BLACK-FACED SPOONBILLS Platalea minorPhoto by Jasmin Meren Bulakan, BulacanJanuary 11, 2020 Our team conducted a census of migratory birds in areas of Manila Bay where the new airport will be constructed. When we arrived at the docking area, the sky was lit with a yellowish glow from the moon and the air was so cool.…
DAURIAN STARLING Agropsar sturninusPhoto by George Inocencio Subic, ZambalesOctober 2019 We were on Day-2 of our weekend birding in Subic. The morning had been pretty quiet and we decided to move farther from Crown Peak area towards Nabasan Trail. Passing through the Subic Airport road, we paused to take photos of some Brown Shrikes and…
SPOTTED IMPERIAL PIGEON Ducula carolaCurrimao, Ilocos Norte Currimao, Ilocos Norte is a good location for watching the Spotted Imperial Pigeons during the months of May to August. I first saw this bird during my my college days which was the mid 70’s. I thought the population was already wiped out due to hunting and poaching.…
Photo by Maia Tanedo Asian Glossy Starlings Aplonis panayensis It’s officially the rainy season in the Philippines and I thought of this photo I took of two Asian Glossy Starlings perched out in the open under a gentle rainfall during a trip to Coron, Palawan. Usually, the rainy season hampers birdwatching activities, but these two…
Photo digiscoped by Trinket Constantino Peregrine FalconsFalco peregrinus Just 2 of the birds we saw in this mornings’ Great Backyard Bird Count! – Trinket is part of The Ateneo Wild Project which started as a way to involve the community in achieving campus sustainability goals by reporting any wildlife they come across in the Ateneo…
ASHY DRONGO Dicrurus leucophaeus salangensis Photo by Djop Tabaranza La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City December 2018 My take on the rare migrant (white-faced) Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus salangensis). There are 16 recognized subspecies of the Ashy Drongo (according to HBW-IBC). The resident subspecies D.l.whiteheadi found in the Palawan island group is a darker shade of…
BROWN SHRIKE Lanius cristatus Photo by Trinket Constantino Quezon City November 2017 “…she expertly laid out the snake (Calamaria gervaisii – Gervais’ worm snake) by its long side, its skin shredded as it caught on the rose thorns. Pretty soon it had clearly skinned the little snake, and could now easily tear it up into…
BLUE-WINGED PITTA Pitta moluccensis Photo by Christian Perez Valencia, Negros Oriental July 2018 “Just back from a long birding trip abroad, and looking forward to some quiet days at home, I heard on July 29 that a Blue-winged Pitta has been sighted just outside Rene Vendiola’s house in Liptong Woodlands, Bakong near Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. That…
SOUTHERN SILVERY KINGFISHER Ceyx argentatus Watercolor art by Tang Tuck Hong (Wild Bird Club of Malaysia) Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Mindanao 12th Philippine Bird Festival May 2018 Tang Tuck Hong is a member of the Wild Bird Club of Malaysia and attended the 12th Philipine Bird Festival in Tacurong last May. He was able to…
EASTERN CATTLE EGRET Bubulcus coromandus Photos by Djop Tabaranza Los Banos, Laguna May 2017 During this time of year, some birds begin to transition into their breeding plumage, just like the Cattle Egret in the photo above. The usually all-white egret, or tagak, sports a golden brown head, neck, breast, and back for a…
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