beyond visible impression

Guests:  Cebu Bird Photographers (Dr. Boy and Marester Macasiano, Tateo Osawa and Dr. LuiCo)

Location:  Samar Island Natural Park

Date:  Feb. 24-26, 2011

Note: Aside from the common birds found in our birding sites, one uncommon species was photographed  - the samar endemic Blue Fantail

here are some of the documentary photos. enjoy viewing!

the Cebu Birdnuts

Samar Tarictic Hornbill, captured while having our first mug of coffee

Stripe-Headed Rhabdornis

Everett’s White-eye

Purple Throated Sunbird

Philippine Trogon

a more intimate shot of Everett’s White-eye

Stripe-Headed Rhabdornis

White-Throated Kingfisher

Philippine Bulbul

Black-Naped Monarch

Dollarbird

Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Whiskered Tree Swift  and Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker (background)

Coleto

a mixed flock of small birds

Rufous Hornbills in flight.  a documentary shot, taken at a very far distance

Purple Throated Sunbird (female)

the shy and uncommon, Blue Fantail (Rhipidura Superciliaris Samarensis).  Taken in a dark understorey of the forest.

Gecko

Few more birds,  the Samar’s Spangled Drongo, Silvery Kingfisher, Fairy Bluebirds, etc., were spotted during the sortie but we failed to take photos due to distance and poor light availability inside the forest.  Nevertheless, what is more important is we were able to confirm the presence of those bird species inside the  Samar forests, and we have something more to photograph in the next trip!

Once again, I was able to experience the hidden attraction of Samar Island Natural Park (SINP).  Limited not with just bird objective in mind but with the interest to photograph forest-dwelling species and some forest features.

All photographs taken at Samar Island Natural Park.  Enjoy viewing!

Started shooting as early as 5:30AM.  The good thing of shooting moon at dawn is that you’ll have a colored background compared to a total black when taken at night

with this photo, i was able to proved again to myself that dawn is still my best time of day in photographing landscape very challenging that you have to compose, set and click as quick as you can because for a very short time, light temperature changes.

as color temperature changes…

a healthy green foliage

last leaf…?

flying lizard at rest

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from family of Troides

forest fungus

a hovering forest-dwelling butterfly

rufous hornbill last flight for the day….

More photos in my next post….

i intend this to be a series of entries as Samar Island Natural Park has a lot of things to offer!

stayed overnight in the area, woke up as early as 5AM, finished a mug of coffee first before started shooting the environs and those lovely birds!

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just few of the images that i created during the visit of The Traveling Light Collective team to Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park.   

feel the thrill while following the monkey trail from Protected Area Visitors’ Center going to Panhulugan Cave. 

 
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