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Water birds in flight at Sto. Tomas (La Union)

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The recent arrival of my lightweight rig (EOS 7D MII + EF 400 f/4 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III) has reignited my passion for BIF shooting.
This is a very impressive combo for capturing birds in the air - light hence hand holdable, very sharp with a 1.4x TC III even wide open,
long enough (896 mm angle of view), extremely fast focusing and with a fast frame rate (10 fps).

To get to around 900 mm AOV before, I had to use tripod-based combos (1D MIV + 500 f4 + 1.4x TC, or a 7D + 400 2.8 IS + 1.4x TC).
This severely limited my mobility and reduced my birding opportunities. With my new light combo, I can take long hikes and shoot hand held,
increasing my bird shooting possibilities significantly.

This gallery contains bird images captured at the vast fish ponds of Sto. Tomas, La Union, where I'm field testing my new birding gear for several days now.



Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident, immature) Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO722593.jpg

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident, immature)

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

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident, immature) Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO722489-1500x1000.jpg

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident, immature)

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

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident, adult) Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO722708-1500x1000.jpg

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident, adult)

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

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, 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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1920 x 1080.
RO721217-1920x1080.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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1920 x 1080.

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, 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, uncropped full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.
RO721033-1800x1200.jpg

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, 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, uncropped full frame resized to 1800 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 11, 2015, 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 1575 x 1050.
RO722211-1575x1050.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 11, 2015, 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 1575 x 1050.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident) Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO721170-1500x1000.jpg

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident)

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

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant) Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO720678-1500x1000.jpg

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant)

Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO720530-1500x1000.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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant, non-breeding plumage) Habitat - Bays, tidal flats to ricefields. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 10, 2015, 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 1000.
RO721846-1500x1000.jpg

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant, non-breeding plumage)

Habitat - Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 10, 2015, 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 1000.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident) Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO722715-1500x1000.jpg

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident)

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

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, 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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO720611-800x533.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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, uncropped full frame 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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, 100 % crop.
RO720611-100crop.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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, 100 % crop.

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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO720767-1500x1000.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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO720630-1500x1000.jpg

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO721110-1500x1000.jpg

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident, immature) Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1300 x 1040.
RO722597-1300x1040.jpg

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident, immature)

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

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1300 x 1040.

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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO720537-1500x1000.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 7, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident) Habitat - Open areas often near water, and also in mountains to 1500 m. Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
RO722424-1500x1000.jpg

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus, resident)

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

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 11, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III,
560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.


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Hennie & Lies Lammers11-Nov-2015 16:39
Superb collection - a wide variety of excellent shots. V
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