Subic Bay - Part III Photo Gallery by romy ocon at pbase.com

Subic Bay - Part III

Once more, I find myself at Subic Bay during the last weekend, testing new equipment in the field - this time my Manfrotto 468RC4 ball head. I finally got the endemic Philippine Serpent-Eagle, both perched and in flight. A male Tarictic Hornbill, plus a lot of pics of Subic regulars, served as icing to the cake. The sunlight was glorious at Subic this weekened, as can be seen in the bird pics in this gallery.

IMG_8226.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_8260.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_8254.JPG Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_8187.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_8250.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]
IMG_8230.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_0240.jpg Philippine Bulbul (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Hypsipetes philippinus Habitat - Forest edge, advanced second growth and forest.	IMG_8144.jpg Philippine Bulbul (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Hypsipetes philippinus Habitat - Forest edge, advanced second growth and forest. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_0244.jpg Philippine Bulbul (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Hypsipetes philippinus Habitat - Forest edge, advanced second growth and forest. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_0198.jpg Stripe-headed Rhabdornis (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Rhabdornis mystacalis Habitat - Lowland forest and second growth.
IMG_7947.jpg Luzon Hornbill (a Philippine endemic, Male) Scientific name - Penelopides manillae Habitat - Forest and edge up to 1500 m. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_7955.jpg Luzon Hornbill (a Philippine endemic, Male) Scientific name - Penelopides manillae Habitat - Forest and edge up to 1500 m. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_8296.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_8299.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_8309.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]
IMG_8147.jpg Colasisi (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Loriculus philippensis Habitat - All forest types up to montane forest. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_0209.jpg Colasisi (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Loriculus philippensis Habitat - All forest types up to montane forest.	IMG_0211.jpg Colasisi (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Loriculus philippensis Habitat - All forest types up to montane forest. [300D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]	IMG_0236.jpg Colasisi (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Loriculus philippensis Habitat - All forest types up to montane forest.	IMG_0249.jpg Colasisi (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Loriculus philippensis Habitat - All forest types up to montane forest.
IMG_8041.jpg Chinese Goshawk (immature) Scientific name - Accipiter soloensis Habitat - Forest and forest edge.	IMG_8044.jpg Chinese Goshawk (immature) Scientific name - Accipiter soloensis Habitat - Forest and forest edge.	IMG_8074.jpg Chinese Goshawk (immature) Scientific name - Accipiter soloensis Habitat - Forest and forest edge.	IMG_8078.jpg Chinese Goshawk (immature) Scientific name - Accipiter soloensis Habitat - Forest and forest edge.	IMG_8083.jpg Chinese Goshawk (immature) Scientific name - Accipiter soloensis Habitat - Forest and forest edge.
IMG_8280.jpg Black-naped Oriole Scientific name - Oriolus chinensis Habitat - Early second growth, open scrub and gardens. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_8286.jpg Black-naped Oriole Scientific name - Oriolus chinensis Habitat - Early second growth, open scrub and gardens. [with Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm focal length]	IMG_0218.jpg Blue-naped Parrot (a near Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Tanygnathus lucionensis Habitat - uncommon in forest and forest edge.	IMG_0230.jpg The Manfrotto 468RC4 replaced my old Slik Pro 800 ball head. It performed flawlessly in the field. Together with my 455B legs, the combo provided the stable support for the 20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC in taking the pics of the perched Crested Serpent-Eagle and Tarictic Hornbill in this gallery. These shots were taken at a distance of over 60 meters. The controls of the 468RC4 are located conveniently, and functioned smoothly. It's huge capacity of 16 kg is a quantum leap compared to the Slik Pro 800's 3 kg.

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Nathan		05-Jun-2005 21:36
Romy - Some really great bird photographs. So happy to see these endimics -- especially the PS Eagle (it's a magnificent bird). Thanks for taking the time to share them

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