White-breasted Wood-Swallow (Artamus leucorynchus, resident)
Habitat - From open country to clearings at forest edge up to 1800 m.
Size - 7.50 inches total length.
Shooting Info - filmed in habitat at Bued River, La Union, Philippines on July 25, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + shotgun microphone, manual exposure in available light, recorded and processed at 4K/29.97p.
It has been raining in our islands for about a week now. Thanks to the P1000's long reach, I can still film birds at extreme distances from a shelter. Here are four species of wild birds filmed under the rain:
1. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata, sub-adult male)
2. Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
3. Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
4. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
Shooting Info - filmed in habitat at Bued River, north Luzon, Philippines on July 25, 2021, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + shotgun microphone, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, recorded and processed at 4K/29.97p.
I was pleasantly surprised to come upon dozens of newly hatched grasshoppers (nymphs) this morning along the banks of Bued River.
Shooting info - Bued River, northern Philippines, July 11, 2021, Sony RX10 IV, 220 mm (600 mm equivalent), 4K/29.976p capture, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, tripod + video head.
Music - "Serenity" by Aakash Gandhi