Brahminy Kite

Scientific name - Haliastur indus

Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 40D + 500 f4 IS, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support]

Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual exposure, bean bag]

Collared Kingfisher

Scientific name: Todiramphus chloris

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

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support]

Blue-tailed Bee-eater (immature)

Scientific name - Merops philippinus

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

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support]

Little Egret (breeding plumage)

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual exposure, bean bag]

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Scientific name - Merops philippinus

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

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 40D + 500 f4 IS, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support]

Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support]

Brahminy Kite

Scientific name - Haliastur indus

Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m

[STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES PROVINCE, 40D + 500 f4 IS, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support]

THREATENING RAINCLOUDS. This was the beach front of the resort where I stayed the night before birding the fishponds of Sta. Cruz, Zambales

[40D + Sigma 18-200 OS, hand held, resized full frame]