Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM

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Brown-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon gularis) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The Brown-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon gularis) is a tree kingfisher found in the Philippines. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short distance movements. It can often be found well away from water where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and even birds. During the breeding season they call loudly in the mornings from prominent perches including the tops of buildings in urban areas or on wires.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher

Location: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doña_Remedios_Trinidad,_Bulacan

2009 Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
2008 Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
ƒ/5.6 1/320 ISO 640

 

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Palawan flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The Palawan flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) is a species of bird in the Dicaeidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

The scientific name commemorates the German zoologist Carl Constantin Platen.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawan_flowerpecker

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coron,_Palawan

2009 Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
2008 Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
ƒ/5.6 1/1000 ISO 1250

 

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Black-headed Munia (Lonchura atricapilla) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The Black-headed Munia, Lonchura atricapilla (formerly considered as a subspecies of the Tricoloured Munia Lonchura malacca atricapilla) also known as Chestnut Munia, is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, & Vietnam. Known as maya pula ("red maya", to distinguish it from the predominantly brownish Tree Sparrow which is also called maya) in the Philippines, this bird was the former national bird of the Philippines (the Philippine national bird is now the Philippine eagle).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_Munia

2008 Canon EOS 5D Mark II
2008 Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
ƒ/8.0 1/1250 ISO 3200

 

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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where replaced by the closely related Rufous Night Heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).

Adults are approximately 64 cm long and weigh 800 g. They have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. Young birds are brown, flecked with white and grey. These are short-necked and stout herons.

Black-crowned night heron - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

2009 Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
2008 Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
ƒ/5.6 1/640 ISO 640

 

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White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) is a waterbird of the rail and crake family Rallidae that is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia. They are dark slaty birds with a clean white face, breast and belly. They are somewhat bolder than most other rails and are often seen stepping slowly with their tail cocked upright in open marshes or even drains near busy roads. They are largely crepuscular in activity and during the breeding season after the first rains make loud and persistent croaky calls.

White-breasted waterhen - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

2009 Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
2008 Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
ƒ/5.6 1/1600s ISO 640