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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:00:05 GMT
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:00:59 GMT
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:01:39 GMT
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:02:36 GMT
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:06:41 GMT
these were taken in September this year. the gray herons were plenty but they're hiding in the grass that have grown tall from the rains. you can see their necks sticking out a flock of them would circle above and then land among the grass it is a bit difficult to bike around the perimeter of the swamp. since it was still off-season for tourists, they've put a low fence maybe to prevent cattle and vehicles from wandering around, but i could lift my bike over the fence. the trail was grassy and it was hard to pedal on muddy ground that had hardened from the sun. i startled many birds as i passed so i was not able to photograph them. i don't know what they're called, i'm still ignorant when it comes to bird species. at one point i thought maybe i should keep still so i could see them better. i caught this little fellow emerging from the hay mound. it first looked around before coming out. when it felt the coast was clear it began wandering around. i would have stayed quietly in place but i was afraid there might be snakes when i heard rustling among the tall grass so i rushed to leave.
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:13:24 GMT
taken on November 1 of this year there are very young acacia trees lining the side of the dirt road approaching the swamp yellow-vented bulbul? i didn't notice if it had a yellow spot near the base of its tail pied fantail. yes i saw it spread its tail like a fan and sort of swish it around you could see from the acacia grove the birds that are out in the field sometimes they're hard to see because they perch among the grasses, like this tiny black bird (can you see it?) this is a lifebird for me, i've never seen it before, i really liked its long pink legs i spent a lot of time watching these birds, they kept diving to the surface of the water, i think they're the same ones that fly in a big flock above, but when they dive they do it one at a time. they're smaller than egrets and have shorter legs. more tiny birds hiding among the tall grass this purple fellow looks like a pigeon and it made kroo-kroo noises while doing strange movements with its neck ironically, i didn't see many birds in the swamp itself maybe because it's flooded, there are more birds in the area before the swamp. this swamp used to be wet but not underwater. now there are only pockets of grass where some birds might be hiding. they're too far to see with the naked eye though, but you can hear them, they're quite noisy.
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Post by tina mallari on Nov 26, 2009 11:13:56 GMT
Welcome to the forum Luna Wooo Hoooo another woman photographer !!!! You have lots of beautiful photos You are so lucky to live in a place very near Candaba. Looking forward to seeing more of your photos. BTW, what camera were you using to take these photos please?
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luna
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:20:40 GMT
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:24:27 GMT
Welcome to the forum Luna Wooo Hoooo another woman photographer !!!! You have lots of beautiful photos You are so lucky to live in a place very near Candaba. Looking forward to seeing more of your photos. BTW, what camera were you using to take these photos please? thank you. i am using an old camera, and Olympus C750 (which i think is no longer in the market ).
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:28:15 GMT
two weeks ago i got my first pair of binoculars, and eager to try it, i went back to Candaba ;D i went really early because i had to leave the swamp by 7AM because i still have to go to work. so i was there before 6AM just as the sun was rising. the surroundings looked different, the colors were different, there were more egrets, and the terns were conspicuously absent. egrets with my favorite black-winged stiltswhatsup duck? (a duck wandered among the egrets). i just noticed that there were different types of egrest, some had black beaks and some yellow. there's really so much to learn about birds saw a common kingfisher, like what we saw sa C6 (it is indeed common) and this i think is a pied buschat? it's smaller than a munia. this tree had 4 different types of birds (i don't know what they are) this one had 2 (i also don't know what they are, maybe bee eaters?) a sandpiper i think... and this one i don't know, there were many of them hiding among the tall grass. they're big. i thought they were brown herons but they're not. they looked sinister with their backs turned, like caped hunchbacks.
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Post by luna on Nov 26, 2009 11:31:51 GMT
my last trip was this morning. i was told December is the height of duck migration, i'm excited to see the first arrivals. alas, there were none yet ;D the terrain changed yet again, what used to be wetland was now caked and grassy, so the waders were not there anymore. what i saw among the grass were these big dark herons(?): i also noticed that there were more birds in flight, mostly the white egrets and terns i was happy to see a flock of my favorite black-winged stilts flying and swooping down the surface of the water the swamp was still flooded, really ready for the ducks and there were those dark birds hiding in the grass as usual. i think they are some kind of bittern. i think this is a shrike like what onalokib photographed in UP. this one was a bit audacious, it was on a blade of grass by the side of the road and it didn't leave when i passed, stopped, and took a picture. i also noticed the same type of birds perched on the same poles, like the common kingfisher and the gull-billed tern occupying the exact same sticks where i saw them before. i wonder if they're the same bird. i didn't get a picture. anyway, as always it's hard to tear myself away from the swamp. i wish i didn't have to go to work...
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Nov 26, 2009 11:56:18 GMT
Thank you Luna for all the pictures and headings. It is very informative and I look forward to going there next week. If I see a girl in a bike I will know it is you. Mabuhay.
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Nov 26, 2009 12:38:35 GMT
Wooooooooow .... those were lots of pictures there and I was laughing out loud while i read each caption til the last pic! Great series Luna! Get more birds Welcome!
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Nov 26, 2009 12:42:03 GMT
Welcome to the forum Roche, nice collection of Candaba birds/sights you got here.
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Post by alainpascua on Nov 26, 2009 14:49:37 GMT
Wow, loads of pics there, Roche! Keep on shooting, Madam! Hope to meet you there one of these days.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Nov 26, 2009 15:35:02 GMT
Wow! Lots of pics and very entertaining captions Roche! Glad to know that you are now into birding and have been into birding albeit, unconsciously, in the past. Oh, I also would just like to encourage you to post in English (as much as possible, though there could be exceptions at times. ) as this forum has international memberships that would also love to read your captions. Plus, it's also the 1st rule in our forum. Hope to see more of your pics and your stories. ;D
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Post by luna on Nov 28, 2009 4:54:22 GMT
thank you very much for being welcoming and encouraging even though my photos are nowhere near the quality of yours sorry about the non-english phrases, i've edited my posts.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Nov 28, 2009 5:27:39 GMT
No apologies needed Roche. As I've said in my earlier post, there are instances when it's better said in Filipino. ;D
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Nov 28, 2009 8:46:57 GMT
Hello Roche, welcome to the forum! What a great first post. You are lucky to live so near Candaba. Keep taking pictures and sharing them.
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Post by Ronnie Dominguez on Nov 28, 2009 14:59:55 GMT
Thank you for the posts on Candaba. For me who had not yet been there, your sets of photo were very enjoyable and provided an exciting overview of the birds and sceneries.
thank you very much.
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