQeSWneYngP7HrCohPG5wifgZwMCGnfbT4eP9Y-p243oGwqw0mvrR6s-xHlTuHEVHSAKqaZLN63kLBX9OWiYCKw7n4GCINzCOordzf1k4/w400-h266/FPF_9840.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pied Avocets, a lifer!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And there was an unexpected lifer! 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Nothing compared to the waves one experiences in Coron but given that I was in a motorless banca without katig (outriggers), and with my camera gear, I felt that the prudent thing was to head back. We saw Prof Ferdie, (who also took a second boat ride), and his boatman waving frantically at us. It turned out that they were stuck in the mud and was calling for help. But, Nino, my boatman said that if we rescue them, we might both get stuck. So he brought me to shore first. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The kids were waiting for us. They helped me out of the banca (my legs had turned numb!), got my gear, and escorted me back to the car. I found out that two of them were Grade 7 and one was Grade 8. We talked about their school work, they said they finished their modules for the day. And that the money I gave them earlier for washing my muddy feet, they gave to their mothers. Back at my car, I paid Nino, and let the kids again pour water on my mud covered feet. Then I tipped them for their "services" and gave them my remaining snacks and softdrinks. Afterwhich, I sat inside my car to rest a bit and review my shots. And all questions about birding were quickly forgotten.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Postscript. I was happy to have seen several WBPP friends, most of whom I have not seen in months. I was equally happy to have seen friends from WBCP - Prof Allan Fernando, Adrian and Trinket, Jelaine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I would also like to acknowledge and thank the WBPP Board of Trustees for having this MOA with DENR and BIG SPECIAL THANKS to my good friend ED SANTOS, my favorite Letranista (di ko akalain na magkakaroon ako ng kaibigang Ariba), for his pioneering efforts to bird in Isla Pulo and the Navotas Mudflats. Because of this, other birders have a new site to visit. Thank you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Keep safe everyone...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-87322913981440659342020-10-30T06:35:00.006+08:002020-10-30T06:37:59.139+08:00Epic Birding<p style="text-align: justify;">About three weeks ago, a certain Greggy Enriquez posted beautiful photos of a Eurasian Hoopoe in the WBPP page. Though a Hoopoe is not a lifer for me, its being a rare migrant caught my attention (and probably the attention of several other birders. It turned out that Greggy is part of the staff at Epic Park, a rainforest/nature resort in Tanay. Shortly after the posting, my friend Ed Santos, messaged asking if I am interested in birding at Epic. October 10 was set as our Epic day. Our group was composed Ed and Harry Miller in Ed's car (along with a driver) and Homer Pialda and myself in my car. Ed, Homer and I were together in Thailand in 2017 so I was looking forward to this trip. Besides its our first long trip after lockdown. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We met up at McDo along Ortigas extension, had a quick breakfast and was soon on the way. We arrived at Epic in due time and after the logging in and a quick briefing, we were endorsed to the resort's bird guide. The we started to walk, and walk, and walk. At first it was downhill then it leveled then it became rolling. Pretty soon we were all huffing and puffing (hey, it's our first major birding since March :-))</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There were a number of birds in the area - we saw Tarictic Hornbills, Philippine Cuckoo Dove, Philippine Hanging Parrot, Coppersmith Barbet, Brown-breasted Kingfisher, Whiskered Tree Swift, and of course, the Yellow-vented Bulbul, to name a few. These birds were all a bit far and most of my shots were the documentary kind. I do not know if I was out of practice or if I got used to shooting birds from a short distance (like within our yard) but I only have two birds worth sharing. However, I am quite happy with them. The first is the Red-keeled Flowerpecker which was not even on our list of targets for the day. But this bird has been on my photo bucket list for some time. To be able to get close captures is always a joy. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiP5kw2UtIIDQVClYuTHwTssq1vzUz_u9mXWJjNyDv-SsH6uSl1EdLl8qG27oIgFwRdK7coUP_vi9_ejHY82DtIz1N03a04kpCXO4snewKMNt24tonyMP-OL1dP9hqn6_PuQA__NSE6Y8i/s900/FPF_4826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiP5kw2UtIIDQVClYuTHwTssq1vzUz_u9mXWJjNyDv-SsH6uSl1EdLl8qG27oIgFwRdK7coUP_vi9_ejHY82DtIz1N03a04kpCXO4snewKMNt24tonyMP-OL1dP9hqn6_PuQA__NSE6Y8i/w400-h266/FPF_4826.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMuj7RAeqFTOXEjbxjF3lIjt2Z_65d5A0boYDQ0xfuck63InAr1R9RJLpBI6qZrgivhoPZVk41LE1FhbLtdwSqfpPak0_i6wVZ72wV105mfWgxyk1z_YlhHNUdyOLfES7zuFlSYmlZeJk/s900/FPF_4856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMuj7RAeqFTOXEjbxjF3lIjt2Z_65d5A0boYDQ0xfuck63InAr1R9RJLpBI6qZrgivhoPZVk41LE1FhbLtdwSqfpPak0_i6wVZ72wV105mfWgxyk1z_YlhHNUdyOLfES7zuFlSYmlZeJk/w400-h266/FPF_4856.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Red-keeled Flowerpecker</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The other bird whose photos I was happy about is a juvenile Philippine Serpent Eagle. At the time we were shooting it, the Epic guides identified it as a Northern Philippine Hawk-Eagle but it has since been corrected by experienced birders. Whatever it is, getting photos of a Raptor is always exciting for me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67w4GnoprpyGy16Bz7zYW5w0Pf8XwSZtu6jupRikrZsyuNFTm9RTugzZW3goxvXbFHJvHuAu9bJhiuZvVFaiwynm9qtlDWmWVdl4qPgJ_HP1Xui8Td0Do3U1306tx7QBeyU49PTn5Tsft/s900/FPF_4978.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67w4GnoprpyGy16Bz7zYW5w0Pf8XwSZtu6jupRikrZsyuNFTm9RTugzZW3goxvXbFHJvHuAu9bJhiuZvVFaiwynm9qtlDWmWVdl4qPgJ_HP1Xui8Td0Do3U1306tx7QBeyU49PTn5Tsft/w266-h400/FPF_4978.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjE6vPVso08xEsmMMkFIFM9i-0NJrVcDXdJRfxdXXeVBV19bgXLU5eFVAuyuqOS2vejYGWde0M6-TKFcJ4dNDJfE-kNsKFJm8IWyPf1gSLFWLxkE8Z8oPMKlFzOByYahMeYgyVWNnJVz5/s900/FPF_5014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjE6vPVso08xEsmMMkFIFM9i-0NJrVcDXdJRfxdXXeVBV19bgXLU5eFVAuyuqOS2vejYGWde0M6-TKFcJ4dNDJfE-kNsKFJm8IWyPf1gSLFWLxkE8Z8oPMKlFzOByYahMeYgyVWNnJVz5/w266-h400/FPF_5014.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bdCYSNrWwT7AzQWM2Za8KznfRg_bBRnwbTOBkmqAEmav9BklB711Iy-1V30lRUDTnMFhm3yTJF2URVW2-ooHJaqsd_Ne1OOGCh4bOz2EU1PSm06Ybkg6Qywl4_q35dIfsEcdg85Zv8wT/s900/FPF_5063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bdCYSNrWwT7AzQWM2Za8KznfRg_bBRnwbTOBkmqAEmav9BklB711Iy-1V30lRUDTnMFhm3yTJF2URVW2-ooHJaqsd_Ne1OOGCh4bOz2EU1PSm06Ybkg6Qywl4_q35dIfsEcdg85Zv8wT/w400-h266/FPF_5063.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgd-cv9oXY62Ro38KDluoKkQkTp1rfOb0fF_vSYcqAIx78Exu6ALZ7ZLjJB-TJOFCrCckRcFXwROw9tA1FRGmUjkBJkU8255_Dc2A7P44wxxV1s_yGI18InWsF-hzFdYmIrQljAQ7UAxQ/s900/FPF_5151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgd-cv9oXY62Ro38KDluoKkQkTp1rfOb0fF_vSYcqAIx78Exu6ALZ7ZLjJB-TJOFCrCckRcFXwROw9tA1FRGmUjkBJkU8255_Dc2A7P44wxxV1s_yGI18InWsF-hzFdYmIrQljAQ7UAxQ/w266-h400/FPF_5151.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Serpent Eagle, juvenile</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It is not a big haul by any standards, especially for a long trip made even longer by traffic and heavy rain but the early morning road trip, the company of two of my Pantyhose Gang mates (Ed and Homer), Ed's magic adobo for lunch washed down by ice cold Dr Pepper, being out nature and behind my camera, was enough for me to forget about the pandemic (and all the stress with it), even just for the day. Not even the non-appearance of the Hoopoe was enough to dampen my spirits. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Epic Park is a nice place to go if you want to commune with nature. It has available accomodations for overnight stay, a friendly staff and a safe environment. It is also an ideal place for corporate outings and team building or school retreats. You may look them up in Google or Facebook.</div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-37456814943769744722020-10-29T14:58:00.002+08:002020-10-29T14:58:21.913+08:00Quarantine Birding<p>When one cannot go out much, one has to make do with the whatever birds are found in one's immediate surroundings. Presenting the birds around our house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmPIYZsjtWAw8lH1kvy6diQZ82xKQmgitVb1o9Urlmc9hKbrVlkEIkWJtmOpqsJd91FZul3g9XRy3v8ISjMbI-KA39kwXZJNI2Jy_PLEU2joyd6jnawz0Bwfaq7seN9bqZFq3ztXLhxJV/s750/FPF_4021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmPIYZsjtWAw8lH1kvy6diQZ82xKQmgitVb1o9Urlmc9hKbrVlkEIkWJtmOpqsJd91FZul3g9XRy3v8ISjMbI-KA39kwXZJNI2Jy_PLEU2joyd6jnawz0Bwfaq7seN9bqZFq3ztXLhxJV/w320-h400/FPF_4021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qVN-4qwV1PLT-WjcV9q-MeaDz3GuZeWYjpuXOHy_LV3460PZXSK2yGF3GJkIj0Av6sIR8_GJ5MqW3xaGwd7DpS62ekocAvzv0t30l99ed77UB2ZyyT3DCBN9b3DGgjSx2mXXUHeSwOI2/s900/FPF_4164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qVN-4qwV1PLT-WjcV9q-MeaDz3GuZeWYjpuXOHy_LV3460PZXSK2yGF3GJkIj0Av6sIR8_GJ5MqW3xaGwd7DpS62ekocAvzv0t30l99ed77UB2ZyyT3DCBN9b3DGgjSx2mXXUHeSwOI2/w266-h400/FPF_4164.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yellow-vented Bulbul</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAC-XPrw6pIT2o2p-ZhD8NsSYVNGYE5U9espjTq9wCqMFjo-ubFYrb9WLcfvqMFzA-sZnYGD_x50ys6agRPc9Vz3U5WOVAn_koWJJj8aH177fXp1K6LHXPXK9wTTZ1rHW50frw2e7HFBut/s900/FPF_4188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAC-XPrw6pIT2o2p-ZhD8NsSYVNGYE5U9espjTq9wCqMFjo-ubFYrb9WLcfvqMFzA-sZnYGD_x50ys6agRPc9Vz3U5WOVAn_koWJJj8aH177fXp1K6LHXPXK9wTTZ1rHW50frw2e7HFBut/w400-h266/FPF_4188.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A silhouette of a Brown Shrike</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TXJYl1MoIMovD-Brelw-xZSuBL-lSzZjA6W4-dQ5GoCqIGIrVWaFxoNZdIsgHU6c0tsVA5z5sEwuajXcjsJEL5e8WB-6goJEY-i_vS9zL8Ad3TstYOx60H2Rxgx2RUHESee1_DbttQUN/s900/FPF_3706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TXJYl1MoIMovD-Brelw-xZSuBL-lSzZjA6W4-dQ5GoCqIGIrVWaFxoNZdIsgHU6c0tsVA5z5sEwuajXcjsJEL5e8WB-6goJEY-i_vS9zL8Ad3TstYOx60H2Rxgx2RUHESee1_DbttQUN/w400-h266/FPF_3706.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyztOSwlrFZPUgWloPS5k80rXvS6s4jysETQG3YIjXNRCqg2KSV-wspdqyU0ESySJWvzP0x2UqcP4aYhWfvo_sfbUQOBa2Eej5d5S6IPCGVxxLBDBKzva3zssxAh0yl_rZbdZbnpfNUbd/s900/FPF_3713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFDYivCurWrEfDOBrTM-y5ZNDxqn_IqQGIJkMwSk5sD6lrKi04LPrfHzUZV9ytEPri6Umq6ws2GEGHEzPc9nJMrKZfcPaMm7MzQTtdiwQK4LXO9nZxJ4eNDau4PEFNgQhIJoGymZ-M9Hp/s900/FPF_3846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFDYivCurWrEfDOBrTM-y5ZNDxqn_IqQGIJkMwSk5sD6lrKi04LPrfHzUZV9ytEPri6Umq6ws2GEGHEzPc9nJMrKZfcPaMm7MzQTtdiwQK4LXO9nZxJ4eNDau4PEFNgQhIJoGymZ-M9Hp/w266-h400/FPF_3846.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Olive-backed Sunbird, male</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIlgUiqvsnhwJi4rlfplLEAqkOjJ5PHmsjtjUQbtfyoza89UkUXLppFe330X7U6uBa7RXe7OMxkj0lbTqJKvoWJh6oTui53BDBmLbl8eL7Fv2_HwVowia6EarhEuOtuRNZUvKhRZY3Llp/s900/FPF_4259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIlgUiqvsnhwJi4rlfplLEAqkOjJ5PHmsjtjUQbtfyoza89UkUXLppFe330X7U6uBa7RXe7OMxkj0lbTqJKvoWJh6oTui53BDBmLbl8eL7Fv2_HwVowia6EarhEuOtuRNZUvKhRZY3Llp/w400-h266/FPF_4259.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Zebra Dove</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPZsRYPNfDiY6grfeXJxiQkaLBHF_TlVxfeMXy9xQJLfTd5BZJqxj_dQ01yOML_PdZ36x1IrgQICqRLdq80fMAcQdD36U0gZBDhTJH3n7pp8HjyMeWzLZElVl4ZRU4QBe98ICVGROywAX/s900/FPF_7695-denoise-denoise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPZsRYPNfDiY6grfeXJxiQkaLBHF_TlVxfeMXy9xQJLfTd5BZJqxj_dQ01yOML_PdZ36x1IrgQICqRLdq80fMAcQdD36U0gZBDhTJH3n7pp8HjyMeWzLZElVl4ZRU4QBe98ICVGROywAX/w400-h266/FPF_7695-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i>Black-naped Oriole</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Birding itch, partially satisfied...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thank you Lord for creating such beautiful creatures. And an even bigger THANK YOU for keeping my family safe during this pandemic.</div><br /><p><br /></p>chinfernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203924262693647942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589820623035206281.post-89789450002256502002020-08-03T22:44:00.002+08:002020-08-03T22:44:16.785+08:00New Normal Birding<div style="text-align: justify;">
Pittas and kingfishers are among the most colorful birds making them favorites for birders - photographers and watchers alike. The Philippines has six Pitta species on record. One of them, the Blue-winged Pitta is an accidental or rare migrant so the chances of seeing it here are very low. It was last seen at the Liptong Woodland, Bacong, Negros Occidental in 2018. Before that, the last sighting was 111 years prior. The Fairy Pitta was only seen once in the Philippines - in Palawan in 2013 - so that is even a rarer and more accidental migrant. The remaining four are all residents - Whiskered Pitta, Black-hooded Pitta, Azure-breasted Pitta and the Red-bellied Pitta (recently split and renamed as Philippine Pitta or Blue-breasted Pitta). The Azure-breasted is found only in Mindanao, Bohol, Samar and Leyte, so good luck with finding that at this time. I already have great photos of the Whiskered and Hooded so they are not that high on my photo priority list. But the Philippine Pitta on the other hand remains a high priority because I am not yet fully happy with my shots (bird photographers are greedy, they always want a better shot 😁😁😁). So when Loel Lamela, my Bird Race Teammate (we were Team Culion with Olanski Balbido), posted a great shot of the Philippine Pitta taken recently, it immediately caught my attention. </div>
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After some haggling on the date and securing the proper birding visas from higher authority, we set July 31 as our D-Day. Loel has birded a couple of times but for me this was my first birding sortie since Feb 29. </div>
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My habit when birding at the sites near Metro Manila is to prepare everything the night before - my gear (camera, lens, batteries, memory cards, tripod, mosquito repellent, camera rain cover, Madrigal hide, trail food, water, cooler, foldable stool, portable speaker), clothes that I will wear (shirt, pants, socks, shoes, lucky hat), extra shirt, rain jacket, and now things like alcohol, masks, and face shield. Doing all these preparations felt so good. Waking up at dawn, a quick shower, dressing up, buying breakfast at Shell Select, meeting up with Loel and driving early along the zigzagging Marilaque Highway with the music of Queen on the playlist never felt better. </div>
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Before long we were entering Palo Alto in Baras, Rizal. Along the road, we came upon two masked birders who turned out to be Christopher Ferrer and Elmer Budomo. Pre-Covid, we would stop, disembark and there would be high fives, warm greetings, and some ribbing, but in keeping with the times, a nod and a wave with a hello at a distance was all we could do safely. </div>
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The first bird we saw was a Whiskered Tree Swift perched on a wire. Then I saw a Scale-feathered Malkoha fly across the street and perch on top of a tall tree out of my sight. A hundred meters or so, another Malkoha flew across and again entered a clump. Typical. Several minutes later, we were at Loel's Pitta site. We parked and waited inside our cars so as not to spook the bird. It did not take long before I saw the Philippine Pitta on the ground on the opposite side of the canal. Aim. Fire. Bird disappears from my site only to see it a split second later chasing after a Hooded Pitta. Both birds disappear. I check shots, they appear blurred. I fumble for my reading glasses, and after putting them on, they were indeed blurred! Aaargh!!!! I do not know if I was too excited, too out of practice, whatever... to say that I was disappointed is an understatement. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is one of my disappointing shots... 😢😢😢</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyaIWzYUTM_1dkoStzmc2_5cc9mIpCOcnYH8LZb1bo47ZyAIyUTZ9WALNM4eiucmef3nYqaqxG5ruxpeT6azQWTWgfUGh1kHbIPeqFl7A_iPz0n9QlNI5G5Q_W-poo9lw8KAQ1vEUXIJP/s750/FPF_8846-denoise-denoise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyaIWzYUTM_1dkoStzmc2_5cc9mIpCOcnYH8LZb1bo47ZyAIyUTZ9WALNM4eiucmef3nYqaqxG5ruxpeT6azQWTWgfUGh1kHbIPeqFl7A_iPz0n9QlNI5G5Q_W-poo9lw8KAQ1vEUXIJP/s640/FPF_8846-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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We waited patiently for more than two hours. I messaged Loel that if he wanted to go around, he could leave me because the Pitta was really my target. He decided to leave at around 9:30am. By 10:30, I decided to drive around and ran into Loel who showed me a nesting Black-naped Monarch. 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After an hour or so, Loel wanted to shoot the Monarch. Along the way he showed me a nesting Balicassiao. I waited for the parent bird to perch and feed the chick and when it did, a leaf covered the head of the adult bird!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Presenting the headless Balicasiao...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4bKPEVacAgePNvh0xWqsHfHrKx6KbFJizmcpokVBuvD960Vjw0AdxZAMVN2rvq3PGuHG1iU5lHs9byq6lWZy0yFzpqpJY5f69d_a3RmFw7Mm1Kzc5jvwCv4PSldGCC9s6Rbjaftdm3Hc/s750/FPF_9825-denoise-denoise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4bKPEVacAgePNvh0xWqsHfHrKx6KbFJizmcpokVBuvD960Vjw0AdxZAMVN2rvq3PGuHG1iU5lHs9byq6lWZy0yFzpqpJY5f69d_a3RmFw7Mm1Kzc5jvwCv4PSldGCC9s6Rbjaftdm3Hc/s640/FPF_9825-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The "headless" Balicassiao and its chick</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After an hour with the Balicassiao site, I decided to go back to the Pitta site. It was already almost 2pm and I wanted to leave by 3pm. We played calls occasionally but there was no movement or answering calls whatsoever. Earlier in the day, we could hear it call from somewhere nearby but not at this time. At around 2:43pm, I noticed movement under the bushes, Philippine Pitta! It was foraging on the ground but covered, then something spooked it because it suddenly darted back to where it came from. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCI9vbWJAxrFcvSG0JoSXT4wBen35Z7hFAoqO1BSVhYnENMqpoLPDJv_EbusF1H-SA4SVX4zjtt7duxmPa79bkSO7tn7YgeLG0zTVeLOXUVr45d_vQmo5tIXYQNXv_PeCk-P8Os1umjAZ/s750/FPF_9849-denoise-denoise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCI9vbWJAxrFcvSG0JoSXT4wBen35Z7hFAoqO1BSVhYnENMqpoLPDJv_EbusF1H-SA4SVX4zjtt7duxmPa79bkSO7tn7YgeLG0zTVeLOXUVr45d_vQmo5tIXYQNXv_PeCk-P8Os1umjAZ/s640/FPF_9849-denoise-denoise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Philippine Pitta, foraging under the bushes </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wait again. After maybe five minutes, it was there again but it darted back again. Soon it was 3pm and I was now debating if I should stay or leave already. But knowing that it was just there made me decide to wait a few more minutes. And my waiting was rewarded because it appeared again at around 3:06 and this time it walked into the open (briefly!), allowing us a few captures. 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For now... the quest continues... (bird photographers are a greedy lot...)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I reached home a little before 5pm, tired, but happy that I got to bird, and forget the pandemic for at least a day. Thank you Lord for the day. And thank you to my teammate Loel for birding with me. </div>
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It has been observed that there has been an increase of birds during the quarantine period and Coron was no different. The following birds were recorded in Coron during the past one and a half months...</div>
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May 6th, a nesting Palawan Frogmouth photographed with a cellphone, by Engr. Dominic Urani Lopez, a geodetic engineer. Engr. Lopez was in the field, surveying a parcel of land when he saw this bird. Location was within Bgy. Poblacion 1. <br />
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Ever since I started birding in August 2012, I have not seen a Palawan Frogmouth in the Calamianes. I have a photograph of this bird but it was taken in Puerto Princessa (at night). </div>
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On May 30, my friend and fellow birder, Renan Bonifacio sent me this beautiful photo of a male Purple-throated Sunbird. He found said bird on his patio, somewhat dazed. Most likely, it slammed into Renan's glass doors. He immediately picked it up and gave it sugar water to revive its energy. The bird stayed in his dining room watching Renan eat his lunch! Later that day, said bird left but not before Renan got a ton of photos and even a video, using only his mobile phone! </div>
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Though I have seen a blurry photo of this bird in Coron, this is the first good photo taken in the Calamianes (that I know of). This was taken by Renan at his home at Bgy. Decalachao in Coron. About an hour from town and twenty minutes from the Busuanga airport. My photographs of this bird were taken in Bohol, Los Banos, and Puerto Princessa City. </div>
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On June 3rd, Marvin Ravile, a free lance tour guide, posted this photos and asked me for identification and advise because the bird appeared weak. He was on his way home and found this bird on the road near his house (on the ground). Fearing that kids might find it and play with it, he picked it up and took it home. I advised him to give it water and to just let it be. It stayed inside his house overnight and part of the next day before it flew away. The photos were taken using Marvin's mobile phone. Location was in Sitio Balisungan, Bgy. Tagumpay. About thirty minutes from Darayonan (maybe less if I know there is a Frogmouth waiting).</div>
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June 6th, Gisel Mosaner, owner of La Natura Resort at Capayas, and a friend, sent me these photos for identification and also for advise as the bird appeared weak. A Spotted Wood Owl, Gokgok in our Cuyonon dialect. I suggested to Gisel to give it water and bits of meat. The bird drank and ate at the table at their restaurant at the resort! At no time did Gisel attempt to capture the bird. It left on its own when it was strong enough. </div>
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Though not endemic, in the Philippines, this beautiful owl can only be found in Palawan (it is also found in other parts of South East Asia). I already have beautiful photos of this bird taken in Coron and in Puerto Princessa but as a fellow birder once said, we bird photographers are very greedy - we always want a better shot! Seeing this cute juvenile Gokgok pose for Gisel made me want to look for a flight to Coron immediately. </div>
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All photos were taken with a mobile phone. Location was La Natura Resort at Sitio Capayas, Bgy. Poblacion 6. Twenty minutes from town. </div>
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Needless to say, I wish I was there to take these photos but I am very proud of my fellow Coronians for not harming these creatures, and even caring for them. Big Salute Engr Dominic Lopez, Renan Bonifacio, Marvin Ravile, and Gisel Mosaner! Bravo!!! May you serve as an inspiration to our fellow Calamianens!</div>
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Breakfast at Baihualing started at the crack of dawn, 5am, which was still dark (and very cold!). The Singaporeans and Chinese guests were always there early because they wanted to be at the hides by 6am. We pinoys would amble in at around 6am (while the Singaporeans are already hurrying out) and have a leisurely breakfast with the usual wisecracks. We would arrive at the hides around 6:45am. Which was alright with us because light was just starting to be good. After having porridge on our first day and noodles on the second day, I was already craving for bread or maybe danggit. But there was no danggit in the mountains of Gaoligong, and the nearest thing to a bread was a white thing that resembled a siopao. It came with filling (like a siopao) or no filling. Ramon Quisumbing had been eating that since day 1 with hard boiled eggs, so I decided to copy him. A siopao bun plus two hard boiled eggs washed down by Old Town 2-in-1 coffee (which I brought), became my breakfast of choice the rest of the mornings. </div>
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Our destination for the day was a hide owned by Jeremy Yip's family (one of several). Instead of a number, this one was called Malu (or at least it sounded like that). We were joking that we will probably have a great day because the hide is ''pet-Malu''....</div>
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And Malu did not disappoint. I did not get that many lifers from this hide because many of the birds were "repeat" birds. But among all the hides we went to at Baihualing, this was my favorite because the shooting area was the best - good light, good background, nice perches, and the hide was spacious. That we got the whole hide for the whole day also helped. </div>
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<i>Streaked Spider Hunter</i></div>
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<i>Grey Buschat, female</i></div>
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<i>Grey Buschat, male</i></div>
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<i>Blue-fronted Redstart, male - not a lifer because I got the female the day before</i></div>
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Seven lifers was not high per Baihualing standards but in terms of total species, Hide Malu gave us almost as many (36 species) as Hide # 8 (Day 1, which had 37). More importantly, it gave so many beautiful photos. Sharing some of these.</div>
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<i>Himalayan Blue Robin, aka Himalayan Blue Tail (female)</i></div>
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<i>Black-breasted Scimitar Babbler</i></div>
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<i>Himalayan Blue Robin, aka Himalayan Blue Tail (male)</i> </div>
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<i>Rusty-capped Fulvetta</i></div>
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<i>Blue-winged Minla</i></div>
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<i>Red-tailed Minla</i></div>
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<i>Chestnut-tailed Minla</i></div>
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<i>Blue-fronted Redstart, male</i></div>
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<i>Golden Bush Robin</i></div>
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Hide Malu was also a lot colder than the three previous hides we went to. Although we were so pre-occupied with the birds that it was already almost noon when I noticed that my heavy coat was still zipped (I usually unzip it when we get to the hides for better mobility) and that I could feel the cold in my toes even if I was wearing two layers of socks. </div>
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Our dinner that night was a farewell of sorts because Ramon and Keith were leaving the following morning. So after we ate, we signed the big autograph wall and had our group photo taken.</div>
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<i>L-R: Atty Ramon Quisumbing, Ben Go, Alex Ting, yours truly, Prof Tirso Paris, Raymond Dan, and Keith Sundiang (aka Shoot Mee).</i></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The bountiful harvest of Day 1 left us in very high spirits. For the second day, we were going to Hide #3 for a specific target, the Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler and the secondary target was the Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler. We had seen the Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler the day before.</span></div>
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When we arrived at said hide, half the seats, were already occupied and the photographers were already shooting. We quickly and quietly squeezed into the remaining seats, set up our gear and fired away. As expected there were birds common to the previous day. Sharing the ones that we just saw that day.<br />
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<i>Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler, one of our targets</i></div>
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Apparently, this is a sought after bird. The group of Singaporeans whom we shared the hide with that morning, came back to Baihualing with this bird as one of their main targets. They had all been to Baihualing the previous year but missed this bird. </div>
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The parade of birds continued... here are some lifers.</div>
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<i>Rufous-bellied Niltava, male</i></div>
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<i>Streak-bresated Scimitar Babblers</i></div>
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<i>A closer shot of the male Rufous-bellied Niltava</i></div>
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<i>Blue-fronted Redstart, female</i></div>
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<i>Grey-winged Blackbird, female</i></div>
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<i>Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler</i></div>
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<i>Rufous-bellied Niltava, male</i></div>
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<i>Mrs. Gould's Sunbird, female</i></div>
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<i>Grey-winged Blackbird, male</i></div>
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We were busy shooting something, when our host/landlord, Jeremy Yip arrived at the hide. Then he pointed at something on one of the trees. It took me a couple of minutes to see the bird because it blended so well with the tree trunk. At it was perpetually moving so getting a decent shot was difficult.</div>
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After the Brown Tree Creeper left, we continued look at the main shooting area. The next bird was something I saw for a split second the day before - Long-tailed Sibia.</div>
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Birds continued to come in waves as the afternoon wore on. But many of them were species that we had already seen. Still it gave us a chance to get better shots. Towards late afternoon, we got excited because a cute little bird arrived for the first time.</div>
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We were getting ready to pack our gear when somebody, probably Raymond, blurted, Blue something and we all pointed our cameras at the newcomer and the familiar staccato of shutters filled the air. </div>
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<i>Our porter for the day, which turned out to be the owner of the 48-room "home-stay" we stayed in. He was also our driver that day.</i></div>
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The days haul was forty three (43) species with twelve (12) lifers to add to my previous day's tally, bringing the lifer count to 49. </div>
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After our brief sojourn at the South Atoll, the ship sailed for Cavili (or Cawili) Island, one of Cagayancillo's island barangays. When I woke up early the following morning, this is what I saw from my cabin window.</div>
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By agreement the night before, Martin had requested to be brought to the island much earlier so he could do some exploring. After a quick breakfast, we were off. I already had plenty of shots of the Brown Boobies, Brown Noddies, and Crested Terns at the North Atoll. I was hoping for the Black Noddies and Red-footed Boobies at the South Atoll but the ongoing construction prevented that. So for this day, I was hoping for these but Rommel told me that Black Noddies were not expected in these islands. On the other hand, Frigate Birds were expected at Cavili so the hope for a Christmas Island Frigate Bird was still alive.</div>
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Upon landing, we immediately saw that the trees along the beach were dotted, with many white birds which turned out to be Red-footed Boobies! And as we neared the trees, there were other birds as well - a few juvenile Brown Boobies and Frigate Birds. </div>
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Aside from the Frigate Birds and Boobies, there were not many other birds in the island. We ended up in the barrio of Cavili. Strangely all the signs in the buildings said Bgy Cawili. But Rommel kept referring to the island as Cavili saying Cavili and Cawili were one and the same. Anyway, the village reminded be of some of our barrios in Coron.</div>
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We took this opportunity to take a group photo (minus Martin, who was somewhere ahead of us).</div>
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While we were at this plaza, two young girls passed by selling buche (or was it maruya?), in any case I was so hungry that I bought some. Soon everybody was buying. For the foreigners in the group, it was the first time they tasted this Pinoy delicacy. I wanted to buy Coke to go with it but the village had no ice so I decided against it (I was not even sure if they had Coke). Anyway, we headed back to the beach and boarded the speedboat back to Narayana. The ship pulled anchor while we were having lunch and was soon headed to Calusa Island. I managed a quick nap before I was woken up to say that we were leaving for Calusa Island. </div>
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We did not really see much birds at Calusa. There was a distant Grey Imperial Pigeon which is quite a rare bird, though it was not a lifer for me as I had already seen it at Ursula Island a year ago (also from afar). </div>
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<i>The view from Calusa. That's our ship, the MY Narayana in the distance.</i></div>
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We sailed again during the night and when we woke up, we were anchored off the town of Cagayancillo. Birding wise, we had one target here - the so-called Cagayancillo White Eye which is actually a sub-species of a Yellowish White Eye found only in Cagayancillo. This is the richmondi sub-species which may (or may not) be declared a separate species in the coming years. We boarded the speedboat for a twenty-five minute ride to town. Cagayancillo reminded me of Coron in the mid-70's - small narrow pier, few vehicles, few people, quiet town where everybody knew everybody else (how I miss that Coron).</div>
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<i>Cagayancillo pantalan area</i></div>
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Upon disembarking, we immediately saw a tree filled with a flock of Grey-imperial Pigeons. But it was quite far to get a good shot. But to see this many Grey Imperial Pigeons in one tree was a delight.</div>
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There were no tricycles to be found. And the one or two that passed us were loaded with cargoes and people from the newly arrived ''Batil" (wooden boat). So we walked the narrow streets until we reached an area with trees. There we found the Yellowish White-eye but it was forever moving so no good shots. I realized that we were now close to the tree with the Grey Imperial Pigeons. We found the tree but it was back-lit and most of the birds have left, except for two. Sharing a closer but somewhat docu shot of this pair.</div>
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<i>Yellowish White-eye, Zosterops nigrorum, richmondi ssp.</i></div>
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Though not considered a lifer since it is after all a Yellowish White-eye, (which I have seen elsewhere), the fact that this sub-species is found only on this tiny island in the middle of Sulu Sea, is pretty amazing.</div>
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By pre-arrangement, we took our lunch at the Cagayancillo wharf and was back at Narayana early afternoon. That night we had our final dinner aboard the ship as we sailed for Puerto Princessa. </div>
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Our ETA at PPC was noontime so after breakfast, we spent time on deck watching for far off birds - mostly terns. I was secretly hoping to see dolphins. Fortunately, just as we were about to enter Puerto Princessa Bay, my prayers were answered. I was told that these photos show Fraser's Dolphins. </div>
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Tubbataha for me, is a special and magical place. I enjoyed my trip immensely. I am glad I did it and I have no regrets whatsoever. Well, there is one, I wanted to experience it with my son Luis, but it was not possible (pretty sure the rest of my family wouldn't have enjoyed it). However, I do not think it is for everybody. Long boat trip, spartan conditions, no cell signal, less than ideal shooting conditions, cost, length of the trip, low number of species (as compared to other birding sites), are reasons that come to mind. But as I said, for me, it was pure bliss...</div>
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For those who wish to bird at Tubbataha, please get in touch with Rommel Cruz at Wild Expeditions Palawan at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildexpeditionspalawan/">https://www.facebook.com/wildexpeditionspalawan/</a></div>
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