Long-tailed Shrike at Bacnotan (La Union)

The afternoon light was golden this weekend in my native La Union. This encouraged me to do some quickie birding in the fields of nearby Bacsil, Bacnotan. I used my car as a blind to get near this bird that was perched atop a banana stalk.

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Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach, resident)

Habitat - Open country and scrub.

 

Shooting Info - Bacsil, Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, January 20, 2013, Canon 7D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x II, 700 mm, ISO 200, 1/200 sec, f/7.1, manual exposure in available light, bean bag.

 

Java Sparrows at Bued River (La Union)

I was trekking along the banks of Bued River (a river that snakes from the Cordillera mountains down to my native La Union) when I saw these pretty, little birds. This turned out to be my closest encounter yet with this species, and I'm glad I got both an adult and immature.

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Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora, resident)

Habitat - Uncommon in parks, residential areas and scrub, sometimes in neighboring ricefields.

 

Immature



 



Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 10, 2013, Canon 7D + EF 500 f4 L IS + EF 1.4x II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, bean bag.

 

 

 

Adult
 







Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 10, 2013, Canon 7D + EF 500 f4 L IS + EF 1.4x II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/400 sec, bean bag



 

 





Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, January 10, 2013, Canon 7D + EF 500 f4 L IS + EF 1.4x II, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/500 sec, bean bag.