That was the start of what I would call a B day of photography. The good shots we had were of birds whose names start with the letter B. Note the term "good shots". We did see other birds that did not have a "B" in the beginning of their names but the photos we got of these were not that great. Consider this extremely backlit shot of a Coleto.
Or a not so sharp image of a Philippine Bulbul behind the foliage.
On the other hand, the ubiquitous Brahminy Kites gave us a show. We even got one perched on a tree.
But the species of the day was the Blue Rock Thrush. It treated us so nonchalantly that we practically have a photo of every possible angle of this colorful migrant.
To cap off our day, a White-throated Kingfisher also posed for us as we were already on our way down from Caylabne Resort. The official name of course starts with a "W" but there are plans to have this species found in the Philippines to be split from its cousins in Southeast Asia. As a matter of fact the proposed name for this bird is Brown-breasted Kingfisher! (Some scientific lists have already confirmed this). So there you are, the final "B" bird in our list.
On our way home, as we passed by the town of Carmona, we noticed this restaurant with an unintentional pun for its name.
Based on our birding experience this morning, even if we did not see the hoped for Philippine Falconet, Luzon Hornbill and Whiskered Treeswift, I would say that it was not Abad day at all.
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You all got some even better views of the Blue Rock Thrush this time! I like that kingfisher very much.
I hope to have another chance to go birding with the three of you.
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