A brief visit to Candaba wetlands Photo Gallery by romy ocon at pbase.com

A brief visit to Candaba wetlands

As news of political disturbance in Manila came over the radio while I was driving home from Subic, I decided to detour to Candaba to let the traffic subside before entering the city. The ducks were all there and the egrets have started to change into their breeding plumage. A couple of hours of birding rewarded me with close up pics of the endemic Philippine Duck.

IMG_1094-1.jpg Philippine Duck (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Anas luzonica Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_6541-800x600.jpg Cattle Egret (Breeding plumage) Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes. [350D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]	IMG_1174-800x600.jpg Little Egret (Breeding plumage) Scientific name: Egretta Garzetta Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG) + Sigma 2x TC, 1600 mm, 80 m distance]	IMG_1118-1000x500.jpg Garganey Scientific name - Anas querquedula Habitat - Common in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_1155-1000x750.jpg Little Egret/Garganey Scientific name: Egretta Garzetta/Anas querquedula Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields/Common in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG) + Sigma 2x TC, 1600 mm, 80 m distance]
IMG_1107-800x600.jpg Philippine Duck (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Anas luzonica Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_1104-800x600.jpg Philippine Duck (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Anas luzonica Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_1113-640x480.jpg Chinese Pond-Heron Scientific name - Ardeola bacchus Habitat - Ricefields and marshes, rare in the Philippines [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	KZ2L1602-800x600.jpg Chinese Pond-Heron Scientific name - Ardeola bacchus Habitat - Ricefields and marshes, rare in the Philippines [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]	KZ2L1598-800x600.jpg Chinese Pond-Heron Scientific name - Ardeola bacchus Habitat - Ricefields and marshes, rare in the Philippines [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]

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