Not exactly an exciting-looking bird for me but this is the first recorded individual of this species in our islands. Apparently it has gone astray its route and ended in one of our favorite wetlands. Taken April last year.
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris)
Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
40D, 400mm, ISO 400, f/8, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure, tripod/gimbal, cloned out twigs in the FG
Interesting, last year when I was in California there was also a bean goose that had gone astray. News of it had birders from near and far coming to try and get a glimpse of it,
This is a nice image handled well in sunny conditions.
Congratulations on finding and photographing this stray. I like the dry cracked mud under the bird and the muddy foot on the bird. Wish this had been captured in less harsh light.
Mark, I like the inquisitive pose, together with the raised leg. This is sharp showing good detail around the head and beak. Had the light been less harsh, it may have brought out the colours better.
Congrats on the rare species. It's always great to capture these moments and you did that well. I like the cracked mud and the distant grasslands BGD. Beautiful light and nice angle towards the viewer.
Harsh light mentioned, and opening-up the aperture would have been good to throw the BG even more OOF (thus possibly helping with the brighter highlights along the top). Good observation, and a very good image to record it.
Thanks for the comments, folks. We had tons of shots of this bird in less harsh light but only with the bird in a sitting position. Good point on opening up the aperture, Daniel.
The bird was first spotted by a birdwatcher. Immediately birders rushed to the wetlands after hearing the news. We were probably the last photogs to go and see the bird and this is among the last photos of this individual before we eventually lost track of it.
Tundra Bean Goose
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