Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM

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Sat Mar 27 21:24:40 HKT 2010 by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

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Sat Dec 26 18:46:08 HKT 2009 @ 100% magnification by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

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Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. There is also a huge number of this species inhabiting towns and cities, where they take refuge in abandoned buildings and trees. They often move in large groups and are considered one of the noisiest species of birds.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Asian_Glossy_St​arling

The Cinnamon Bittern or Chestnut Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) is a small bittern. It is of Old World origins, breeding in tropical Asia from Pakistan to Sri Lanka east to China and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Cinnamon_Bitter​n

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Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax; Chinese: 夜鷺; pinyin: yèlù ) commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where replaced by the closely related Rufous Night Heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.or​g …Black-crowned_Night_Heron

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Grey Heron (Ardea cinera) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

Grey Herons eat whatever they can catch: fish, amphibians, arthropods (insects, spiders), crustacea (crabs), and even small mammals (rodents), reptiles (hatchling turtles), small birds (catching these on the wing). They are not above scavenging, and stealing prey caught by other birds (e.g., the Purple Heron).

Grey Herons have long necks and powerful bills for a long and strong reach. They usually wait on the mud or at the water's edge to snatch passing aquatic prey. They can stand motionless for hours. Or they may wade slowly through shallow water or on mud freshly exposed by the tide. They may also stalk fish. They may even dive into deeper water. In Europe, some even follow farm ploughs to catch whatever is unearthed or flushed out in the process.

Although Grey Herons roost and nest in groups, they hunt alone. But when prey is plentiful, they may
feed in groups, evenly spaced out. They are most active at dawn and dusk.

Source: http://www.naturia.per​.sg/buloh/birds/Ardea_​cinerea.htm

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White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

Adult White-breasted Waterhens have mainly dark grey upperparts and flanks, and a white face, neck and breast. The lower belly and undertail are cinnamon coloured. The body is flattened laterally to allow easier passage through the reeds or undergrowth. They have long toes, a short tail and a yellow bill and legs. Sexes are similar but females measure slightly smaller. Immature birds are much duller versions of the adults. The downy chicks are black, as with all rails.

Several subspecies are named for the populations that are widely distributed. The nominate subspecies is described from Sri Lanka but is often widened to include chinensis of mainland India and adjoining regions in Asia, west to Arabia and east nearly to Japan. The remaining subspecies are those from islands and include insularis of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, midnicobaricus of the central Nicobars, leucocephala of Car Nicobar, maldivus of the Maldives, javanicus of Java and leucomelanus of Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas

Source: http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/White-breasted_Waterhen

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Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica) by alabang, on Flickr

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The Philippines has created a protected area to save a species of endangered wild duck, with just 5,000 of the birds remaining, government documents released on Monday said.

The 27 hectare (67 acre) "wetland critical habitat" was set up for the Philippine duck, a species found only in the Philippines whose numbers have been falling due to hunting and habitat destruction, the documents said.

The environment department order created the protected area in the largely-agricultural Cabusao district in the east of the country.

"Ensure that existing ecosystems in the critical habitat are preserved and are kept in a condition that will support the perpetual existence of the Philippine duck," the department order instructed local authorities.

Source: http://www.independent​.co.uk …angered-duck-2349949.html

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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Source: http://www.iucnredlist​.org …dlist/details/1​06003742/0

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Friday 2012:01:20 05:22:58 by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

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Candaba Orange by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr