Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis, resident)

Habitat - Open country and agricultural areas.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris, resident)

Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

Asian Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva, migrant)

Habitat - Common from coastal exposed mud and coral flats, beaches to ricefields.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, migrant)

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes, migrant)

Habitat - Along coast on exposed mud, sand and coral flats, on rocks, and also ricefields.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus, migrant, female)

Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, near 100% crop

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta, migrant)

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris, resident)

Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

FISHING AMONG THE TERNS. A fisherman's boat glides on the placid surface of the bay on its way to some fishing ground, while flocks of Whiskered Tern feed on small fish all around.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris, resident)

Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 2010, 7D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 2x TC, 1000 mm, f/14, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, processed VIDEO GRAB FROM 1920 X 1080 FOOTAGE.