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Candaba Swamp - Part III

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More wild birds from my recent visit to Candaba Swamp, Pampanga Province, Philippines on November 27, 2004.
Little Egret Scientific name: Egretta garzetta Habitat: Common in coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.
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Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Common in coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

 Little Grebe (immature) Scientific name - Tachybaptus ruficollis Habitat - Uncommon, in freshwater ponds or marshes. Dives when disturbed by intruders. [20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Little Grebe (immature)

Scientific name - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Habitat - Uncommon, in freshwater ponds or marshes. Dives when disturbed by intruders.

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

 Little Grebe (immature) Scientific name - Tachybaptus ruficollis Habitat - Uncommon, in freshwater ponds or marshes. Dives when disturbed by intruders.
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Little Grebe (immature)

Scientific name - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Habitat - Uncommon, in freshwater ponds or marshes. Dives when disturbed by intruders.

 Cattle Egret Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes.
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Cattle Egret

Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis

Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes.

Great Egret Scientific name - Egretta alba modesta Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields.
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Great Egret

Scientific name - Egretta alba modesta

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

Great Egret Scientific name - Egretta alba modesta Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields.
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Great Egret

Scientific name - Egretta alba modesta

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

Great Egret Scientific name - Egretta alba modesta Habitat - Uncommon in a variety of wetlands from coastal marshes to ricefields.
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Great Egret

Scientific name - Egretta alba modesta

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

Eastern Marsh-Harrier Scientific name - Circus spilonotus Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetalnds and grasslands.
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Eastern Marsh-Harrier

Scientific name - Circus spilonotus

Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetalnds and grasslands.

 Eastern Marsh-Harrier Scientific name - Circus spilonotus Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetalnds and grasslands.
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Eastern Marsh-Harrier

Scientific name - Circus spilonotus

Habitat - Uncommon, primarily in wetalnds and grasslands.

 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Scientific name - Merops philippinus Habitat - Fairly common in open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields.
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Scientific name - Merops philippinus

Habitat - Fairly common in open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields.

White-browed Crake Scientific name - Porzana cinerea Habitat - Common in wide variety of wetlands from ricefields to tidal marshes and edges to lakes.
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White-browed Crake

Scientific name - Porzana cinerea

Habitat - Common in wide variety of wetlands from ricefields to tidal marshes and edges to lakes.

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IMG_3793.JPG		 Yellow Bittern Scientific name: Ixobrychus sinensis Habitat: Common in freshwater wetlands
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Yellow Bittern

Scientific name: Ixobrychus sinensis

Habitat: Common in freshwater wetlands

 Striated Grassbird Scientific name - Megalurus palustris Habitat - Common in grasslands, ricefields and open country.
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Striated Grassbird

Scientific name - Megalurus palustris

Habitat - Common in grasslands, ricefields and open country.

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Northern Shoveler Scientific name - Anas clypeata Habitat - Uncommon in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes.
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Northern Shoveler

Scientific name - Anas clypeata

Habitat - Uncommon in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes.

 Garganey Scientific name - Anas querquedula Habitat - Common in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes.
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Garganey

Scientific name - Anas querquedula

Habitat - Common in fresh water marshes and shallow lakes.

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IMG_3661.jpg		 Black-winged Stilt Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus Habitat: Wetlands from coastal mudflats to ricefields.
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Black-winged Stilt

Scientific name: Himantopus himantopus

Habitat: Wetlands from coastal mudflats to ricefields.

Intermediate Egret Scientific name - Egretta intermedia Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.
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Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

 Cattle Egret Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes.
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Cattle Egret

Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis

Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes.


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Leo Palo III 08-Feb-2006 02:05
bro, i was at mayor Pelayo's swamp last Feb 4,'06 I again saw your work of arts when mayor Jerry come out with the pictures you've taken....wala ako masabi...payagan mo na si Mayora na magamit ang name mo...we(Malacanang Press Corps.) came with a great surprise looking at your amazing pictures... MABUHAY KA KAPATID!!!!
Leo Palo III 02-Feb-2006 03:35
galing mo bro, mabuhay ka!!!
raul 15-Dec-2004 02:58
hi there, i saw ur Candaba pix, n sure thing u must have taken them when the birds wernt that abundant, there r supposed to be more species aroung, of course garganeys aboung, but pintails and gadwalls sure make our days around these swamps, they come late tho, roung late dec perhaps, tnx
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