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

Subic Bay - Part V

I observed a very unusual bird behavior on this trip to Subic Bay. Blue-throated Bee-eaters were spreading their wings and tails, and stayed in that position on the ground near their nest. When I first saw this, I thought the bee-eater was dead, but it flew away once I approached it. Then I saw a lot of bee-eaters doing the same thing. More curiously, even a pair of wood-swallows several meters away imitated the act! Whether these birds were sunning themselves, cooling off, or trying to attract ants into their plumage, I'm not sure. But it was certainly a sight to behold.

IMG_9228.jpg White-breasted Wood-swallow Scientific name - Artamus leucorynchus Habitat - Common, from open country to clearings at forest edge up to 1800 m. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]	IMG_9169.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [400 5.6L, hand held]	IMG_9157.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [400 5.6L, hand held]	IMG_8918.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [400 5.6L, hand held]	IMG_9204.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, on tripod, 560 mm, f/9]
IMG_9346.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]	IMG_9179.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [400 5.6L, hand held]	IMG_9051.jpg Black-naped Oriole Scientific name - Oriolus chinensis Habitat - Early second growth, open scrub and gardens. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]	IMG_9046.jpg Black-naped Oriole Scientific name - Oriolus chinensis Habitat - Early second growth, open scrub and gardens. [20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, on tripod, 560 mm, f/9]	IMG_9021.jpg White-throated Kingfisher Scientific name - Halcyon smyrnensis Habitat - Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]
IMG_9343.jpg Coleto (a near Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Sarcops calvus Habitat - Common in forest, forest edge and clearings. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]	IMG_9463.jpg Coleto (a near Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Sarcops calvus Habitat - Common in forest, forest edge and clearings. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]	IMG_9461.jpg Coleto (a near Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Sarcops calvus Habitat - Common in forest, forest edge and clearings. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]	IMG_9473.jpg Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Female) Scientific name - Coracina striata striata Habitat - Forest and forest edge. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]	IMG_9468.jpg Bar-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Female) Scientific name - Coracina striata striata Habitat - Forest and forest edge. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]
IMG_9183.jpg Luzon Hornbill (a Philippine endemic, Male) Scientific name - Penelopides manillae Habitat - Forest and edge up to 1500 m. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, on tripod]	IMG_9065.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]	IMG_9114.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]	IMG_9060.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]	IMG_9127.jpg Philippine Serpent-Eagle (Sub-adult, a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Spilornis holospilus Habitat - Forest from lowlands to over 2000 m. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, 560 mm, hand held]

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QUERIDO		03-Mar-2005 23:04
thank you for your answer about " Bigma vs. 100-400 L IS Vs. 400 5.6L" your pictures are marvellous, outstanding, i'll come back as soon as possible to see your other pictures

romy ocon		03-Mar-2005 06:05
Thanks for the nice comments, Bob!

Bob Kaufman		03-Mar-2005 03:53
Romy, these pictures are outstanding! Ang galing! Why don't you visit naturephotographers.net, look at the Avian Gallery and maybe become a member? Your pictures are better than many of those posted there (including mine.:-)).

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