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Close-up of a Philippine Woodpecker
This bird was previously called the Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker. As its former common name implies it’s a micro-jackhammer, with a total length of merely 5.5 inches. It is found only in the Phil… more →
Romy Ocon's Wild Birds of the Philippines
Close-up of a Philippine Woodpecker
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wrote 2 years ago: This bird was previously called the Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker. As its former common name implies i … more →
Walking on surf
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wrote 2 years ago: This young waverider slid out his surfboard from underneath him into the air to end a longish run. I … more →
Portrait of a White-throated Kingfisher
wrote 2 years ago: The Philippine subspecies (gularis, endemic race) of this bird has a much smaller white throat than … more →
Ospreys of Sta. Cruz
wrote 2 years ago: From September up to April, the vast fishponds of Sta. Cruz ( Zambales province, Philippines) are a … more →
A Pied Bushchat near a nuke plant
wrote 2 years ago: About three years ago, I and several birdnuts were allowed access inside the fenced compound of the … more →
Purple Heron in flight
wrote 2 years ago: A Purple Heron glides over dense vegetation as it comes in to land at one of the ponds in Candaba we … more →
Cattle Egret
wrote 2 years ago: A medium small egret (19 inch length), this white bird is very common locally. It stays close to cat … more →
An 'H-Bomb' over the South China Sea
wrote 2 years ago: I was shooting surfers at San Juan, La Union, Philippines, last February 2011 when the sun got so lo … more →
Black Bittern in flight
wrote 2 years ago: This uncommon waterbird is secretive and solitary. It is medium size, being 23 inches in total leng … more →
Northern Shoveler in flight
wrote 2 years ago: The distinctive large bill of this uncommon migratory duck makes identification in the field quite e … more →
The colorful Common Kingfisher
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wrote 2 years ago: It is not easy to fill the frame with this colorful migrant, given its shyness and small size (6 inc … more →
Collared Kingfisher in flight
wrote 2 years ago: The Collared Kingfisher normally takes to the air only when swooping at a prey or transferring from … more →
Philippine Coucal
wrote 2 years ago: I chanced upon this endemic Philippine Coucal spreading and drying its wings in the open, along a tr … more →
Guaiabero
wrote 2 years ago: Ranging only in the Philippines, the Guaiabero is a plump parrot with a short tail. It’s about … more →
Grey-tailed Tattler in flight
wrote 2 years ago: A common migratory waterbird, the Grey-tailed Tattler flies low over the water when flushed or when … more →
Supermoon hides behind the clouds
wrote 2 years ago: I was waiting ready with my big birding glass for the supermoon to rise above the urban horizon last … more →
Cinnamon Bittern in flight
wrote 2 years ago: I got this Cinnamon Bittern as it was flying with a slightly upward trajectory over Candaba’s … more →
A Yellow Bittern's decisive moment
wrote 2 years ago: Lighting and shooting angle were pretty bad on this one, but it’s not often that I get the cha … more →
Philippine Cuckoo-Dove
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wrote 2 years ago: This colorful endemic dove was captured in the foothills of Antipolo mountains in 2009. A birdshoote … more →
