Scaly Breasted Munia

tanhb · 8th February 2009

Took these images the same day I took the Sunda Woodpecker. This is a common bird in Singapore but it's the first time I saw this bird in the wild.

D300, 300mm TC17, f/8, 1/125sec, ISO200, FEC -2.7

D300, 300mm TC17, f/6.7, 1/125sec, ISO200, FEC -2.7

D300, 300mm TC17, f/8, 1/80sec, ISO200, FEC -2.7

D300, 300mm TC17, f/8, 1/250sec, ISO200, FEC -2.7

More information on this species can be found here.

Cheers.

Pearlang · 8th February 2009

This is a cutie.

Newguy69 · 9th February 2009

nice background, subjects are sharp and detailed. Good shots of these skittish fellows

tanhb · 9th February 2009

Pearl and Arthur, thanks for the kind comments. Glad you like them.

chngpe01 · 9th February 2009

The first is

love it

DeSwitch · 9th February 2009

Not easy to shoot these skittish fellas. Well done. I still do not havea good shot yet.

knpan · 9th February 2009

the first shot is the best, like the c smoothgreen bg.

Daedalus Trent · 9th February 2009

yea, love the first shot too

is it eating those grass seeds?

tanhb · 9th February 2009

Originally Posted by chngpe01

The first is love it

Wow. Glad you like it. But I find the vent area too hot.

Originally Posted by DeSwitch

Not easy to shoot these skittish fellas. Well done. I still do not havea good shot yet.

You might not have a good shot of this bird but you sure have a lot of other good shots of other birds in your hard disk. One of them is the Pitta.

Originally Posted by knpan

the first shot is the best, like the c smoothgreen bg.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Daedalus Trent

yea, love the first shot too

is it eating those grass seeds?

Yes. It's eating the seed.

8th February 2009	#1
tanhb Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 656	Scaly Breasted Munia Took these images the same day I took the Sunda Woodpecker. This is a common bird in Singapore but it's the first time I saw this bird in the wild. D300, 300mm TC17, f/8, 1/125sec, ISO200, FEC -2.7 D300, 300mm TC17, f/6.7, 1/125sec, ISO200, FEC -2.7 D300, 300mm TC17, f/8, 1/80sec, ISO200, FEC -2.7 D300, 300mm TC17, f/8, 1/250sec, ISO200, FEC -2.7 More information on this species can be found here. Cheers.

8th February 2009	#2
Pearlang Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,318	Re: Scaly Breasted Munia This is a cutie.

9th February 2009	#3
Newguy69 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Third rock from the Sun Posts: 1,773	Re: Scaly Breasted Munia nice background, subjects are sharp and detailed. Good shots of these skittish fellows __________________ The place where I can spread my wings, and soar the sky at dawn - I belong

9th February 2009	#4
tanhb Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 656	Re: Scaly Breasted Munia Pearl and Arthur, thanks for the kind comments. Glad you like them.

9th February 2009	#5
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,466	Re: Scaly Breasted Munia The first is love it __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

9th February 2009	#6
DeSwitch Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 1.45N 103.83E Posts: 2,745	Re: Scaly Breasted Munia Not easy to shoot these skittish fellas. Well done. I still do not havea good shot yet. __________________ NPX Multiply

9th February 2009	#7
knpan Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,650	Re: Scaly Breasted Munia the first shot is the best, like the c smoothgreen bg.

9th February 2009	#8
Daedalus Trent Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Singapore, east-ish Posts: 2,142	Re: Scaly Breasted Munia yea, love the first shot too is it eating those grass seeds?