Bird photography

[dolina]

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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by alabang, on Flickr

The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where replaced by the closely related Rufous Night Heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).

Black-crowned Night Heron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) by alabang, on Flickr

The Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa), sometimes spelled "mynah" and formerly simply known as "Hill Myna", is the myna bird most commonly seen in aviculture, where it is often simply referred to by the latter two names. It is a member of the starling family (Sturnidae), resident in hill regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The Sri Lanka Hill Myna, a former subspecies of G. religiosa, is generally accepted as a separate species G. ptilogenys nowadays. The Enggano Hill Myna (G. enganensis) and Nias Hill Myna (G. robusta) are also widely accepted as specifically distinct, and many authors favor treating the Southern Hill Myna (G. r. indica) from the Nilgiris and elsewhere in the Western Ghats of India as a separate species also.

Common Hill Myna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) by alabang, on Flickr

The Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the Red-backed Sea-eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. They are found in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia. They are found mainly on the coast and in inland wetlands where it feeds on dead fish and other prey. Adults have a reddish brown plumage and a contrasting white head and breast which makes them easy to distinguish from other birds of prey.

Source: Brahminy Kite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis by alabang, on Flickr

Photographed is a female Olive-backed Sunbird in the Philippines

The Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, also known as the Yellow-bellied Sunbird, is a species of sunbird found from Southern Asian to Australia.

The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Their flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering, but usually perch to feed most of the time.

Source: Olive-backed Sunbird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis by alabang, on Flickr

Photographed is a male Olive-backed Sunbird in the Philippines

The Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, also known as the Yellow-bellied Sunbird, is a species of sunbird found from Southern Asian to Australia.

The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Their flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering, but usually perch to feed most of the time.

Source: Olive-backed Sunbird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Untitled by alabang, on Flickr


Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by alabang, on Flickr

The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where replaced by the closely related Rufous Night Heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).

Black-crowned Night Heron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Immature Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) by alabang, on Flickr

The Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. There are also a huge number of this species inhabits towns and cities, where they take refuge in abandoned buildings and trees. They often move in large groups and considered as one of the noisiest species of birds.

[nowayL]

My share ani nga thread.

Pasensya na ha kay 2 months old pako ani nga shots sa Photography using my cheap Nikkor 55-200mm ... hehe

[choui168]

hala inspired ko... can't wait to try my luck at bird photography with my newly acquired 2nd hand 2x extender!

[Chipmunk888]

Depending on the shooting condition I use the following

80% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 800mm f5.6l is usm

05% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 500mm f4.0l is usm

10% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 300mm f2.8l is usm

05% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 200mm f2.0l is usm


Cadpat by alabang, on Flickr

just what i thought, prime super telephoto lenses.


the image quality of those photos are quite hard to be captured by a zoom super telephoto lens.


TFS!

[choui168]

Depending on the shooting condition I use the following

80% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 800mm f5.6l is usm

05% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 500mm f4.0l is usm

10% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 300mm f2.8l is usm

05% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 200mm f2.0l is usm


Cadpat by alabang, on Flickr

omg! dili nalang ko pa-tuga2x... hahaha

btw, ikaw ba ang recent lotto winner?

[inkinian]

unsa ni nga lens bro? haita ani oi, gi-PP nani?

its my old system bro...5d2 + 85 1.2L

yep...PP is a part of digital photography..

[dolina]

just what i thought, prime super telephoto lenses.


the image quality of those photos are quite hard to be captured by a zoom super telephoto lens.


TFS!

I have observed that those who buy super tele zooms like the 170-500mm f5-6.3 Aspherical RF APO from Sigma tend to soon sell them and buy a 80-400mm VR of Nikkor or 100-400mm IS or 400mm f/5.6 from Canon.

omg! dili nalang ko pa-tuga2x... hahaha

btw, ikaw ba ang recent lotto winner?

If I won the lotto I would have this lens below just for kicks.


Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm f/5.6L EF USM Autofocus Lens by davidyuweb, on Flickr


Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) by alabang, on Flickr

The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from the ice in colder regions. It has become common in summer even inside the Arctic circle along the Norwegian coast.

It is a large bird, standing 90-100 cm tall, with a 175-195 cm wingspan and a weight of 1-2 kg. Its plumage is largely grey above, and off-white below. Adults have a white head with a broad black supercilium and slender crest, while immatures have a dull grey head. It has a powerful, pinkish-yellow bill, which is brighter in breeding adults. It has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped). This is characteristic of herons and bitterns, and distinguishes them from storks, cranes and spoonbills, which extend their necks. The call is a loud croaking "fraaank". The Australian White-faced Heron is often incorrectly called Grey Heron.

Source: Grey Heron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio pulverulentis) by alabang, on Flickr

The Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), also known as the African Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen, Purple Gallinule or Purple Coot, is a large bird in the family Rallidae (rails). From its name in French, talève sultane, it is also known as the Sultana Bird. It should not be confused with the American Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica. The common name in New Zealand, used for the subspecies P. p. melanotus, is Pūkeko, which is the Māori name. The variant found in Samoa, P. p. samoensis, is called "manuali'i," meaning "chiefly bird" in the Samoan language.

Source: Purple Swamphen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by alabang, on Flickr

The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where replaced by the closely related Rufous Night Heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).

Black-crowned Night Heron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Philippine Serpent-Eagle Spilornis holospilus Endemic by alabang, on Flickr

The Philippine Serpent Eagle, Spilornis holospilus, is an eagle found in the major islands of the Philippines. It is sometimes treated as a race of the Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela). This species is usually found in forest clearings, open woodlands, and sometimes in cultivated lands with scattered trees.

Philippine Serpent-Eagle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris) by alabang, on Flickr

The Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris) is an "Old World warbler" species in the family Megaluridae. It was formerly placed in the Sylviidae.

It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Striated Grassbird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) by alabang, on Flickr

The Common Moorhen, or Common Gallinule, (Gallinula chloropus) is a bird in the Rail family with an almost worldwide distribution. It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, etc. The species is not found in the polar regions, or many tropical rainforests. But elsewhere the Common Moorhen is likely the most commonly seen Rail species to most people, excepting the Coot in some regions.

Common Moorhen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) by alabang, on Flickr

The Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) is a small bittern. It is of Old World origins, breeding in tropical Asia from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka east to Japan and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. It has been recorded as a vagrant in Alaska and there is a single record from Britain, from Radipole Lake, Dorset on November 23rd 1962 - however, the BOU have always considered this occurrence to be of uncertain provenance and currently it is not accepted onto the official British List.

Source: Yellow Bittern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) by alabang, on Flickr

The Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) is a species of bird in the Hemiprocnidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Whiskered Treeswift - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[avant]

brahminy kite

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[randymunz]

just what i thought, prime super telephoto lenses.


the image quality of those photos are quite hard to be captured by a zoom super telephoto lens.


TFS!

Depending on the shooting condition I use the following

80% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 800mm f5.6l is usm

05% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 500mm f4.0l is usm

10% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 300mm f2.8l is usm

05% Flickr: alabang's stuff tagged with ef 200mm f2.0l is usm


Cadpat by alabang, on Flickr

wow! ug naa ko ani buang nako.