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Welcoming the migrants at Sto. Tomas

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I found some time to visit the vast fishponds at Sto. Tomas (La Union) recently, to check if my favorite photo subjects have arrived.
Yes, many of the visiting water birds are back. Their feathers aren't very nice-looking at the moment, as such haven't recovered yet
from the tearing and bruising of the long migration flight. Perhaps, in a few more weeks, their plumage will become well-groomed enough to be very photogenic.



Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant, non-breeding plumage) Habitat - Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 9, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II, 400 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant, non-breeding plumage)

Habitat - Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 9, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus, migrant) Habitat - Along the coast in grassy marshes, mud and on exposed coral flats, beaches and sometimes in ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus, migrant)

Habitat - Along the coast in grassy marshes, mud and on exposed coral flats, beaches and sometimes in ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Great Egret (Egretta alba, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1200.
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Great Egret (Egretta alba, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1200.

Great Egret (Egretta alba, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1125.
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Great Egret (Egretta alba, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1125.

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant) Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant)

Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus, migrant) Habitat - Along the coast in grassy marshes, mud and on exposed coral flats, beaches and sometimes in ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II, 400 mm, f/5, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus, migrant)

Habitat - Along the coast in grassy marshes, mud and on exposed coral flats, beaches and sometimes in ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/5, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Little Heron (Butorides striatus) Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Little Heron (Butorides striatus)

Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 5, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus, migrant) Habitat - Along the coast in grassy marshes, mud and on exposed coral flats, beaches and sometimes in ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II, 400 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO722059-1500x1000.jpg

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus, migrant)

Habitat - Along the coast in grassy marshes, mud and on exposed coral flats, beaches and sometimes in ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon along coast on exposed mud and coral flats. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II, 400 mm, f/5, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1200 x 800.
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Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon along coast on exposed mud and coral flats.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/5, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1200 x 800.

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus, migrant) Habitat - Along the coast in grassy marshes, mud and on exposed coral flats, beaches and sometimes in ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II, 400 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1200 x 800.
RO722067-1200X800.jpg

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus, migrant)

Habitat - Along the coast in grassy marshes, mud and on exposed coral flats, beaches and sometimes in ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1200 x 800.

Great Egret (Egretta alba, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II, 400 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO722112-1500x1000.jpg

Great Egret (Egretta alba, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 4, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II,
400 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.


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