Barbet Eating Banana at ISO 2500

The dark, overcast sky during rainy monsoon season. I have to push the ISO to 2500 to have a decent picture of this Gold-whiskered Barbet eating banana in my backyard.

Shutter speed 1/30, no flash

Bird of Prey - Gold-whiskered Barbet

Tough Luck!.
3rd time unlucky with nestling at my backyard.
This was the last pictures taken on the morning of 28thMarch. The mother was trying to cover her baby, but you can see the baby head protruding there. By evening the two chicks were gone.

I suspect this was the real culprit. It perched on electric wire just above the" jambu" tree on the evening of 27th March. This barbet must have seen the chicks/ nest and waiting for the right moment to strike. I have not seen the actual attack, but from the past history (feasting on Tree Sparrow) - this is the prime suspect.

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After the rain

Jambu leaves. (Syzygium spp)

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goaivier)

Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

Rambutan fruits (Nephelium lappaceum).

Gold-whiskered Barbet Under the Rain

The heavy rain stopped, but light drizzled continue when this bird suddenly perched on a dead banana leaf about 20 feet from me.
I wish for a better smooth background (bokeh) than that green banana leaf. With the rain and overcast sky, what more you can ask for?.
ISO 400, f5.6, shutter 1/25, EV +1.7, No flash

If you look at this picture below, the yellow colour was overexposed - that yellow at the bird's cheek and part of the old banana leaf. The EV + 1 2/3 compensation was too much, but for the bird that perched for a few second, I had no time to view at the camera's histogram to correct the set-up.

Sub-adult Barbet

Why I called this specimen Sub-adult?.
I have seen so many of this barbet at my backyard, so somehow I know this is not an adult. ;)
Seriously, this bird colour or plumage is much duller that the one at my header up there.
(the above header picture was taken exactly a year ago. (Digitization Date/Time = 2008:09:03 18:24:00)

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

Green Bird with Digital SLR and Telephoto Lens

This is what the bird look like, photographed with proper hardware.
The same bird as my header up there.

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon) perched at Moringa Oleifera tree

Local name: Takur Pipi Kuning

Have a look for more bird pictures at the Bird Photography Weekly @ Birdfreak.

Bird Photography with Camera Phone

I hope you can see the green bird here. This bird did not move when I parked my car near the cherry tree. With only hand phone camera in my pocket, this is the best that I can get.

Gold-whiskered Barbet eating a wire

This bird species is one of my favorite bird and I had 26 entries about it in this blog. This Barbet was just curious about the wire or try to catch something there.

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

Friday Birds - Banana feast

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Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

Gold-whiskered Barbet eating ripe Papaya

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

Happy Eid Ul Fitr from Malaysia

Eid Ul Fitr will most probably be on Wednesday, 1st October here in Malaysia. The festive atmosphere is every there, including this Gold-whiskered Barbet - singing non stop for about half an hour at the favourite dead teak branch.

Gold-whiskered Barbet - My Favourite Bird at Favourite Perch

I have said in my previous posting, that there will be no birding during this fasting month.

If the bird came to you, how can you resist not to grab the camera and fire a few shots.

This is my favorite bird (apart from Iora), perched at the usual dead teak tree while I was waiting to break the fast.

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

I and the Bird Edition #82

I submitted a link of a write up by Prof YC Wee of Adrian Lim a.k.a. wmw998 and my observation of Gold-whiskered Barbet feeding bahavior to Kathie of Sycamore Canyon for 82nd edition of IATB.
It is interesting that she relate the observation to Kronos (Greek mitos) devouring one of his children.

Flying Barbet

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

Gold-Whiskered Barbet

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

Gold-Whiskered with variety of Foods

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Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)





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Yellow fruits