Second Masinloc Lifer
![Barred Buttonquail (female)
Scientific name - Turnix suscitator fasciata (endemic race)
Habitat - Drier grassland and scrub, often seen along highways or on dirt roads.
[20D + 400 5.6L + DG Super + Better Beamer, hand held]](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/41/379541/3/46794559.IMG_3481.jpg) IMG_3481.jpgBarred Buttonquail (female)
Scientific name - Turnix suscitator fasciata (endemic race)
Habitat - Drier grassland and scrub, often seen along highways or on dirt roads.
[20D + 400 5.6L + DG Super + Better Beamer, hand held] |
![Pied Bushchat (Male)
Scientific name - Saxicola caprata
Habitat - common in drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas at all elevations.
[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/41/379541/3/46794667.IMG_3503.jpg) IMG_3503.jpgPied Bushchat (Male)
Scientific name - Saxicola caprata
Habitat - common in drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas at all elevations.
[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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![Pied Bushchat (Male)
Scientific name - Saxicola caprata
Habitat - common in drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas at all elevations.
[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/41/379541/3/46794679.IMG_3498.jpg) IMG_3498.jpgPied Bushchat (Male)
Scientific name - Saxicola caprata
Habitat - common in drier open country, grasslands and cultivated areas at all elevations.
[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held] |
![Pacific Swallow
Scientific name - Hirundo tahitica
Habitat - Common along coasts, in towns and open country, rarely over forest.
[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG), 800 mm, 60 meters distance]](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/41/379541/3/46794756.IMG_2311.jpg) IMG_2311.jpgPacific Swallow
Scientific name - Hirundo tahitica
Habitat - Common along coasts, in towns and open country, rarely over forest.
[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG), 800 mm, 60 meters distance]
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![Philippine Bulbul
(a Philippine endemic)
Scientific name - Hypsipetes philippinus
Habitat - Forest edge, advanced second growth and forest.
[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/41/379541/3/46794761.IMG_2326.jpg) IMG_2326.jpgPhilippine Bulbul
(a Philippine endemic)
Scientific name - Hypsipetes philippinus
Habitat - Forest edge, advanced second growth and forest.
[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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 IMG_3488.jpgNot a bird pic, but this image of the Philippines' most popular off-roader is too quaint not to post.
The hand tractor is designed to plow the fields, but Filipino ingenuity has transformed it into a mean off-road vehicle by attaching a trailer.
I wouldn't dare to go through that water with my city-bred 4x4 ...;-) |
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