Blue-headed Fantail Rhipidura cyaniceps
Romy Ocon's Philippine Wild Birds
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Blue-headed Fantail
Found in the understory of all forest types, the
Rhipidura cyaniceps
is a Philippine endemic (152 - 180 mm total length) that's seldomly photographed in good light. Its amazing colors can only be fully appreciated when the bird comes out into the open, as what it did here in this cold, foggy corner of the Cordillera mountains.
Shooting detail
Canon 40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/125 sec, manual exposure, Manfrotto 475B tripod + 3421 gimbal head, RAW capture, available light (February 13, 2008, Elev. 1615 m ASL, Mankayan, Benguet province).
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