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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 6 >> Feathered stunners among Manila Bay's garbage tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Feathered stunners among Manila Bay's garbage

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To get a bit closer to South Lagoon's water birds, I improvised a military-type rain poncho as a camouflage-suit. It appears to be effective, as the waders paid little attention to me while I clicked the shutter.

This morning's ebbing tide left heaps of garbage along Manila Bay's beach, a glaring reminder of how people in these islands have little regard for the environment. Still, even among the filth, feathered stunners thrive and abound... I wonder for how long. Eventually, if we don't start to take care of what's around us, these things of beauty will become mere footnotes in our kids' history books...:-(
With the morning sun behind my back, I shoot the 20D + Sigmonster at Common Redshanks feeding along the shore. A sniper's scarf helps break up the outline of my head. To the water birds, I must have looked like an ordinary mound of garbage...lol.
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With the morning sun behind my back, I shoot the 20D + Sigmonster at Common Redshanks feeding along the shore.
A sniper's scarf helps break up the outline of my head.
To the water birds, I must have looked like an ordinary mound of garbage...lol.

 It took some effort for me to smile for the camera, what with all the man-made mess around me. I'm actually lucky, I only come here once in a while to shoot birds, and this is NOT the place where I and my family live, wade, fly and feed. I'm cradling the 1DM2 + 400 5.6L (for fliers), while the 20D + Sigmonster is mounted low for better angle at waders.
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It took some effort for me to smile for the camera, what with all the man-made mess around me.
I'm actually lucky, I only come here once in a while to shoot birds, and this is NOT the place where I and my family live, wade, fly and feed.

I'm cradling the 1DM2 + 400 5.6L (for fliers), while the 20D + Sigmonster is mounted low for better angle at waders.

Common Redshank Scientific name - Tringa totanus Habitat - Coasts to rice fields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Common Redshank

Scientific name - Tringa totanus

Habitat - Coasts to rice fields.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Common Redshank Scientific name - Tringa totanus Habitat - Coasts to rice fields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Common Redshank

Scientific name - Tringa totanus

Habitat - Coasts to rice fields.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Common Redshank Scientific name - Tringa totanus Habitat - Coasts to rice fields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Common Redshank

Scientific name - Tringa totanus

Habitat - Coasts to rice fields.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Common Redshank Scientific name - Tringa totanus Habitat - Coasts to rice fields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Common Redshank

Scientific name - Tringa totanus

Habitat - Coasts to rice fields.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Common Kingfisher Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers. [1DMII + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Common Kingfisher

Scientific Name - Alcedo atthis

Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers.

[1DMII + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Common Redshank and Common Greenshank Scientific name - Tringa totanus/Tringa nebularia Habitat - Coasts to rice fields. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Common Redshank and Common Greenshank

Scientific name - Tringa totanus/Tringa nebularia

Habitat - Coasts to rice fields.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]


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lou_rozensteins06-Jan-2006 09:07
A great gallery, and it's good to include some shots of yourself at work .... always interesting to know how others do their shots. I usually use a 2-man tent when I want a hide ....
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