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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 →
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 →
Golden-bellied Flyeater
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wrote 2 years ago: This very active bird is just four inches long, but its song is so loud that it is hard to believe t … 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 tiny, hairy spider
wrote 2 years ago: This unidentified tiny spider was resting on a leaf of one of my garden plants when I snapped this p … more →
Stripe-headed Rhabdornis
wrote 2 years ago: Very active in the forest canopy or middle story and sporting a contrasting plumage that complicates … 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 →
Purple Swamphen in golden light
wrote 2 years ago: This very large, chicken-sized bird (16 inches length) is becoming more uncommon in our islands, mos … more →
Yellow-vented Bulbul in flight
wrote 2 years ago: Next to the Eurasian Tree Sparrow, the Yellow-vented Bulbul is the most common bird in the Philippin … 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 →
The rare Tundra Bean Goose in flight
wrote 2 years ago: The first ever country record of the Tundra Bean Goose was reported by fellow bird photographer Alex … more →
Green Imperial-Pigeon in flight
wrote 2 years ago: At 17.5 inches total length, the Green Imperial-Pigeon is among the largest pigeons in our islands. … 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 →
White-breasted Waterhen in flight
wrote 2 years ago: The White-breasted Waterhen is a very common bird found in all major Philippine islands. It is more … 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 →
