Bald Eagle
Naked-faced Spiderhunter (Arachnothera clarae), endemic
La Mesa Eco Park, Quezon City

My only usable photo of this uncommon endemic. So far!
Luzon Hornbill (Penelopides manillae), endemic
Subic, Zambales
Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum), endemic
Los Baños, Laguna, 19 June 2011

40D, 400 f/5.6, ISO 1000, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, manual exposure, handheld
Philippine Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis holospilus, juvenile), endemic
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Pied-billed Grebe Mother and chick
Eating Apples
Female White-necked Jacobin in flight - El Descanso, Mindo, Ecuador. Max size: 4941x3294. Female hummingbirds have less colorful iridescence than males and tend to look alike across some species. The female White-necked Jacobin looks a lot like the female Green-crowned Brilliant for instance. See our full species index.
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This photograph was created by Steven with the Canon 300mm f/4 L IS lens, the Canon EOS 7D, the Speedlite flash 430EX with Better Beamer, mounted on a Jobu Design Gimbal head, over the Manfrotto 190CX carbon fiber tripod. Have a look at the equipment we typically carry with us.
ISO 1000 | f/9 | 1/250 | AP w/ evaluative metering -2/3 EV | upper-right corner AI servo focus
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Image processing: Photoshop CS5 (noise reduction, cloning & patching to remove a few distracting elements from the background) + NIK Software (Tonal contrast, Detail extractor)
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This Roseate Spoonbill photograph was created at Alafia Banks. It is actually a composite of three different frames from the same action. Check the BIRD & WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY blog to read how it was put together.
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
See photo in original gallery.

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