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Luzon Water Redstart (take 2)

This is another video of a Luzon Water Redstart, a Luzon endemic restricted to clean and flowing streams and rivers near forest , 300 meters and above. It is usually seen singly or in pairs and perches on rocks, foraging for insects and small invertebrates. This indivifual was videoscoped in the upland montane streams in Mt. Polis, Cordilerras of Northern Luzon, also the site for the UNESCO World Heritage Site Banaue Rice Terraces. The video showcases some advantages of digiscoping showing the relative distance of the bird and how close one can get with the spotting scope's zoom eyepiece and the optical zoom of a point and shoot camera. Check out the other video of the Luzon Water Redstart here. Luzon Water Redstart, Rhyacornis bicolor June 2012, Mt. Polis, Mountain Province, Cordilleras, Luzon, Philippines Blue-capped Wood Kingfisherl

Luzon Water Redstart [HD]

The Luzon Water Redstart is a an uncommon endemic found only in the islands of Luzon and Mindoro. They favor clear mountain streams and rivers above 300 meters, usually in pairs. They forage for insects disturbed by running water in clean mountain streams. This female individual was captured in one of the highland streams in Mt. Polis, Ifugao and Mountain Provinces in the Cordilleras of northern Luzon, Philippines. Aside from the Redstart, Mt. Polis holds several other birds that are difficult to get elsewhere in the Philippines. This includes the montane species such as Luzon Scops Owl, Luzon Bush Warbler and if lucky the beautiful Flame-breasted Fruit-dove plus many more Luzon montane birds. Be sure to check out our gallery for a sampling of Mt. Polis birds.