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A short visit to Candaba wetlands

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I got the opportunity to visit my favorite wetlands for a couple of hours this November 18th, my first sortie in Candaba in almost two years.
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax, resident/migrant, immature) 

Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves. 

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 1DM4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 
700 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, 475B tripod/516 fluid head.
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Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax, resident/migrant, immature)

Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves.

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 1DM4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, 475B tripod/516 fluid head.

Wandering Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata, resident)

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands from marshes, swamps to ricefields. 

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 1DM4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 
700 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, 475B tripod/516 fluid head.
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Wandering Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata, resident)

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands from marshes, swamps to ricefields.

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 1DM4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, 475B tripod/516 fluid head.

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus, migrant) 

Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations. 

Shooting Info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC II, 
700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, bean bag, manual exposure in available light.
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Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus, migrant)

Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations.

Shooting Info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC II,
700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, bean bag, manual exposure in available light.

Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus, resident) 

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

Shooting Info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC II, 
700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/400 sec, bean bag, manual exposure in available light.
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus, resident)

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

Shooting Info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 7D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC II,
700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/400 sec, bean bag, manual exposure in available light.

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea, resident) 

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands. 

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 1DM4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 
700 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, 475B tripod/516 fluid head
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Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea, resident)

Habitat - Fairly common in all types of wetlands.

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, November 18, 2012, 1DM4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, 475B tripod/516 fluid head