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Candaba Wetlands - April 20, 2005

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Two days after my last visit here, I find myself in Candaba wetlands once again. The water in the main pond is fast receding as the sizzling Philippine summer marches on at a hot pace. Highlight of this visit are better pics of the Grass Owl, compared to those I got almost a year ago. Grass Owls are very challenging to photograph in flight, as they only appear during dawn or twilight. Light is often not enough for the fast shutter speeds required in flight shooting.
Grass Owl Scientific name - Tyto capensis Habitat - Grasslands and canefields. [400 5.6L]
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Grass Owl

Scientific name - Tyto capensis

Habitat - Grasslands and canefields.

[400 5.6L]

Grass Owl Scientific name - Tyto capensis Habitat - Grasslands and canefields. [400 5.6L]
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Grass Owl

Scientific name - Tyto capensis

Habitat - Grasslands and canefields.

[400 5.6L]

Black-winged Stilt Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus Habitat: Wetlands from coastal mudflats to ricefields [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, hand held at 560 mm]
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Black-winged Stilt

Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus

Habitat: Wetlands from coastal mudflats to ricefields

[400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, hand held at 560 mm]

Garganey (Female at left, male at right) Scientific name - Anas querquedula Habitat - Common in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes. [400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, hand held at 560 mm]
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Garganey
(Female at left, male at right)

Scientific name - Anas querquedula

Habitat - Common in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes.

[400 5.6L + Tamron 1.4x TC, hand held at 560 mm]

Philippine Duck (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Anas luzonica Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields. [Sigma 300-800 DG, 80 meters subject distance]
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Philippine Duck
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Anas luzonica

Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields.

[Sigma 300-800 DG, 80 meters subject distance]

Philippine Duck (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Anas luzonica Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields. [Sigma 300-800 DG, 60 meters subject distance]
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Philippine Duck
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Anas luzonica

Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields.

[Sigma 300-800 DG, 60 meters subject distance]

Philippine Duck (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Anas luzonica Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields. [Sigma 300-800 DG, 70 meters subject distance]
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Philippine Duck
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Anas luzonica

Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields.

[Sigma 300-800 DG, 70 meters subject distance]

Grey Heron Scientific name - Ardea cinerea Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands. [Sigma 300-800 DG, over 120 meters subject distance]
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Grey Heron

Scientific name - Ardea cinerea

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands.

[Sigma 300-800 DG, over 120 meters subject distance]


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