Here's sharing a few avian creatures that don't look exactly very pretty to me. It appears that Mother Evolution was not sure whether to take a right or left turn when she created these. ....:Grin:

1. White-Bellied Woodpecker, 350D + Sigmonster

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/52657971.jpg



2. Coleto (a near Philippine endemic) , 20D + Sigmonster

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/54774880.jpg



3. A face only his mother could love - male Luzon Hornbill (a Philippine endemic), 350d + Sigmonster

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/51831750.jpg



Regards,

Romy

Hi Romy,

Just wanna say, I really enjoy looking at your birds...

I wish we can really, really protect our forests so that future generations will see these in person rather than just pictures.

Raymund

Romy, the face of that Coleto is seriously freaking me out! :D

Weird and nicely captured. Great shots Romy.

Great shots Romy! We were at OWG last night talking about you. We're very proud of you that you were featured in the Photograpy Mag, and your contribution of the 'Sigmonster' moniker!

High praises to you! Hope to meet you one day!

ganda naman ng bird mo

Thanks, Raymund, Earl, Reyno, Edu and Derek.

Here's a couple more - regular looking birds captured at unusual angles....:Grin:

1. White-throated Kingfisher, 20D + 400 5.6L

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/49274033.jpg



2. Yellow Bittern, 20D + 400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/65203492.jpg


Romy

Love the angle on the Kingfisher!

Great shooting Romy! :)

Thanks, Raymund, Earl, Reyno, Edu and Derek.

Here's a couple more - regular looking birds captured at unusual angles....:Grin:

1. White-throated Kingfisher, 20D + 400 5.6L

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/49274033.jpg

Romy

I hope this nicely captured but wierd-looking bird would calm down EARL.

I never knew that birds as beautiful and strange as these actually existed in the Philippines. You learn someting new every day. Great work Romy!

^^^I feel the same way :)
And recently tried a go at birding and you get more and more praise from me :) Definitely not easy! :D

Cool! So true even to humankind. My mother always call me pogi but of course lots of differing opinions :~).
cheers,
gil

are these birds native to the philippines?
really an amazing collection!

Thanks again, Fidel, Reyno, Nick, Marlon, Gil and Floyd.


^^^I feel the same way :)
And recently tried a go at birding and you get more and more praise from me :) Definitely not easy! :D

Marlon, I just toured a visiting Canadian nature shooter at Subic rainforest. After three straight days of hard work, we got a few captures. Now, he knows how hard it is to work Philippine wild birds (these are few and shy because of hunting/trapping pressure), unlike many North American birds which can be approached in parks. He went home more appreciative of our photos, realizing it took thousands of hours and countless miles of trekking to get these....:Grin:



are these birds native to the philippines?
really an amazing collection!

Floyd, yes these are wild birds in our islands. We have close to 600 species, and almost a third are endemic or found only in the Philippines.


Romy

romy
another hard to beat series....
your one of a kind...
a true bird lover..
keep it up..