Second Time's the Charm!

From Gelo Arboleda

At around mid-March, I was able to visit the Philippine Scops Owl residing in UPLB's lower campus, and although that was the first time I was able to photograph the species, the owl only stayed for a short while leaving me with significantly underexposed shots I wasn't happy with. I just didn't know how to properly photograph night birds.

Last night, I got to visit the area again and the beautiful owl was there, allowing us a longer period to document its behavior, giving us very good views and ample time to work around the proper settings that would work in very low light conditions.

Thank you for the company Joms, Dan Mathew and Alpha! I got in the much needed warmup and practice before our Palawan sortie this coming weekend!

Philippine Scops Owl Los Baños, Laguna

April 2025