| ![Blue-tailed Bee-eater 
Scientific name - Merops philippinus 
Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields. 
[40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]](https://a4.pbase.com/g1/41/379541/3/91404108.hYCNWdwz.jpg) Blue-tailed Bee-eater -IMG_8928.jpg
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater 
 Scientific name - Merops philippinus
 
 Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields.
 
 [40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
 | ![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]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91422408.OggHblTJ.jpg) KZ2L3087-1100x880.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]
 | ![Philippine Duck 
(a Philippine endemic, an amelanistic individual) 
Scientific name - Anas luzonica 
Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields. 
[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91426203.uhos0k4w.jpg) KZ2L3151-1000x750.jpg
 Philippine Duck 
(a Philippine endemic, an amelanistic individual)
 
 Scientific name - Anas luzonica
 
 Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields.
 
 [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
 | ![Buff-banded Rail 
Scientific name - Gallirallus philippensis 
Habitat - Marshes, ricefields and open grasslands.
[40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91419797.8CwZNBtN.jpg) IMG_8729-900x675.jpg
 Buff-banded Rail 
 Scientific name - Gallirallus philippensis
 
 Habitat - Marshes, ricefields and open grasslands.
 
 [40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
 | ![Common Moorhen 
Scientific name - Gallinula chloropus 
Habitat - Marshes and ponds. 
[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91428719.Sl5pQ19o.jpg) IMG_9275-1000x800.jpg
 Common Moorhen 
 Scientific name - Gallinula chloropus
 
 Habitat - Marshes and ponds.
 
 [40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
 | 
| ![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]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91439297.W6dF3Yqa.jpg) KZ2L3090-1000x750.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 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]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91431546.QIhhXE5k.jpg) KZ2L3122-1000x750.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]
 
 | ![Whiskered Tern 
Scientific name: Chlidonias hybridus 
Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. 
[1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held, IS off]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91434413.h9IPwA8C.jpg) KZ2L2762-1000x750.jpg
 Whiskered Tern 
 Scientific name: Chlidonias hybridus
 
 Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.
 
 [1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held, IS off]
 | ![Purple Heron 
Scientific name - Ardea purpurea 
Habitat - All types of wetlands. 
[40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91435478.Q4v1aIml.jpg) IMG_9145-1000x750.jpg
 Purple Heron 
 Scientific name - Ardea purpurea
 
 Habitat - All types of wetlands.
 
 [40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
 | ![Blue-tailed Bee-eater 
Scientific name - Merops philippinus 
Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields. 
[40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91437328.8nSRJGUt.jpg) IMG_8854-1200x900.jpg
 Blue-tailed Bee-eater 
 Scientific name - Merops philippinus
 
 Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields.
 
 [40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
 | 
| ![Black Bittern 
Scientific name - Dupetor flavicollis 
Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from ricefields to mangroves. 
[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91558926.12hkNgLy.jpg) IMG_8723-800x600.jpg
 Black Bittern 
 Scientific name - Dupetor flavicollis
 
 Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from ricefields to mangroves.
 
 [40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
 | ![Northern Pintail (two males and a female) 
Scientific name - Anas acuta 
Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from marshes to lakes. 
[40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, MF via Live View, bean bag]](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/41/379541/3/91547306.gP614CsS.jpg) IMG_8838-1000x750.jpg
 Northern Pintail (two males and a female) 
 Scientific name - Anas acuta
 
 Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from marshes to lakes.
 
 [40D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, MF via Live View, bean bag]
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