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The Philippine Trogon (Harpactes ardens) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Trogon

Taken in the Isle of Bohol, Philippines

Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Exposure: 0.125 sec (1/8)
Shutter Remote: None
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 800 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: +1 EV
Flash: No Flash
Support: Tripod + Gimbal
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
 
Yeah, that looks pretty sweet, but $400 for a filter would be very hard for me to choke down. I'll just spend less than a third of that on individual filters instead ;)
 
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After the grassbird we needed a water break so proceeded to the driving range. There I spotted this very unshy fella perching on the rail. Funny how long this fella took his time as I was fiddling with the lens controls to get it to focus appropriately.

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The Long-tailed Shrike or the Rufous-backed Shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. The eastern or Himalayan race, L. s. tricolor, is sometimes called the Black-headed Shrike.
tricolor race in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

It is a common resident breeder throughout the Indomalayan ecozone from Kazakhstan, through Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indian peninsula except eastern states, to New Guinea, found on bushes in scrubby areas and cultivation. Winter visitor to southern areas such as southeast India and Sri Lanka.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_Shrike

Again I am amazed by the 7D's high ISO noise performance. Incredible on an APS-C sensor.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 600 mm
ISO Speed: 3200 (Auto ISO)
Exposure Bias: +2 EV
Support: Hand held
Crop: None, framed as is.
Software: Aperture 3.0.2
Date and Time: 2010:04:01 09:01:57
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Metering Mode: Partial
Exposure Mode: Auto
White Balance: Auto
 
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I hate mopeds..
 
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