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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 13 >> Coastal Lagoon - August 20, 2009 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Coastal Lagoon - August 20, 2009

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With several days elapsed from the last typhoon's passage, I made a quick visit to the Coastal Lagoon at Manila Bay to check migratory bird activity.
I'm surprised there is still not much presence of these avian visitors, so I just trained my camera on the regulars.
Little Egret 

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta 

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields. 

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5D2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_8203-1200x800.jpg

Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5D2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Little Heron 

Scientific name - Butorides striatus 

Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams. 

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_8238-1200x800.jpg

Little Heron

Scientific name - Butorides striatus

Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams.

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Black-crowned Night-Heron 

Scientific name - Nycticorax nycticorax 

Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves. 

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_8326-1200x800.jpg

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Scientific name - Nycticorax nycticorax

Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves.

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Little Egret 

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta 

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields. 

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5D2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_8199-1200x800.jpg

Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5D2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Little Heron 

Scientific name - Butorides striatus 

Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams. 

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
IMG_8261-1050x700.jpg

Little Heron

Scientific name - Butorides striatus

Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams.

[COASTAL LAGOON, MANILA BAY, 5DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]