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Coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala)

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Pao Dolina

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Coppersmith Barbet,(Megalaima haemacephala), by alabang, on Flickr

The Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala), is a bird with crimson forehead and throat which is best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident found in the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take sometimes insects, especially winged termites.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppersmith_barbet

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Pao Dolina said:

Coppersmith Barbet,(Megalaima haemacephala), by alabang, on Flickr

The Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala), is a bird with crimson forehead and throat which is best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident found in the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take sometimes insects, especially winged termites.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppersmith_barbet

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman
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Stunning, Pao, that you could get this unbelievably colorful and informative picture. The mother is feeding a head the size of her own!

So how did this capture occur. Where were you? Did you hear the calls from the nest in the tree or just caught site of the parent flying in? I'd love to know how you went about walking, exploring until you came to take this wonderful shot.

...and, BTW, (no small detail), what lens did you choose?

Asher
 
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Pao Dolina

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Thanks Don, Rob, Don and Asher.

The photo was taken at the main gate of a local Uni. A bunch of bird watchers saw the location and shared it with some bird photogs. The directions were rather vague so we ended up searching within an area of about 10 yards.

Steve and I mostly saw movement of the parent flying and out.

I used a 800mm lens.
 
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