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romy ocon | profile | all galleries >> Wild Birds of the Philippines (Photos) >> Bird Galleries by Location >> Archives of Older Galleries by Location >> Archives - Part 14 >> Spotted Imperial-Pigeon at Coastal Lagoon tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Spotted Imperial-Pigeon at Coastal Lagoon

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I've been looking for this endemic forest pigeon in many places for a long time, with no luck. Imagine my surprise when
an odd-looking bird I captured in flight over the Coastal Lagoon (Manila Bay) turned out to be the uncommon Spotted Imperial-Pigeon!
This is supposed to be a forest bird, so I'd speculate that it was in transit, perhaps doing a local migration from one forested area to another.
From its west-to-east flight direction, I'd guess that it came from Mt. Palay-palay in Cavite and probably en route to the Sierra Madre mountains.
This bird becomes my 272nd photo-lifebird (and the 69th endemic at that).

Also in this gallery are more captures of Coastal Lagoon regulars from my visits on October 4, 11 and 13, 2010. :)
Spotted Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula carola, a Philippine endemic, immature) Habitat - Uncommon in lowland forest to mossy forest up to 2500 m. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support
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Spotted Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula carola, a Philippine endemic, immature)

Habitat - Uncommon in lowland forest to mossy forest up to 2500 m.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 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, October 4, 2010, 1D4 + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held
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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, October 4, 2010, 1D4 + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant) Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant)

Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 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 11, 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.
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Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris, resident)

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

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 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.

 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant) Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 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.
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Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant)

Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 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, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris, resident)

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

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.

 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos, migrant) Habitat - Common along the shores of wide variety of wetlands. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos, migrant)

Habitat - Common along the shores of wide variety of wetlands.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant) Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant)

Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 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, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, migrant)

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.

 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant) Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 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.
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Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant)

Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 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.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Habitat - Common along the shores of wide variety of wetlands. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 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, bean bag.
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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

Habitat - Common along the shores of wide variety of wetlands.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 4, 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, bean bag.

Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes, provisional ID) Habitat - Rare in shallow tidal flats and ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 800, 1/1250 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes, provisional ID)

Habitat - Rare in shallow tidal flats and ricefields.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 800, 1/1250 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.

Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax, resident/migrant, immature) Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax, resident/migrant, immature)

Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 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, October 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.
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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, migrant)

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.


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