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romy ocon | profile | all galleries >> Wild Birds of the Philippines (Photos) >> Bird Galleries by Location >> Archives of Older Galleries by Location >> Archives - Part 9 >> Mating Philippine Ducks at Candaba wetlands tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Mating Philippine Ducks at Candaba wetlands

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A couple of visits to my favorite wetlands this February 21st and 23rd rewarded me with what could be the first sequences of mating Philippine Ducks captured in photos...:)
Mating Philippine Ducks - a 9-frame Sequence
Mating Philippine Ducks - a 9-frame Sequence 		RAPTOR ATTACK IN SWEET LIGHT. An Eastern Marsh-Harrier (Circus spilonotus) swoops down on a flock of Garganeys (Anas querquedula), as the golden sun sets in the western horizon of the Candaba wetlands. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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RAPTOR ATTACK IN SWEET LIGHT. An Eastern Marsh-Harrier (Circus spilonotus) swoops down on a flock of Garganeys (Anas querquedula),
as the golden sun sets in the western horizon of the Candaba wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Little Egret Scientific name: Egretta garzetta Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Heron Scientific name - Ardea purpurea Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Purple Heron

Scientific name - Ardea purpurea

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Yellow Bittern Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis Habitat - Freshwater wetlands. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Yellow Bittern

Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

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, tripod/gimbal head]
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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, tripod/gimbal head]

Pied Bushchat (male) Scientific name - Saxicola caprata Habitat - Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
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Pied Bushchat (male)

Scientific name - Saxicola caprata

Habitat - Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Lesser Coucal (immature) Scientific name - Centropus bengalensis Habitat - Grassland and open country. [20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
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Lesser Coucal (immature)

Scientific name - Centropus bengalensis

Habitat - Grassland and open country.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Purple Swamphen Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]
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Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]

Northern Pintail (female) Scientific name - Anas acuta Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from marshes to lakes. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]
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Northern Pintail (female)

Scientific name - Anas acuta

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from marshes to lakes.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]

Little Egret Scientific name: Egretta garzetta Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Heron Scientific name - Ardea purpurea Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Purple Heron

Scientific name - Ardea purpurea

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

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, tripod/gimbal head]
KZ2L1078-800x600.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, tripod/gimbal head]

 Yellow Bittern Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis Habitat - Freshwater wetlands. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
KZ2L1163-720x540.jpg

Yellow Bittern

Scientific name - Ixobrychus sinensis

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Swamphen Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]
IMG_5623-800x600.jpg

Purple Swamphen

Scientific name - Porphyrio porphyrio

Habitat - Uncommon in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC + Tamron 1.4x TC, 1000 mm, f/11, bean bag]

Pied Bushchat (male) Scientific name - Saxicola caprata Habitat - Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas. [20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]
IMG_5782-1000x750.jpg

Pied Bushchat (male)

Scientific name - Saxicola caprata

Habitat - Drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag]

Garganey Scientific name - Anas querquedula Habitat - Fresh water marshes and shallow lakes. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Garganey

Scientific name - Anas querquedula

Habitat - Fresh water marshes and shallow lakes.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Northern Pintail (male) Scientific name - Anas acuta Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from marshes to lakes. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Northern Pintail (male)

Scientific name - Anas acuta

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from marshes to lakes.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Striated Grassbird Scientific name - Megalurus palustris Habitat - Grasslands, ricefields and open country. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
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Striated Grassbird

Scientific name - Megalurus palustris

Habitat - Grasslands, ricefields and open country.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Purple Heron Scientific name - Ardea purpurea Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands. [1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]
KZ2L1265-1000x750.jpg

Purple Heron

Scientific name - Ardea purpurea

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]


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