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Open Season at Candaba Wetlands

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After a long wait, the access trail to Candaba wetlands is now reliably passable. I'm back to my favorite wetlands mainly to film the birds in HD video,
but the mid-air antics of the endemic Philippine Ducks enticed me to pull out my 1DM2 from the bag and shoot a few BIFs. :)
Philippine Duck 
(a Philippine endemic) 

Scientific name - Anas luzonica 

Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields. 

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
KZ2L0786-1200X800.jpg

Philippine Duck
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Anas luzonica

Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Northern Shoveler (male) 

Scientific name - Anas clypeata 

Habitat - Uncommon in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes. 

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
KZ2L0975-1200X800.jpg

Northern Shoveler (male)

Scientific name - Anas clypeata

Habitat - Uncommon in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Northern Pintail (male) 

Scientific name - Anas acuta 

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from marshes to lakes. 

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, 100% crop]
KZ2L0833-1200X800.jpg

Northern Pintail (male)

Scientific name - Anas acuta

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from marshes to lakes.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, 100% crop]

Garganey (female) 

Scientific name - Anas querquedula 

Habitat - Fresh water marshes and shallow lakes. 

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
KZ2L0821-1200X800.jpg

Garganey (female)

Scientific name - Anas querquedula

Habitat - Fresh water marshes and shallow lakes.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Yellow Bittern 

Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis 

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands. 

[5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 475B/3421 support, uncropped full frame resized to 1200x800]
IMG_0942-1200x800.jpg

Yellow Bittern

Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands.

[5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 475B/3421 support, uncropped full frame resized to 1200x800]

Yellow Bittern 

Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis 

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands. 

[5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 475B/3421 support, processed 100% crop]
IMG_0942-100crop.jpg

Yellow Bittern

Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands.

[5DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 475B/3421 support, processed 100% crop]