Philippine Falconet eats a huge cicada (HD video) (1 Viewer)

Romy Ocon

Well-known member

• Jun 15, 2009

• #1

Dear all,

Here's sharing a 3-minute footage of a Microhierax erythrogenys eating a huge cicada high up in the canopy. It looks to me like the cicada was still buzzing as it was being eaten piece by piece, until it was silenced with a critical bite from the bird.


Philippine Falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys), Mt. Makiling, Philippines, June 10, 2009, Canon 5D2 (FW 1.1.0) + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG) + Canon 2x TC + Sennheiser MKE 400 mic, 1600 mm, Manfrotto 475B/3421 support, manual exposure in available light, f/18, 1/60-1/100 sec, ISO 200, 1920x1080 capture processed and resized to 1280x720, noise/hiss in audio cleaned up a bit.

http://exposureroom.com/romyocon_pfalconet


Regards,

Romy

 

a.dancy

Registered User

• Jun 15, 2009

• #2

Excellent!

 

Sandpiper

Mike Powell

• Jun 15, 2009

• #3

Romy,

Once again I must congratulate you on posting some incredible footage of this little gem. The backing music and captions added greatly to my enjoyment. Many thanks for sharing.

 

Romy Ocon

Well-known member

• Jun 16, 2009

• #4

Thanks, a. dancy and Mike!

Romy

 

redeyedvideo

It's like water off a duck's back!

• Jun 17, 2009

• #5

Incredible footage, well done.

I managed to video a Tiny Hawk from Canopy tower in Panama which was an amazing experience for me.

I tried to post a comment on your site, do I need to register to post?

 

Romy Ocon

Well-known member

• Jun 19, 2009

• #6

redeyedvideo said:

Incredible footage, well done.

I managed to video a Tiny Hawk from Canopy tower in Panama which was an amazing experience for me.

I tried to post a comment on your site, do I need to register to post?

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Thanks, Dave..... this was an exciting experience for me too, as I watched via the camera's LCD the giant cicada's buzzing sputter to a halt with each bite of the raptor.

I understand only registered members can post comments at Exposure Room.

Romy