Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 8, 2020 2:25:58 GMT
The monotony of the Covid-19 lockdown was broken somewhat when I noticed a familiar creature at a riverside puddle near where I'm quarantined.
From afar, it's unmistakably a wagtail species. This made me rush to my photo gear to try and get some captures.
This particular specimen is not the prettiest I've seen, but it's nonetheless a welcome distraction from the daily grind of waiting for the coronavirus storm to pass.
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Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea, migrant)
From afar, it's unmistakably a wagtail species. This made me rush to my photo gear to try and get some captures.
This particular specimen is not the prettiest I've seen, but it's nonetheless a welcome distraction from the daily grind of waiting for the coronavirus storm to pass.
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Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea, migrant)
Habitat - Streams and forest roads at all elevations.
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, April 7, 2020, 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.
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, April 7, 2020, 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.
And a couple of common birds captured at the same sortie.
Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus, resident)
Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields.
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, April 7, 2020, Canon 7D II + EF 400 f/4 DO II, 400mm, f/5.0, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
Habitat - Open country usually associated with water along rivers, marshes and ricefields.
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, April 7, 2020, Canon 7D II + EF 400 f/4 DO II, 400mm, f/5.0, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus, resident)
Habitat - Common in virtually every inhabited island.
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, April 7, 2020, Canon 7D II + EF 400 f/4 DO II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
Habitat - Common in virtually every inhabited island.
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, April 7, 2020, Canon 7D II + EF 400 f/4 DO II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
