Philippine Woodpecker (Dendrocopos maculatus, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Smallest Philippine woodpecker, common in lowland and montane forest and edge,
in understory and canopy.

Shooting Info - Bued River, La Union, Philippines, December 15, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, manual exposure in available light,
214.7 mm (586 mm equivalent), 1/400 sec, f/4, ISO 320 pushed 1.5 stops, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica, resident)

Habitat: Common in parks, residential areas, thickets and mangroves.

Shooting info - Maambal Orchard, Pangasinan, Philippines, November 14, 2020, RX10 IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), ISO 800, f/4, 1/125 sec, manual exposure in available light, major crop resized to 1920 x 1080.

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis, resident/migrant)

Habitat: Pastures, ricefields and marshes.

Shooting info - Maambal Orchard, Pangasinan, Philippines, November 10, 2020, RX10 IV,
600 mm (equiv.), ISO 200, f/4, 1/3200 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Maambal Orchard, Pangasinan, Philippines, November 10, 2020, RX10 IV,
600 mm (equiv.), ISO 200, f/4, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, June 19, 2019, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/6.3, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, manual exposure, ARW capture, uncropped full frame resized to 3000 x 2000.

Scale-feathered Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus cumingi, endemic to the Philippines)

Habitat - Fairly common in forest, edge and second growth up to 2000 m.

Shooting info – frame grab from a footage filmed in natural habitat on November 24, 2018, along the banks of Bued River, La Union, Philippines, Sony RX10 IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, manual exposure in available light, Steadyshot off, 4K/29.97p capture processed to 1200x800.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant, non-breeding plumage)

Habitat - Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, October 16, 2018, Sony RX10 IV,
600 mm (equiv.), f/4.5, 1/2000 sec, ISO 200, manual exposure in available light, hand held, 9 MP crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant, non-breeding plumage)

Habitat - Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, October 16, 2018, Sony RX10 IV,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, 10.4 MP crop resized to 1920 x 1080.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, migrant, non-breeding plumage)

Habitat - Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, October 16, 2018, Sony RX10 IV,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, 7.3 MP crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus, resident, immature)

Habitat - Coastal mangrove to montane mossy forest.

Shooting info - Bued River, La Union, northern Philippines, September 22, 2018, frame grab from a 4K video capture, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, manual exposure, near full frame resized to 1920 x 1080.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting info - Bued River, La Union, northern Philippines, September 25, 2018, frame grab from a 4K video capture, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, manual exposure, near full frame resized to 1280 x 720.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, September 25, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, manual exposure, ARW capture, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, September 25, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/800 sec, manual exposure, ARW capture, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, September 25, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, manual exposure, ARW capture, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, September 25, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 sec, manual exposure, ARW capture, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, September 25, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, manual exposure, ARW capture, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach, resident)

Habitat - Open country and scrub.

Shooting info - Bued River, La Union, northern Philippines, September 21, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/4.5, ISO 100, 1/160 sec, manual exposure, ARW capture, near full frame resized to 1575 x 1050.

Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach, resident)

Habitat - Open country and scrub.

Shooting info - Bued River, La Union, northern Philippines, September 17, 2018, frame grab from a 4K video capture, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5, ISO 100, manual exposure, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, September 5, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 595 mm equiv., f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/60 sec,
manual focus, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, August 5, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/1000 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, near full frame resized to 1575 x 1050.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, August 5, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/1250 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, August 5, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/1600 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, near full frame resized to 1575 x 1050.

Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe, a Philippine endemic, adult)

Habitat - Canopy of forest, edge and flowering trees.

Shooting info – extracted from a 3840 x 2160 (4K) footage, filmed in natural habitat at Bued River, Northern Philippines on July 27, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/60 sec, manual exposure in available light, manual focus, Steadyshot off.

Pygmy Flowerpecker (Dicaeum pygmaeum, a Philippine endemic)

Habitat – Forest, edge and second growth.

Shooting info – extracted from a 3840 x 2160 (4K) footage, filmed in natural habitat at Bued River, Northern Philippines on July 24, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/60 sec, manual exposure in available light, manual focus, Steadyshot off.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, June 16, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, June 16, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, March 18, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/80 sec,
manual exposure in available light, manual focus, Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

Kawasaki Versys X 300, with Givi E19N top box and Oxford M4R tank bag

Shooting info - Sony RX10 MIV, 24 mm equiv., 1/60 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100, manual exposure, fill-in flash (in-camera), near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Kawasaki Versys X 300, with Givi E19N top box and Oxford M4R tank bag

Shooting info - Sony RX10 MIV, 24 mm equiv., 1/100 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100, manual exposure, fill-in flash (in-camera), near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Kawasaki Versys X 300, with Givi E19N top box and Oxford M4R tank bag

Shooting info - Sony RX10 MIV, 24 mm equiv., 1/60 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100, manual exposure, fill-in flash (in-camera), near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

A light birding kit vs. a micro birding kit

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis, resident)

Habitat - Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 7, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV,
600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 100, manual exposure in available light, UBH45/455B support, major crop resized to 1500x1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 28, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/100 sec,
manual exposure in available light, Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info – Bued River, La Union, Philippines, January 18, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod,
600 mm (equiv.), f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, manual exposure in available light, Steadyshot off, frame grab from a 4K/29.97p capture cropped and resized to 1920 x 800.

Shooting info - Sony RX10 Mark IV + UBH45/455B, manual exposure in available light, MF, near MFD,
600 mm equiv., f/5.6, 1/100 sec, ISO 100, near full frame resized to 1920 x 1080.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 7, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 100, 1/500 sec,
manual exposure in available light, hand held, AF-C, AWB, ARW capture, 15.36 MP crop frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 7, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 599.45 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 100, 1/640 sec,
manual exposure in available light, hand held, AF-C, AWB, ARW capture, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 7, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/1000 sec,
manual exposure in available light, hand held, AF-C, AWB, ARW capture, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Processed 100% crop, optimized for detail (not noise reduction)

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, January 7, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 100, 1/500 sec,
manual exposure in available light, hand held, AF-C, AWB, ARW capture, 13.5 MP crop frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

Shooting info – Bued River, La Union, Philippines, January 8, 2018, Sony RX10 Mark IV + Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, 600 mm (equiv.), f/8, ISO 100, 1/60 sec, manual exposure in available light, MF, Steadyshot off, 1920 x 1080 crop from a 4K video frame.

Shooting info - Bued River, northern Philippines, June 15, 2019, frame grab from a 4K footage, RX10 IV @ 600 mm equivalent.

MAGNUS, a 16-week old male Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 12, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 599 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/2500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

KRETO, an 8-week old male Labrador puppy.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 12, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/1600 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, uncropped full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

MAGNUS, a 16-week old male Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 12, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 599 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/2500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

VANTA, a 16-week old female Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

VANTA, a 16-week old female Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

MAGNUS, a 16-week old male Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/2000 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

MAGNUS, a 16-week old male Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/2500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

KRETO, an 8-week old male Labrador puppy.

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 12, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/2500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

MAGNUS, a 16-week old male Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 599 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/2500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, uncropped full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

MAGNUS, a 16-week old male Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/2500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame cropped and resized to 2000 x 1500.

MAGNUS, a 16-week old male Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Booed River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 599 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 200, 1/2500 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

VANTA, a 16-week old female Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.

VANTA, a 16-week old female Shi-Chi puppy (mixed Shih Tzu and Chihuahua).

Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, February 18, 2020, Sony RX10 Mark IV, 600 mm equiv., f/4, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec,
continuous focus, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1800 x 1200.