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romy ocon | profile | all galleries >> Wild Birds of the Philippines (Photos) >> Bird Galleries by Location >> Archives of Older Galleries by Location >> Archives - Part 15 >> Eurasian Curlew in La Union! tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Eurasian Curlew in La Union!

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I did a quickie birding yesterday at the vast fishponds of Sto. Tomas, La Union (near Agoo town) to try the Uniqball UBH45 at BIFs. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a whimbrel-like bird flew
into my field of view in an erratic, flip-flopping manner, all the time giving a loud call while in the air. "That could be a curlew with its very long bill," I thought to myself. I managed to grab
a few documentary frames, including a blurry one showing its whitish underwing (this feature together with the white rump convinced me later during post processing that it's a Eurasian).

Not sure if this is a new record for my home province, but it sure made the sortie interesting.


Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon along coast on tidal and coral flats. Shooting info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 320, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.
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Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon along coast on tidal and coral flats.

Shooting info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II,
700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 320, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.

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 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.
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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 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II,
700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.

Little Heron (Butorides striatus) Habitat - Exposed coral reefs, tidal flats, mangroves, fishponds and streams. Shooting info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.
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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 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II,
700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands. Shooting info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 320, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands.

Shooting info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II,
700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 320, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant) Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland. Shooting info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.
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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 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II,
700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant) Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands. Shooting info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 320, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea, migrant)

Habitat - Uncommon in wetlands.

Shooting info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 22, 2014, Canon 1D MIV + 500 f4 L IS + 1.4x TC II,
700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 320, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45/Manfrotto 455B support.


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