NEW COUNTRY RECORD - Common Starling

[Romy Ocon]

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris, male)

Photographed by Romy Ocon at Iwahig Penal Colony, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, on February 8, 2007.

20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, f/7.1, manual exposure in available light, hand held, RAW capture.

[Eric Patdu]

We almost forgot about this new country record! Now brings the total number of bird species to 614!!! Yahoo!!!


I wonder if we will be able to reach the 50% mark if the ceiling gets higher and higher. Hehehe.....