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csmallari | profile | all galleries >> Bird Photos >> Bird Photos by Location >> Candaba, Pampanga >> Candaba 03/17/07 >> The Marsh Harrier & the Bittern tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

The Marsh Harrier & the Bittern

We witnessed a poor young yellow bittern being attacked by the Eastern Marsh Harrier. I would be lying if I said that I was so sad about the incident that I didn't feel like capturing anything.

It was an adrenalin pumping kind of excitement that made me forget about all other happenings around me.

It was kinda hard to capture this series because I was using my 300mm f/4L IS lens with a 2x TC so no auto focus for me. Used manual focus to capture every single shot. By the time I was done shooting the action sequence, my back hurt like hell and I had to force myself to stretch and move my muscles because I felt so stiff from the continuous shooting.

I'd do it again if given the chance - HahHAhHAHahhaa - Hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them.

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