Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Cebu, Philippines 09/23/09

[Pao Dolina]

I wasn't able to post this due to amount of trouble Typhoon Ketsana/Ondoy added to my work. Pls do not mind the varying size of the watermark. It is the result of how cropped the image is in Apple Aperture. Feel free to correct my ID. This is the first time I've encountered a lot of these birds. Also this is the first time I have half decent bird in flight shots. Still need to do some work.

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Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/9.0
Lens: EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
Tripod Head: WH-200 Wimberley Head Version II
Tripod: Manfrotto 055CXPRO4
ISO Speed: 1000
Exposure Bias: 0 EV



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Rufous Night Heron, Nycticorax caledonicus

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/11.0
Lens: EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
Tripod Head: WH-200 Wimberley Head Version II
Tripod: Manfrotto 055CXPRO4
ISO Speed: 2000
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

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Mangrove Kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Lens: EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
Tripod Head: WH-200 Wimberley Head Version II
Tripod: Manfrotto 055CXPRO4
ISO Speed: 1000
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

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Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/9.0
Lens: EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
Tripod Head: WH-200 Wimberley Head Version II
Tripod: Manfrotto 055CXPRO4
ISO Speed: 1000
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

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Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Lens: EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
Tripod Head: WH-200 Wimberley Head Version II
Tripod: Manfrotto 055CXPRO4
ISO Speed: 1000
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

So that's that. I really like OIWS and hope to go back some time in the future. The hospitality and the help of the locals and the DENR is impressive.

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful images , loved them lot
TFS