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Candaba Wetlands (February 28, 2006)

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With the sun shining through almost cloudless skies, I decided to make a brief detour at Candaba en route to Subic.
No new or exotic species, just the usual suspects, but oh boy, light was spectacularly beautiful that late afternoon in my favorite wetlands.
Striated Grassbird Scientific name - Megalurus palustris Habitat - Common in grasslands, ricefields and open country. [350D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]
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Striated Grassbird

Scientific name - Megalurus palustris

Habitat - Common in grasslands, ricefields and open country.

[350D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Clamorous Reed-Warbler Scientific name - Acrocephalus stentoreus Habitat - Uncommon, in tall grass, bamboo thickets in open country, and in reed beds where it sings from cover. [350D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]
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Clamorous Reed-Warbler

Scientific name - Acrocephalus stentoreus

Habitat - Uncommon, in tall grass, bamboo thickets in open country, and in reed beds where it sings from cover.

[350D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Cattle Egret (Breeding plumage) Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes. [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Cattle Egret
(Breeding plumage)

Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis

Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes.

[1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Wood Sandpiper Scientific Name - Tringa glareola Habitat - Exposed shores of marshes, ponds and in ricefields. [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Wood Sandpiper

Scientific Name - Tringa glareola

Habitat - Exposed shores of marshes, ponds and in ricefields.

[1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops philippinus Habitat - Open country, usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields. [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Scientific name - Merops philippinus

Habitat - Open country, usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields.

[1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Purple Heron Scientific name - Ardea purpurea Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands. [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Purple Heron

Scientific name - Ardea purpurea

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands.

[1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Island Collared-Dove Scientific name - Streptopelia bitorquata Habitat - In lowlands, in open areas and mangroves. [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Island Collared-Dove

Scientific name - Streptopelia bitorquata

Habitat - In lowlands, in open areas and mangroves.

[1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Whiskered Tern Scientific name: Chlidonias hybridus Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. [1DMII + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Whiskered Tern

Scientific name: Chlidonias hybridus

Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

[1DMII + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Island Collared-Dove Scientific name - Streptopelia bitorquata Habitat - In lowlands, in open areas and mangroves. [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Island Collared-Dove

Scientific name - Streptopelia bitorquata

Habitat - In lowlands, in open areas and mangroves.

[1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]


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