Cinnamon Bittern

Scientific name: Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Habitat: Ricefields, marshes and mangroves.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 475B/3421 support]

Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Glossy Swiftlet (provisional ID)

Scientific name - Collocalia esculenta

Habitat - Sea coasts to mountains.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, processed 100% crop]

Eastern Marsh-Harrier (female)

Scientific name - Circus spilonotus

Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetlands and grasslands.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 475B/3421 support]

Lesser Coucal (immature)

Scientific name - Centropus bengalensis

Habitat - Grasslands and open country.

[CANDABA WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

LOWLIGHT BIF SHOOTER. My 1DM2 + naked 500 f4 IS, supported by a Manfrotto 475B tripod and 3421 gimbal head, stands over the wetlands at sunset.
It had fired its last BIF shot for the day, as light was already too low for BIFs even with high ISOs and an aperture of f/4.

[20D + 18-200 OS, built-in flash at -2/3 FEC, hand held]

BIRDING WAGON AT CANDABA WETLANDS. My birding vehicle is parked under a tree by the access trail, all around are rice plants near fruiting stage - perfect background for low-flying waterbirds.

[20D + 18-200 OS, hand held]