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.