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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 8 >> Non-avian creatures at Mt. Makiling tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Non-avian creatures at Mt. Makiling

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Very few birds in this December 14 sortie to my favorite mountain, so I trained my lens on non-birds instead. I inadvertently came very close to a snake, I was lucky I wasn't bitten...:)
UNIDENTIFIED SNAKE. Length is about 2 meters and biggest diameter of the body is about 50 mm.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, less than 6 meters distance, resized full frame]
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UNIDENTIFIED SNAKE. Length is about 2 meters and biggest diameter of the body is about 50 mm.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, less than 6 meters distance, resized full frame]

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]

Red-keeled Flowerpecker 
(a Philippine endemic) 

Scientific name - Dicaeum australe australe 

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees. 

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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Red-keeled Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicaeum australe australe

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]

Ashy Minivet, male 

Scientific name - Pericrocotus divaricatus 

Habitat - Uncommon and sporadic migrant, at canopy of second growth and more open forest. 

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]
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Ashy Minivet, male

Scientific name - Pericrocotus divaricatus

Habitat - Uncommon and sporadic migrant, at canopy of second growth and more open forest.

[20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC]