Common Emerald-Dove up close at Subic Photo Gallery by romy ocon at pbase.com

Common Emerald-Dove up close at Subic

The sun finally shone well in the last couple of days, and I managed to get very close to the shy Common Emerald-Dove, while it was feeding on the ground at Subic. This sortie also bagged some detailed portraits of the White-Breasted Wood-Swallow.

IMG_6439_1000x750.jpg Common Emerald-Dove (male) Scientific name - Chalcophaps indica Habitat - Common but shy in forests. [350D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]	KZ2L1361-640x480.jpg White-breasted Wood-swallow Scientific name - Artamus leucorynchus Habitat - From open country to clearings at forest edge up to 1800 m. [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]	IMG_0690-1000x750.jpg Yellow-vented Bulbul Scientific name: Pycnonotus goiavier Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_0686-1000x750.jpg Philippine Bulbul (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Hypsipetes philippinus Habitat - Forest edge, advanced second growth and forest. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_0629-800x600.jpg White-breasted Wood-swallow Scientific name - Artamus leucorynchus Habitat - From open country to clearings at forest edge up to 1800 m. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
IMG_6432-650x650.jpg Common Emerald-Dove (male) Scientific name - Chalcophaps indica Habitat - Common but shy in forests. [350D + 100-400 L IS, hand held]	IMG_0646-800x600.jpg White-breasted Wood-swallow Scientific name - Artamus leucorynchus Habitat - From open country to clearings at forest edge up to 1800 m. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	IMG_0728-800x600.jpg Blue-naped Parrot (a near Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Tanygnathus lucionensis Habitat - uncommon in forest and forest edge. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]	KZ2L1327-640x480.jpg Blue-throated Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops viridis Habitat - Cleared fields adjacent to forest, open country and grasslands. [1DM2 + 400 5.6L, hand held]	IMG_0706-800x600.jpg Grey-streaked Flycatcher Scientific name - Muscicapa griseisticta Habitat - Conspicuously perches in tops of trees in forest, edge and open areas. [20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]]

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spayrow		25-Apr-2006 05:23
Great Pics! Especially the Common Emerald-Dove close-up shot.

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