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Whistling-Ducks and Black Bitterns at Macabebe wetlands

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I visited this place to attend a village fiesta, and brought my birding gear with me just in case I chance upon something interesting in the adjoining wetlands.
True enough, I was pleasantly surprised to see a couple of interesting species - two Wandering Whistling-Ducks in molting plumage (first time I saw these in Pampanga),
and at least six Black Bitterns in flight (the greatest number I've seen at one time). Light was overcast, so the exposures and backgrounds leave a lot to be desired.
Wandering Whistling-Duck Scientific name - Dendrocygna arcuata Habitat - Freshwater wetlands from marshes, swamps to ricefields. [MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Wandering Whistling-Duck

Scientific name - Dendrocygna arcuata

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands from marshes, swamps to ricefields.

[MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Black Bittern Scientific name - Dupetor flavicollis Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from ricefields to mangroves. [MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Black Bittern

Scientific name - Dupetor flavicollis

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands from ricefields to mangroves.

[MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops philippinus Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields. [MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Scientific name - Merops philippinus

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

[MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Collared Kingfisher Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris Habitat: Coastal areas to open country, but seldom in forest [MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Collared Kingfisher

Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris

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

[MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]

Yellow-vented Bulbul Scientific name: Pycnonotus goiavier Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests. [MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]
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Yellow-vented Bulbul

Scientific name: Pycnonotus goiavier

Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests.

[MACABEBE WETLANDS, PAMPANGA, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support]


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