Apr. 9 - 15, 08: W. B. WOODSWALLOW, by Romy O.

[Romy Ocon]

WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW (Artamus leucorynchus)

Size - 190 mm total length.

Habitat - Open country to clearings to forest edge up to 1800 m.

Range - Most major Philippine islands (resident).



Photographed at Morong (Bataan province) on March 27, 2008 by Romy Ocon - 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 250, 1/640 sec, manual exposure, hand held:

[Ding Carpio]

Nice!

We have plenty of these nasty birds in my neighborhood trying to drive away any other bird in sight.

It's always tough to show feather detail of this bird because of its cottony texture. Not a problem for you, I can see.

[mantarey]

This bird looks so alive because of the 3D effect. It's like a live bird is placed in front of my LCD. This is just great.