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Anguslau
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Raptors in Borneo (Borneo 婆羅洲)
« on: Jun 4th, 2004, 10:57am »
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Lesser Fish Eagle 漁鵰 Ichthyophaga humilis
http://www.pbase.com/image/29620832.jpg

 
Brahminy Kite 栗鳶 Haliastur indus
http://www.pbase.com/image/29620784.jpg

 
White-bellied Sea Eagle 白腹海鵰 Haliaeetus leucogaster
http://www.pbase.com/image/29620896.jpg

 
White-fronted Falconet 白額小隼 Microhierax latifrons
(smallest raptor in the world; only 6" tall; endemic to Borneo)
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Wallace's Hawk Eagle 華氏鷹鵰 Spizaetus alboniger
http://www.pbase.com/image/29620787.jpg

 
Crested Serpent Eagle 蛇鵰 Spilornis cheela
http://www.pbase.com/image/29620780.jpg

 
Jerdon's Baza 褐冠鵑隼 Aviceda jerdoni
http://www.pbase.com/image/29620678.jpg

 
Oriental Honey Buzzard 鳳頭蜂鷹 Pernis ptilorhyncus
http://www.pbase.com/image/29620650.jpg

 
Buffy Fish Owl 馬來漁鴞 Ketupa ketupu
http://www.pbase.com/image/29620775.jpg

 
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http://www.pbase.com/image/29620666.jpg
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Re: Raptors in Borneo
« Reply #1 on: Jun 4th, 2004, 5:00pm »
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I think the last one is oriental honey buzzard
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Re: Raptors in Borneo
« Reply #2 on: Jun 5th, 2004, 1:12pm »
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Thanks, mfho.  
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Re: Raptors in Borneo
« Reply #3 on: Jun 7th, 2004, 3:17am »
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Very nice photos and birding indeed!
Taking the Buffy Owl must have been exhilarating - how did you manage that in the dark? What was the setting of the encounter?
By the way the 'Wallace's' could be a Besra. It is quite an elegant and slim accipiter.
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Re: Raptors in Borneo
« Reply #4 on: Jun 8th, 2004, 11:10am »
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Koel,
 
Thanks for the correction.  
 
We took a night cruise along the river to see the owls and other nocturnal creatures. The guide used a spotlight to search for them (via their iris reflections). I tried to take photos using a 300/2.8 with 550EX flash handheld. At first I tried to using autofocus and thought that the focus assist light on the flash would help me to focus in the dark. But I soon found that it didn't work because the subjects were too far away. The lens simply didn't respond at all. I had to use manual focus. Although it was tough, but at least I can get some photos this way. Unfortunately by the time I started to get the hang of it, the show was over. Most of my pictures were blurred, including an otherwise perfect frontal shot of the owl without "red" eyes. But it was too blurred to be of any value.  
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Re: Raptors in Borneo
« Reply #5 on: Jun 8th, 2004, 1:03pm »
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Nice shots!! Thanks Angus for the generous sharing!!
 
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Re: Raptors in Borneo (Borneo 婆羅洲)
« Reply #6 on: Jun 15th, 2004, 5:46am »
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Agreed! the joy in photogrphy of birds does not exist purely in taking good photos. It is in knowing them better as well and learning how to 'cope' with them, to live with them and appreciate the little souls behind the feathers  
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