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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 17, 2020 1:22:24 GMT
It looks like our friendly neighborhood Grey Wagtail will stay for a while. It keeps foraging throughout the day at a watering hole by the bank of the Bued River, fattening itself with juicy invertebrates and larvae of assorted insects. It must need a lot of stored fuel for its long flight home to its breeding grounds a few weeks hence. Meantime, I noticed that its throat is gradually molting into its breeding color (black). I guess I'd create a thread to document the molting progress as days pass by. I reckon the molting process will be completed in about 2 - 3 weeks, and this bird should be flight and breeding ready by mid-May. 1. First sighting - April 7, 2020, Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, Canon 7D II + EF 400 f/4 DO II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560mm, f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/400 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 17, 2020 1:25:06 GMT
Shooting info - April 8, 2020, Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, Canon 7D II + EF 400 f/4 DO II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560mm, f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/800 sec, manual exposure in available light, tripod/ball head, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 17, 2020 1:26:31 GMT
Shooting info - April 10, 2020, Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, Canon 7D II + EF 400 f/4 DO II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/640 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 17, 2020 1:27:53 GMT
Shooting info - April 11, 2020, Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, Canon 5D III + EF 400 f/2.8 IS + EF 2x TC III, 800mm, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 1/800 sec, manual exposure in available light, fluid head/tripod, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 17, 2020 1:30:17 GMT
Shooting info - April 12, 2020, Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, Canon 5D III + EF 400 f/2.8 IS + EF 2x TC III, 800mm, f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/640 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag on the ground, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 17, 2020 1:32:03 GMT
Shooting info - April 16, 2020, Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, Canon 5D III + EF 400 f/2.8 IS + EF 2x TC III, 800mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/800 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag on the ground, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 21, 2020 1:55:30 GMT
Shooting info (for both photos) - April 21, 2020, Bued River, northern Philippines, Canon 5D III + EF 400 f/2.8 IS + EF 2x TC III, 800mm, f/5.6, ISO 3200, 1/640 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag on the ground, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 25, 2020 3:03:08 GMT
Shooting info - April 25, 2020, Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, Canon 5D III + EF 400 f/2.8 IS + EF 2x TC III, 800mm, f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/1250 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag on the ground, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
Shooting info - April 25, 2020, Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, Canon 5D III + EF 400 f/2.8 IS + EF 2x TC III, 800mm, f/5.6, ISO 640, 1/800sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag on the ground, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem on May 2, 2020 6:12:14 GMT
Great catch!
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Post by Romy Ocon on May 2, 2020 11:36:31 GMT
Thanks, Godo!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Jul 27, 2020 3:22:56 GMT
All excellent shots Ka Mastah! My faves are the last 2 pictures! I really miss birding these days ... I hate this COVID CCP Virus!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Aug 22, 2020 1:07:48 GMT
Thanks, Ka Bobby... I almost crushed my beloved beer belly in trying to get this bird at a low angle.  |
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