Are those birds nocturnal?? why the large whiskers??
Went "birding" with me wife today for the first time and managed to shoot these common fellas but all are also my first time. :biggrinlo
Looks like have to bring my lucky star with me all the time !!!
Canon 20D + 500f4 + 1.4TC
Coppersmith Barbet
Megalaima haemacephala
25Apirl06, 0850hrs, ISO 400, 1/125, F8, EV -1
25Apirl06, 0853hrs, ISO 400, 1/125, F8, EV -1, Flash -1
Just for the record, had to shoot thru trees.:wahpiang:
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirotris
25Apirl06, 10.02hrs, ISO 400, 1/1600, F8, EV 0
Are those birds nocturnal?? why the large whiskers??
Do you bring along a bird identification book with you on your shoots? What are the books you use for the identification?
Cheers.
Nice! These are found locally??? Never seen before.
koah fong
Juggler's tanks
ranmasatome - no they are not and i don't know why they have whiskers
Quixotic - i do at times but with my lens weighting 3+kg now, i leave the book at home
- A Photograpic Guide to the Birds of S.E Asia by Morten Strage,
ISBN 962-593-403-0
- New Holland Field Guide to the Birds of S.E. ASia by Craig Robson
ISBN 1-84330-746-4
juggler - yup they are all local.
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