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Common Kingfisher at Macabebe

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Both the 400 5.6L and Sigmonster got very close to the Common Kingfisher during this birding sortie to Macabebe, Pampanga (Philippines). Light was not good (overcast skies), but these are my most detailed pics of this tiny kingfisher so far...;-)
Common Kingfisher 

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis 

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers. 

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Common Kingfisher

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Common Kingfisher 

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis 

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Common Kingfisher

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Common Kingfisher 

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis 

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_6232-800x600.jpg

Common Kingfisher

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Common Kingfisher 

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis 

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_6243-800x600.jpg

Common Kingfisher

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Common Kingfisher 

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis 

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers. 

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
IMG_6319-800x600.jpg

Common Kingfisher

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Cattle Egret 

Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis 

Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes. 

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Cattle Egret

Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis

Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes.

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Barred Rail 

Scientific name: Gallirallus torquatus 

Habitat: Edges of wetlands, gardens and drier cogon grasslands. 

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Barred Rail

Scientific name: Gallirallus torquatus

Habitat: Edges of wetlands, gardens and drier cogon grasslands.

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Brown Shrike 

Scientific name - Lanius cristatus 

Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Brown Shrike

Scientific name - Lanius cristatus

Habitat - Common in all habitats at all elevations.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Pied Fantail 

Scientific name: Rhipidura javanica 

Habitat: Common in parks, residential areas, thickets and mangroves. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Pied Fantail

Scientific name: Rhipidura javanica

Habitat: Common in parks, residential areas, thickets and mangroves.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Eurasian Tree Sparrow 

Scientific name - Passer montanus 

Habitat - Common in virtually every inhabited island. 

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Scientific name - Passer montanus

Habitat - Common in virtually every inhabited island.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]