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Another Lifer in Masinloc

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It was a short birding sortie, but a very exciting one - I was treated to a spectacle of a Rufous-Bellied Eagle (another lifer for me) soaring high, then suddenly diving in a very steep angle to snatch a Zebra Dove perched atop a tree.

Also, the puzzle of the Masinloc flowerpecker ID ( https://pbase.com/liquidstone/image/49143861 ) is finally solved. I heard its call - "loud, randomly spaced TIP TIP ... like tapping 2 pebbles together." That makes this bird unmistakeably a Pygmy Flowerpecker.
Rufous-Bellied Eagle Scientific name - Hieraaetus kienerii Habitat - uncommon in and over forest and forest edge [20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Rufous-Bellied Eagle

Scientific name - Hieraaetus kienerii

Habitat - uncommon in and over forest and forest edge

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

 Rufous-Bellied Eagle Scientific name - Hieraaetus kienerii Habitat - uncommon in and over forest and forest edge [20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Rufous-Bellied Eagle

Scientific name - Hieraaetus kienerii

Habitat - uncommon in and over forest and forest edge

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

 Rufous-Bellied Eagle (Snatching a Zebra Dove perched atop a tree) Scientific name - Hieraaetus kienerii Habitat - uncommon in and over forest and forest edge [20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Rufous-Bellied Eagle
(Snatching a Zebra Dove perched atop a tree)

Scientific name - Hieraaetus kienerii

Habitat - uncommon in and over forest and forest edge

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

 Pygmy Flowerpecker (a Philippine endemic) Scientific name - Dicaeum pygmaeum Habitat - Forest, edge and second growth [350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-80 DG)]
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Pygmy Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Dicaeum pygmaeum

Habitat - Forest, edge and second growth

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-80 DG)]

Coppersmith Barbet Scientific name - Megalaima haemacephala Habitat - Forest and edge, usually in the canopy. [20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]
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Coppersmith Barbet

Scientific name - Megalaima haemacephala

Habitat - Forest and edge, usually in the canopy.

[20D + 400 5.6L, hand held]

Zebra Dove Scientific name: Geopelia striata Habitat: Open country, cultivated areas and gardens. [350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Zebra Dove

Scientific name: Geopelia striata

Habitat: Open country, cultivated areas and gardens.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

 Yellow-vented Bulbul Scientific name: Pycnonotus goiavier Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests. [350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]
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Yellow-vented Bulbul

Scientific name: Pycnonotus goiavier

Habitat: Common in gardens, urban areas and grasslands but not in mature forests.

[350D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

 For a rainy season sky, it was unusually clear over Masinloc last November 8, 2005. I got out my Sigmonster and took some lunar shots.
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For a rainy season sky, it was unusually clear over Masinloc last November 8, 2005. I got out my Sigmonster and took some lunar shots.

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