Chiong ah richard !!!!!

**mervin** · 30th Jan 2009, 10:31

Its still there as of yesterday evening

Blue-winged Pitta
Pitta moluccensis

Canon 40D + 500F4

1/25, F9, ISO 400, EV-0.7, Flash - 2

1/30, F8, ISO 400, EV- 1, Flash - 2

1/30, F8, ISO 400, EV- 0.7, Flash - 2

**trident** · 30th Jan 2009, 14:15

wah lau don't make me drool leh,
I already cannot tahan liao,
gotta work, so poor thing, sit here and look at all the gorgeous photos.
only 24 hours to go...........

This set of photos even better than the first set
You went for re-shoot yesterday?

**Shadow** · 30th Jan 2009, 14:31

is this thread dedicated to poison Richard?

**mervin** · 30th Jan 2009, 15:18

yes, was shot yesterday.

the pitta is more co-operative in the evening when there are much lesser people/photographers around.

it stayed out in the open for at least 15 mins sessions, like that still cannot get better pixs....i also dont know what to say liaos...

**Wackytpt** · 30th Jan 2009, 15:23

Mervin... You are very bad to tempt Richard like that.

Haha.. Nice pictures.

**trident** · 30th Jan 2009, 15:36

Very deeply poisoned liao

Good, I am going down around 4,
if that fellow can stay 15 mins for me I'll be damn happy.

Nic, Robert, maybe you guys should also try and shoot some birds.

Where is Luenny? I want to pull him along.........

**Wackytpt** · 30th Jan 2009, 15:46

No lens to shoot birds... haha..

Only got 1 kit len.

**Shadow** · 30th Jan 2009, 16:07

No lens for bird as well

**craftsman** · 30th Jan 2009, 17:40

Wow Mervin, beautiful Blue Wing Pitta! This bird not very common, but recently hearing of more people seeing it. Good for our ecology.

Where did you see it, may I ask?

**budak** · 30th Jan 2009, 17:45

yesterday got a duck there also.. will post evidence later

**craftsman** · 30th Jan 2009, 17:48

Originally Posted by budak

yesterday got a duck there also.. will post evidence later

Hmm.. sounds like lesser whistling ducks or radjah shelduck at Singapore Botanical Gardens?

Is this where the Pitta was spotted?

**mervin** · 30th Jan 2009, 19:07

Yes Paul, shot it at SBG Ginger Garden.

Its rather easy because of people traffic (compared to other places, they are very very shy) and its been conditioned by tons of photographers who have been feeding it with meal worms.

Perhaps you should go with Richard tomorrow to look see before it boards a SQ flight for home !

**mervin** · 30th Jan 2009, 19:29

Here is the duck shot at SBG.

Lesser Tree Duck
Dendrocygna javanica

Canon 40D + 500F4 + 1.4TC

1/100, F10, ISO 320, EV-0.3, Flash - 2

**sfk7** · 30th Jan 2009, 19:36

wow!!! i prefer the photograph of the duck to the pitta

such details on the feathers

**craftsman** · 30th Jan 2009, 21:09

Originally Posted by mervin

Yes Paul, shot it at SBG Ginger Garden.

Its rather easy because of people traffic (compared to other places, they are very very shy) and its been conditioned by tons of photographers who have been feeding it with meal worms.

Perhaps you should go with Richard tomorrow to look see before it boards a SQ flight for home !

Saturdays are usually packed at SBG.

Sigh... now with 3 kids, I no longer have the luxury of heading to field trips like before. Hiazz.....

There are tons of species at SBG. Really wonderful "all-in-one" place for birding. Another few birds to spot are the Magpie Robin (They have a wonderful call), Banded Woodpecker, Common Flameback, Coppersmith Barbet, Stork Billed Kingfisher, Purple and Grey Herons, Little Egret, Chinese Pond Heron and Yellow Bittern. I've also had the privilege of seeing a Common Buzzard before, and on occasion, the brown Shrike.

Its amazing to think that these birds all pass through SBG at some point.

**trident** · 30th Jan 2009, 21:59

wah mervin your duck also very nice leh, no tail also never mind

Paul,
wow your knowledge of birds is very good, hope you can go back to the
field one day

**budak** · 30th Jan 2009, 22:00

Also the sunbirds (olive-backed, brown-throated and crimson), various parakeets/hanging parrot, hill mynahs and flycatchers. There was a Changeable Hawk-Eagle (dark morph) hanging about above the rainforest yesterday also...

**mervin** · 30th Jan 2009, 22:10

Not forgetting the Hooded Pitta and Siberian Blue Robin (behind the water fall opposite Ginger Garden)

http://avianwatchasia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11628

Originally Posted by craftsman

Saturdays are usually packed at SBG.

Sigh... now with 3 kids, I no longer have the luxury of heading to field trips like before. Hiazz.....

while the kids can have a pinic while PAPA do some bird watching mah

**craftsman** · 30th Jan 2009, 22:38

Originally Posted by trident

Paul,
wow your knowledge of birds is very good, hope you can go back to the
field one day

Still learning. But I was at one point in my life quite crazy about birds.

**craftsman** · 30th Jan 2009, 22:44

Originally Posted by budak

Also the sunbirds (olive-backed, brown-throated and crimson), various parakeets/hanging parrot, hill mynahs and flycatchers. There was a Changeable Hawk-Eagle (dark morph) hanging about above the rainforest yesterday also...

yah yah!!!

Wah.. getting excited.... *slurp*

Originally Posted by mervin

Not forgetting the Hooded Pitta and Siberian Blue Robin (behind the water fall opposite Ginger Garden)

http://avianwatchasia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11628

Wah.. Siberian Blue Robin is very very very rare!

Never see before yet, except in my bird book.

Originally Posted by mervin

while the kids can have a pinic while PAPA do some bird watching mah

Tried already lor...

but... not very successful when all they wanna do is feed the fishes and ducks...

To the point where I "gave up" and sold my Swarovski spotting scope a couple of years back.... Dunno if I will regret it next time.