Chinese Egret (non-breeding plumage)

Scientific name - Egretta eulophotes

Habitat - Rare in shallow tidal flats and ricefields.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Edible-nest Swiftlet

Scientific name - Collocalia fuciphaga germani

Habitat - Uncommon, nests in caves and forages in the lowlands, over coasts, open country or forest.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Greater Sand-Plover

Scientific Name - Charadrius leschenaultii

Habitat - Along the coast on exposed mud, sand and coral flats.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, AI servo, tripod/gimbal head]

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, migrant)

Habitat - Associated with water both along coast and inland.

Shooting info - Puerto Princesa, Palawan, February 11, 2007, 20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, 1/2500 sec, f/8, ISO 400, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support.

Great Egret

Scientific name - Egretta alba modesta

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

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Common Sandpiper

Scientific name - Actitis hypoleucos

Habitat - Common along the shores of wide variety of wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Chinese Egret (non-breeding plumage)

Scientific name - Egretta eulophotes

Habitat - Rare in shallow tidal flats and ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Chinese Egret (non-breeding plumage)

Scientific name - Egretta eulophotes

Habitat - Rare in shallow tidal flats and ricefields.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Greater Sand-Plover

Scientific Name - Charadrius leschenaultii

Habitat - Along the coast on exposed mud, sand and coral flats.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, AI servo, tripod/gimbal head]

Chinese Egret (non-breeding plumage)

Scientific name - Egretta eulophotes

Habitat - Rare in shallow tidal flats and ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]