by Vincent Alinan There’s more to see than can ever be seenMore to do than can ever be done – Elton John, “The Circle of Life” As someone who has lived most of his adult life as toy collector, anime fan and video gamer, I felt the need to go out and take up an…
by Michael Ancheta Chua When I joined the WBCP in October of last year, I immediately set my sights on birding in Subic. I was always enchanted by the birds of the forest, especially parrots. I remember repeatedly asking Jops when would we have a club trip there. Eventually he told me that there was…
by Trinket Constantino with photos from Tinggay Cinco, Adri Constantino, and Gwen So When Jelaine asked me if I was interested in assembling a team for the 2nd WBCP Bird Race, I immediately answered in the affirmative! I had also taken part in the 1st WBCP bird race way back in 2007 – and it…
By Tinggay R. Cinco The Wild Bird Club of the Philippines participated in the Earth Day Celebration last April 13, 2019 at Arroceros Park organized by the Winner Foundation. The event highlighted the importance of Arroceros Park as the last remaining urban forest in Manila, dubbed as the “last lung of the city.” As a…
Those of you with a keen eye would have noticed that in the newly published 2019 checklist the Mountain White-eye has disappeared and has been replaced with the Warbling White-eye. Perhaps some would have also noticed that the Everett’s White-eye that used to be resident (R) is now near endemic (NR).
by Djop Tabaranza Among the representatives of the animal kingdom, birds are the only group which have feathers. Feathers are specialized skin covers that are collectively known as “plumage.” The term “plumage” was derived from the Latin “pluma” which means feathers and refers to the bird’s collective feather covering, including its colors and patterns. During…
Photo by Maia Tanedo Philippine FrogmouthBatrachostomus septimus This photo of a nesting Philippine Frogmouth was taken back in 2013 in the La Mesa Nature Reserve. I was a fairly young birder then and it was the time I really learned about proper behavior when observing and photographing nesting birds. – Maia During this special time…
Compiled by Mike Lu March 2 – Guided trip in Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland Park The Club conducted a guided trip at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland Park for a group of homeschool kids. Participants started at the Wetland Center and ended at Pond 1. Migratory birds were not as many but there was a good diversity…
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