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Pygmy Swiftlet and other unusual birds in flight at Bued River

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***UPDATE - the small BIF turned out to be a Pygmy Swiftlet, an endemic photolifer for me! :)***

I'm having much fun trying to catch unusual BIFs along Bued River (Rosario, La Union). Most photos are heavily cropped, but the subjects are not
often captured in flight, so these are novelty images nonetheless. My venerable, battle-scarred 400 5.6L becomes my lens of choice for these hand held shots.
Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches) Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 6, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/2500 sec, hand held, major crop.
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Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches)

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 6, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/2500 sec, hand held, major crop.

 Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches) Shooting info - Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 27, 2015, 1D MIV + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.
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Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches)

Shooting info - Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 27, 2015, 1D MIV + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.

 Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches) Shooting info - Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 30, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.
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Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches)

Shooting info - Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 30, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.

 Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches) Shooting info - Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 27, 2015, 1D MIV + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.
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Pygmy Swiftlet (Collocalia troglodytes, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Fairly common, smallest swiftlet in groups flying low over forest, clearings and logging roads (total length = 3.5 inches)

Shooting info - Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 27, 2015, 1D MIV + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.

 Red Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica, resident) Habitat - Open country or lawns. Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 28, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.
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Red Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica, resident)

Habitat - Open country or lawns.

Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 28, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm,
f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.
Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis, resident, female) Habitat - Common lowland sunbird. Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 28, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, 100% crop.
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Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis, resident, female)

Habitat - Common lowland sunbird.

Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 28, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm,
f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, 100% crop.

Pied Triller (Lalage nigra, migrant, male) Habitat - Common in trees in open country, gardens in towns, and open scrub in the lowlands. Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 28, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.
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Pied Triller (Lalage nigra, migrant, male)

Habitat - Common in trees in open country, gardens in towns, and open scrub in the lowlands.

Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 28, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm,
f/6.3, ISO 640, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic) Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees. Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 27, 2015, 1D MIV + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.
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Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 27, 2015, 1D MIV + 400 5.6L, 400 mm,
f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec, hand held, major crop.

 Red Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica, resident) Habitat - Open country or lawns. Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, February 4, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/2500 sec, hand held, major crop.
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Red Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica, resident)

Habitat - Open country or lawns.

Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, February 4, 2015, 5D MIII + 400 5.6L, 400 mm,
f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/2500 sec, hand held, major crop.


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