Luzon Hornbill

Wow great shot of a beautiful bird, thanks for sharing!

Thanks, everybody....

Here's how the male Luzon Hornbill looks - 20D + 500 f4 + 1.4x, 1/160 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400, manual exposure, tripod/gimbal head:

luckyart60 wrote in post #2495983
Hi Romy once again another fantastic capture. How about organizing a photo shoot in the Phillipines for interesting members here.

Sign me up! It would be fun, if only to finally meet Romy!

Great capture as always Romy. You sure have a wealth of marvelous birds there, and you truly do them justice. Thanks for sharing!

= Ed =

Ed Rotberg wrote in post #2500664
Sign me up! It would be fun, if only to finally meet Romy!

Great capture as always Romy. You sure have a wealth of marvelous birds there, and you truly do them justice. Thanks for sharing!

= Ed =

Hi Ed and others,

The best time to visit our islands is December to March. The climate is less hot, rains have subsided, and all migrant birds are around.

I'd like to note though that birds here are really shy and difficult to get close to because of hunting/trapping pressure and rapid loss of habitat/deforestation. To have a chance of bringing home a sizable number of endemic birdshots, a 1-2 week trip is my suggested minimum. Security is not a problem, and the bonus is that our islands offer a lot of other attractions in addition to birds.

Our birds might be tough to shoot, but there's not a lot of Philippine bird photos floating around, so there's a sense of "exclusivity"....

Romy

Excellent capture, and lovely BG