White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus, resident)
Habitat – Wetter areas like grasslands, marshes and mangroves.
Size - 11.0 inches total length
Shooting Info - filmed in habitat at Maambal Orchard, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Philippines on February 27, 2023, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + shotgun microphone, manual exposure in available light, recorded and processed at 4K/29.97p.
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Two groups of sparrows - Java Sparrows (with black head and white cheeks) and Eurasian Tree Sparrows - contest a choice nesting hole in the trunk of a dead palm tree.
Shooting Info - filmed in habitat at Maambal Orchard, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Philippines on February 26, 2023, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod, built-in microphone, manual exposure in available light, recorded and processed at 4K/29.97p.
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Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)
Habitat - Uncommon in parks, residential areas and scrub, sometimes in neighboring ricefields.
Size - 5.50 inches total length
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Habitat - Common in virtually every inhabited island of the Philippines.
Size - 5.25 inches total length
Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora, resident)
Habitat - Uncommon in parks, residential areas and scrub, sometimes in neighboring ricefields.
Size - 5.50 inches total length
Shooting Info - filmed in habitat at Maambal Orchard, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Philippines on February 25, 2023, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + shotgun microphone, manual exposure in available light, recorded and processed at 4K/29.97p.
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis, resident)
Habitat – Clearings, along large streams and rivers, and in open country.
Size - 10-1/2 inches total length
Shooting Info - filmed in habitat at Maambal Orchard, Pangasinan, Philippines on February 8, 2023, Nikon Coolpix P1000, fluid head + tripod + built-in mic, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, recorded and processed at 4K/29.97p.