BIRDER and bird photographer bob kaufman shares his experiences and thoughts about A UNIQUE birding site in the heart of quezon city U.P. FOR A SURPRISE? by Bob Kaufman Our excitement was palpable. We were crouched behind our camera gears, occasionally engaging in whispered conversations, afraid that the small brown bird before us would take…
Intrepid traveler Christian Perez visits a beautiful and remote research station in Northwest Panay to look for birds. BIRDING IN THE NORTHWEST PANAY PENINSULA photos and text by Christian Perez The story starts sometime in March 2011 at the UPLB Dairy Farm, where I met a lone British birder called Duncan Wilson. He had been…
ONE OF THE CLUB’S NEWEST AND YOUNGEST MEMBERS SHARES HER THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW SHE GOT STARTED WITH BIRDWATCHING ENTERING THE WORLD OF BIRDWATCHING By Jelaine Gan Finally, I had the guts to send Kuya Jops a short message about me and my sister joining the WBCP guided trip. It was held at the Coastal Lagoon…
Karen Ochavo writes about the boats, tricky birds, and adventures during the very fruitful birding trip to ANgat Dam that she planned and organized for WBCP members. GOTTA GET TO ANGAT! By Karen Ochavo During one club trip early this year, Tinggay Cinco and I vowed to have an overnight birding trip at Angat Dam.…
THINK: BIRDER SLUMBOOK! WE ARE REVIVING THE 80′S SLUMBOOK BIRDER-STYLE. GET TO KNOW SOME MORE OF YOUR FELLOW BIRD CLUB MEMBERS TINTIN, ARNEL< TRINKET and ADRI THROUGH THIS MONTHLY FEATURE. GET TO KNOW TINTIN, ARNEL, TRINKET AND ADRI! compiled by Jops Josef We asked some more of our members simple questions about being birdwatchers and about…
Cecil Morella looks at the brighter side of having a coal-fired power plant in Masinloc Bay, Zambales THE ASH-POND DUCKS OF MASINLOC Text and photos by Cecil Morella Ternel Telesforo found them first and excitedly waved at us to share the exciting discovery: pairs of webbed feet imprints, frozen in time on the drying cement-grey…
SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE WILD BIRD CLUB OF THE PHILIPPINES DID IN NOVEMBER It has been a busy, busy November for the club! Here is a summary of the activities this past month. Club Trips. The WBCP had a total of 4 club trips this month. San Simon, Pampanga…
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