Ospreys and a Peregrine Falcon at Manila Bay Photo Gallery by romy ocon at pbase.com

Ospreys and a Peregrine Falcon at Manila Bay

It started as an uneventful birding at the Coastal Lagoon along Manila Bay. I got there at first morning light this January 4th
and managed to get a detailed flight shot of a Black-headed Gull, not much else. I was preparing to pack my gear at around 10 am,
as light has become very harsh. Suddenly out of nowhere appeared four Ospreys, with a Peregrine Falcon chasing and harassing the larger raptors!
Eventually, I lost sight of the Falcon but the Ospreys stayed for many minutes, taking turns in diving for fish at the shallow lagoon.
Light was far from ideal, but it was the closest encounter I experienced with these birds of prey. :)

Here are some footage of one of the Ospreys dive-fishing.

RMO_6499-1500x1000.jpg Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant) Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/1600 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support	RMO_5906-1500x1000.jpg Black-Headed Gull (Larus ridibundus, migrant) Habitat - along coast at river mouths, in bays, mud and coral flats, and ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/1600 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support	IMG_5813-1500x1000.jpg Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant) Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus, migrant/resident) Habitat - Wide variety of habitats, from along coasts to high mountains. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, 7D + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/1600 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support	RMO_5916-1250x1000.jpg Black-Headed Gull (Larus ridibundus, migrant) Habitat - along coast at river mouths, in bays, mud and coral flats, and ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/1600 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support	IMG_5779-1200x800.jpg Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant) Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/1600 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support
IMG_5809-1200x800.jpg Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant) Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, 7D + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/1600 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support	RMO_5832-1200x800.jpg Black-Headed Gull (Larus ridibundus, migrant) Habitat - along coast at river mouths, in bays, mud and coral flats, and ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/1600 sec, f/6.3, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support	RMO_5997-900x600.jpg Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, migrant) Habitat - Along coasts, fish ponds and open rivers. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support	RMO_5955-900x600.jpg Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia, migrant) Habitat - Coasts to rice fields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, January 4, 2011, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + 1.4x TC, 1/2000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support

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