tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338703722024-03-05T16:43:14.587+08:00TWO BIRDERS TO GOStories of our birding adventures.Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.comBlogger832125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-91428668212442862402023-08-30T09:43:00.002+08:002023-08-30T09:43:31.471+08:00Birding Between RainsIt drizzled as we passed by Antipolo on our way to go birding in Baras. Thankfully as we reached our destination the rain stopped. Upon reaching the rotunda, we saw Rufous-crowned Bee-eaters and Whiskered Treeswifts perched on eletric wires. It had been a while since we saw both species so Cynthia and quickly took out our cameras and took shots at them. We did get passable photos considering the lighting wasn't so good with the skies still being dark and cloudy.
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From there we went to where the huge water tank is and surprisingly there were no birds! We then proceeded to the hilly area hoping to see the regular resident Long-tailed Shrike. Along the way Cynthia spotted a Barred Rail and was lucky to get some shots at it.
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Further down the road we got another regular - the Paddyfield Pipit.
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In one of the side roads we were able to finally get a picture of the skittish Spotted Dove.
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As expected the Long-tailed Shrike was at its usual domain.
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Perched on the wires were a bunch of White-breasted Woodswallows.
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Along Nebres Road, we got the Pied Bush Chat.
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Perched on the road was a Zebra Dove that looked like it was trying to warm up.
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At the creek we were surprised that the Green Sandpiper was there because we thought it was a migrant and it wasn't the time for migratory birds to arrive yet.
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Near Jeres we got really good shots at the Brown-breasted Kingfisher.
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We then went to the falls area to look for the Indigo-banded Kingfishers (three individuals had been seen there) but we didn't see even one.
It was strange that we didn't see a lot of birds this time. Perhaps it was due to the gloomy weather. It did rain while we were driving back home.
Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-53939543917638785322023-04-18T08:43:00.003+08:002023-04-18T08:50:16.848+08:00GPS LocationThe term "GPS" is a device generally used for tracking and navigation. In our case, it had a different meaning, particularly on Saturday, April 1, at the Ninoy Aquino Park and Wildlife Center (NAPWC). It had been quite a while since we visited this place and our expectations weren't that high. After parking our car we walked to the edge of the pond. There we met three young ladies (Aly, Ria and Anj) who were doing some bird watching. After introducing ourselves and doing some bird talk, I looked at the pond and some birds of the Ardeidae family. Then at a distance, I noticed some movements and got excited when I realized what they were - a pair of Greater Painted Snipes! (Henceforth refered to as GPS). We did not expect this species to be seen here since they are quite uncommon. The last we saw some GPS were at the Camelia Homes Subdivision in Bulacan way back in 2017. Unfortunately they were a bit far that I only got some documentary shots. The female is the more colorful one.
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After a while the pair of GPS left. It was then that took shots at the members of the heron family - Black-crowned Night Heron, Little Egret and Yellow Bittern
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A pair of Pacific Swallows even landed not too far from us and offered some photo ops.
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Happy that we got into the GPS location, our young lady companions took a group shot with us.
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The first bird we encountered was a White-breasted Woodswallow perched on a wire above the rotunda near the entrance.
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From there we proceeded to Jerez where we had our take-out breakfast from Jollibees. Nearby was a Brown Shrike waiting patiently for a prey to show up.
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After breakfast we proceeded to the clubhouse area where some African Tulip trees were blooming (and where most of Romz's photos were taken). Unfortunately the tree was no longer in full bloom and fewer birds were feeding in it - mostly Yellow-vented Bulbuls and a couple of the Philippine Hanging Parrots - one of our target birds.
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Moving on we saw a Whiskered Treeswift also perched on a wire.
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As we got into the open area, a Philippine Serpent Eagle was soaring above us.
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Our next destination was the hill where the Blue Rock Thrush usually stays. It wasn't there this time. Next was the adjacent hill where a Long-tailed Shrike resides. We saw it, but it flew off before I could take a photo. On the way down, we saw a Pied Bush Chat, albeit at some distance.
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Along Palo Alto West road, we got a Brown-breasted Kingfisher. This was the third individual we saw and offered a better angle.
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At the creek, we were lucky that the Green Sandpiper was there, again at quite a distance.
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Arguably, the best species of the day for us was the Eastern Cattle Egret. There were quite a number of them and were less skittish than the other birds.
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Along the road we chanced upon a Collared Kingfisher on a tree branch.
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Next was the Grey Wagtail. The challenge was getting a good shot at it as it was always moving and preferred thae darker areas.
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Another visit to the clubhouse area resulted in nothing new. The hoped for Stripe-headed Rhabdornis never showed up.
At around 10 am we decided to call it a day. On the way out we were surprised to see a pair of Spotted Button Quails by the roadside. Unfortunately, we never got a good shot at them.
Surprisingly, we didn't see a lot of birds. What was even strange was that there were no Paddyfield Pipits - not a single one! Still it wasn't bad for our first birding sortie of 2023.Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-67751751055733870902022-10-02T14:42:00.001+08:002022-10-03T08:22:19.605+08:00Baras LessAfter several weeks of intermittent raining, the skies finally cleared up Saturday, September 30th. Cynthia and I both agreed to use this opportunity to go birding in Baras - a place we haven't visited since April. We arrived at the subdivision a little after 7 am and as we approached the rotunda, we saw a Whiskered Treeswift perched on the electric wire. It had been a while since we saw this species so I quickly parked on the side, took out my camera and took photos of this lovely bird.
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From there we went to Jeres Street to have our take-out breakfast from Jollibees. As we entered the area we were greeted by several Grey Wagtails. It was another awesome photographic opportunity.
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As soon as I parked our car, I caught a glimpse of a Rough-crested Malkoha. But before I was able to get my camera it flew off and never showed up again. While I looking for it at the leafy treetop, I saw a White-eared Brown Dove. Again before I could lift the camera to my eyes, it flew off.
After breakfast we drove to the open space and there we encountered the expected Paddyfield Pipit.
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At the aratiles tree near the waterway, which was still not fruiting, a Red-keeled Flowerpecker was busy hunting for food. It was so active that I only got a documentary shot.
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The waterway,surprisingly, did not have the usual Common Sandpiper or Little Ringed Plover. Moving on we got the starbird of the day - the plentiful Pied Bush Chat.
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On a bare tree we spotted a Spotted Dove.
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White-breasted Swallows were flying above and sometimes would perch on an electric wire.
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Then there was a small flock of Eastern Cattle Egrets. They were a bit skittish (just like most of the birds we saw) but patience enabled us to get a few shots.
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The place where the water tank is was completely devoid of birds! Leaving that place we got the migrant Brown Shrike perched where else but on an electric wire.
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We went to the "hill" and again we never saw any bird except the Pied Bush Chats. The Blue Rock Thrush apparently was a no-show this year. The always present Long-tailed Shrike was there but it was at quite a distance and the moment we saw it it pursued a prey that was out of our view and never showed up again.
A little after 9 am we decided to call it a day. On the way out as we passed across Alfaro Street, we chanced upon a Brown-breasted Kingfisher. We've seen other individuals earlier but as had been the mood of the day, they were skittish and would fly off before we could take a picture. Thankfully this one stayed long enough.
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Before going out we dropped by Jeres Street again. And guess what? No birds! As we were mulling about this, I noticed some movement on the sidewalk. I looked and saw an immature Black-crowned Night Heron crawling (!!) into the vegetation. Curious as to why it was crawling, I came closer and noticed that there was a plastic string tied to its foot. I called Cynthia and pointed the bird to her. She must have read my mind as she asked me to pick the up the Heron and loosen the string. I did and released the poor bird. The foot must have been injured because it was still unable to walk. Again it crept slowly into the vegetation and we just let it be and hoped that it would survive.
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As we were about to exit, I saw a Barred Rail by the roadside. I told my wife to take pictures of it as it was on her side.
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As we suffered the horrendous traffic going home we wondered why there only a few birds now at Baras. And quite a number of those that we saw were overly skittish. Were they being hunted or trapped (like the Heron)? I certainly hope not.
Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-15245207302594151452022-09-25T16:57:00.001+08:002022-09-25T17:13:26.133+08:00Pond-eringA recent post in Facebook by our friend Benjie Jiao of a Grey Wagtail and Common Kingfisher seen at the "pond" in U.P. Diliman gave my wife, Cynthia,and I a reason to visit that place Saturday (Sept. 24) morning.
But first, as had been our routine whenever we go to U.P., we passed by Greenmeadows Avenue and Temple Drive. We stopped by the small waterway where we've seen a Little Egret almost all the time. It was there alright but did not give me a good enough pose for a decent photo. As I was processing my pictures when i got home later that day, I was surprised to see that there was a Black-crowned Night Heron next to the Egret!
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We moved on. Perched on a wire was a Striated Grassbird. Sadly the weather was a bit gloomy and so the lighting was not that good for photography and I only got a documentary shot.
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Across the road I got another documentary shot this time of a Zebra Dove.
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Further down the road, a pair of Crested Mynas were perched..guess where? On electric wires...and of course, one more documentary shot.
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Near the Mormon church, we spotted a Brown Shrike and got a, you know, so-so picture.
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As had been our custom, we had a sumptuous breakfast at Rodic's. From there we proceeded to the Child Study Center area. Unfortunately there were no birds at all! Our next stop was at the Astrodome Center and thankfully, the resident Long-tailed Shrike did not disappoint.
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Then off to the "pond" we went. We did see our target birds but both were quite skittish. We pursued the Grey Wagtail and as we neared one of the waterways near the pond, we saw a Little Egret. But what surprised us was what was feeding alongside the Egret...a Javan Pond Heron! Of the many times we've birded U.P. Diliman, this was the first time we saw this species here.
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Happy that I was able to get some good pictures of this rarity, we continued our chase of the Wagtail. Persistence finally enabled me to get a shot at it.
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We went back to the "pond" and again patience got me a long-distance photo of the Common Kingfisher.
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Happy that we got both birds that we came here for - and with a bonus at that - we decided to call it a day. As we were about to leave, the Little Egret came to the pond and posed for me.
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At home as I was processing the results of our birding trip, I was pondering on our luck at the "<b>pond</b>" considering we even saw a very uncommon Javan <b>Pond</b> HeronBob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-49573017810660802712022-07-04T09:18:00.002+08:002022-07-04T09:18:48.749+08:00All for the BitternWith the gasoline prices going high, one of the options we had in loading up was in Taytay where the a liter is about 5 pesos lower than those at the area where we reside. My wife and I both agreed to pass by the birding area along Road 2000. Being the middle of the year we were not expecting to see a lot although a recent post in Facebook showed a Little Ringed Plover photographed there. When we arrived we were surprised to see a group of birders already there: Linda Gocon, Bom Gomez and his family, Bambi Martinez and Rhea GD (who saw the plover) We were later joined by Gwen (Yin Li So). We asked what they had seen so far and they replied "bitterns!" True enough all three kinds (Black, Yellow and Cinnamon) were there - all the the time flying at quite a distance. They were so far that I never got even one decent shot of any one of them!
We all waited patiently for a chance that at least one of them would pose long enough for us to be able to get a photo. Thank goodness our patience were rewarded when a Black Bittern showed up partly immersed in water. Eventually it raised its head up and we all had a blast taking pictures of the cooperative bird.
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It was while we were waiting for the bitterns when Linda pointed at a bird among the tall grass. "Watercock!" she announced to the group.
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After we had our fill at photographing the cooperative Black Bittern that we turned our attention at the usual avian residents of the area: The White-browed Crake and White-breasted Waterhen.
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Again, from a distance an Intermediate Egret and a Purple Heron came flying in and stayed long enough for us to get "documentary" shots at them.
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At around 9 am and with no new birds to see, we bade our friends goodbye - but not without taking a groupie first.
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Our thanks to our birding friends for showing the birds and for the nice companionship. Hope to see you all again!Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-86435768319890439162022-05-06T10:57:00.005+08:002022-05-10T08:15:39.362+08:00Singapore Once MoreAfter twelve years we're back in Singapore. Just as before we were amazed at the ambiance and clean surroundings of this small Asian country. More so now that everything is high-tech: at McDonalds you order using a huge screen, at our hotel restaurant you look at the menu by scanning a QR code - because there isn't any written one.
We had a red-eye flight from Manila and a 2-hour delay made it even worse for this two elderlies. We checked in at our hotel at around 3 am and practically passed out as soon as we settled in our room. We woke up a little after 7 am and decided to have breakfast at the nearby McDonalds. After a hearty meal, we got our first bird - the Spotted Dove which is very common here in Singapore - just outside the hotel.
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The most common species here is the Javan Myna. Our first (and not so good) shot was one perched on the mall entrance.
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We then flagged a taxi to take us to the Singapore Botanic Garden. We were suprised at the number of people there. Then we realized that it was a holiday and it appears that a great majority of Singaporeans visit this nature park on such occasions. Thankfully there were still birds. A Pink-necked Fruit Dove was even that close as it negotiated a thorny palm tree.
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Going through the narrow path and trying to avoid the hikers, we encountered our only lifer for the trip - an Olive-winged Bulbul!
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As we approached the pond, we got a male Olive-backed Sunbird.
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Perched on a tree across the pond was a Grey-headed Fish Eagle. Too bad it was quite far and in a dark area.
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Then also from a distance came a Black-naped Oriole.
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Red Junglefowls are common here in the park.
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This time we got better shots at the ubiquitous Javan Mynas.
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A small bird was flitting among the branches. Reviewing the photos later at the hotel I'd like to think that it was a Yellow-browed Warbler just because the migrant Arctic Warblers are probably gone since the migration season is over. If that's the case then it would be another lifer for us.
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At 11:30 we decided to call it a day and headed to the mall to have lunch.
We both were exhausted that we just rested for the rest of the day.
The following morning we took a taxi to Bukit Timah. However when we got there we were daunted by the challenging trails. Since it rained early that morning, the steep trails were muddy and slippery and dark. Since we did not have hiking shoes on, Cynthia and I both agreed to skip this place and go back to the Botanic Gardens. It's no longer a holiday so we hoped there would be less people there.
Indeed there only a few hikers when we got there. The first species that greted us was a Zebra Dove.
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From really, really far away was a White-throated Kingfisher!
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Good thing that its cousin, the Collared Kingfisher, was friendlier.
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By the pond, this time we got a Pacific Swallow.
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Feeding nearby was a pair of Brown-throated Sunbirds.
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A White-breasted Waterhen was also busy feeding near the pond.
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A Malaysian Pied Fantail also gave us good looks.
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And our last bird of the trip was a very cooperative Oriental Magpie Robin.
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It was almost noon and time to have lunch at the mall again. After lunch we headed back to our hotel room for some shut-eye to prepare us for our early morning flight back home.</b>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-83710603017337369722022-04-17T15:20:00.013+08:002022-04-17T17:18:38.542+08:00Baras-ing Up<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My age has been catching up on me. This 75 year old senior is now having difficulties doing long drives. That was why we recently erased Baras as one of birding destinations. Although it is only about 40 kilometers away from our place, the traffic on the return trip was quite aggravating.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Friday Cynthia promised to meet up with her daughters (and their families) who were vacationing in Tanay. It being a holiday we were quite certain that traffic would be bearable. And since Baras would be along the way, my wife and I both agreed that we could go birding again at the Palo Alto Subdivision.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">True enough there were fewer motorcyclists and bikers along the Marilaque Highway and we arrived at our destination just a little after 7 am. To our surprise the very first species we saw was the Balicassiao, several individuals even!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI3m8Vl9necQJD3EXKjXlTBIA2CS5_flo_Jp2LHqLcCAfGtBouoreHDmpTSFwv3WLgOBmDNStIutIoFRc7E1U6U3qOYYEszcIrGj3jNLs2by4OEqFXJW3YjcFWmJwMS0S2cPUaxDyLp--SuRRgGDQtqKkdi1hiw4PkeSFatcZ5J0AB0uOt7Y/s1400/bali_baras_041522_IMG_0134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1400" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI3m8Vl9necQJD3EXKjXlTBIA2CS5_flo_Jp2LHqLcCAfGtBouoreHDmpTSFwv3WLgOBmDNStIutIoFRc7E1U6U3qOYYEszcIrGj3jNLs2by4OEqFXJW3YjcFWmJwMS0S2cPUaxDyLp--SuRRgGDQtqKkdi1hiw4PkeSFatcZ5J0AB0uOt7Y/w400-h311/bali_baras_041522_IMG_0134.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Right after that another surprise was a Scale-feathered Malkoha. This usual skulker was out in full view.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYVkwiCr3wfsuIXE5H22RaHfOah2U54nAWU1-GEGknm5a0N1fDGybXYo4Ca0S2XEW9fca0ohzlBn1Y6dQ_kzP44S0Hj9Sb8XKFne_LdsCpqLIr-bRuK409F1PFSDaUC4Ejr1NwOopsOA5IP9Ffc4mNi_cMQw1KDOOQ_enhInVyOOvT62fef4/s1400/sfma_baras_041522_IMG_0144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYVkwiCr3wfsuIXE5H22RaHfOah2U54nAWU1-GEGknm5a0N1fDGybXYo4Ca0S2XEW9fca0ohzlBn1Y6dQ_kzP44S0Hj9Sb8XKFne_LdsCpqLIr-bRuK409F1PFSDaUC4Ejr1NwOopsOA5IP9Ffc4mNi_cMQw1KDOOQ_enhInVyOOvT62fef4/w400-h300/sfma_baras_041522_IMG_0144.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We moved on near the waterway where we saw a Green Sandpiper.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tstRQGFsZoyZuByphjy6u0wowM_b7BBv3zmTeQ6qtfnzJzU6td1MhzdDc2i_NTAJGZgwG7Vlm1hrAc8D_Q92Ow9V42m1JIs9s_YFben5pr27SKNk3jLyeB0CmJ5CTZxhDvt7P7IilYyrnQ8sE_6WmYaJ20ccKEmOWIlEFpBE2xDIIhnfHCU/s965/grsa_baras_041522_IMG_0153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="965" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tstRQGFsZoyZuByphjy6u0wowM_b7BBv3zmTeQ6qtfnzJzU6td1MhzdDc2i_NTAJGZgwG7Vlm1hrAc8D_Q92Ow9V42m1JIs9s_YFben5pr27SKNk3jLyeB0CmJ5CTZxhDvt7P7IilYyrnQ8sE_6WmYaJ20ccKEmOWIlEFpBE2xDIIhnfHCU/w400-h314/grsa_baras_041522_IMG_0153.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">At the grassy area were the "regulars" - the Pied Bush Chats (both male and female) and the Paddyfield Pipit.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXXhEAFxf-sgMmOtjJuVyDhGTyYZirCFmA5d8lQsqmZzBIyNI3xFsEpcrtGj4dyOkTqjkz2WakLYhIySh8-j9b6tONO5ARZhNtZCsLsDZFPHH0zoeBjULBKWAD4PMPGAy6aYAiQm8bcx-ae6MRg1uqBNesFu_25IPzzQOXxo6ND180ptbDEY/s1455/pibc_baras_041522_IMG_0158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1455" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXXhEAFxf-sgMmOtjJuVyDhGTyYZirCFmA5d8lQsqmZzBIyNI3xFsEpcrtGj4dyOkTqjkz2WakLYhIySh8-j9b6tONO5ARZhNtZCsLsDZFPHH0zoeBjULBKWAD4PMPGAy6aYAiQm8bcx-ae6MRg1uqBNesFu_25IPzzQOXxo6ND180ptbDEY/w400-h293/pibc_baras_041522_IMG_0158.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Bush Chat - female<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiess2OmvykQj0tx7wLH4SJblKmIIcKrGRBg81Zarc2w7Gzb_uXXPDtQjy-jsUyGIzR-gQnj5lNbwG215vRlnNR6mwmi1MHQnbO8dEUdzrLbB8BPu91X034Gx6K7j_wbYl95T98eO58x9BnHayy1OEylp_pk1mY0odeDDHDk6od0Uvi0DzYfQE/s1400/papi_baras_041522_IMG_0170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1400" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiess2OmvykQj0tx7wLH4SJblKmIIcKrGRBg81Zarc2w7Gzb_uXXPDtQjy-jsUyGIzR-gQnj5lNbwG215vRlnNR6mwmi1MHQnbO8dEUdzrLbB8BPu91X034Gx6K7j_wbYl95T98eO58x9BnHayy1OEylp_pk1mY0odeDDHDk6od0Uvi0DzYfQE/w400-h341/papi_baras_041522_IMG_0170.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddyfield Pipit<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Near Jerez Street (I think it was at Ybanez St) we encountered a very rare migrant - the Yellow Bunting. The only place where we saw this species before was in Laoag, Ilocos Norte.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq_05BfgpHfExMXeOdnqdPXcR3MDhQz6dtWJTYEmK0Ns91fz3cD7winIuCTTfKiaPEluyI0qYso8EJTZFU1DA8DCIMAKk8Tuvs8PZIGE3-ZZewzVl47CEEDRY83HgY4L3W-5KAvqXKUHgGEoRO_Sc0YjcBwFViTDMdpM86sqwnpilCOyCACA/s1400/yebu_baras_041522_IMG_0173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1221" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq_05BfgpHfExMXeOdnqdPXcR3MDhQz6dtWJTYEmK0Ns91fz3cD7winIuCTTfKiaPEluyI0qYso8EJTZFU1DA8DCIMAKk8Tuvs8PZIGE3-ZZewzVl47CEEDRY83HgY4L3W-5KAvqXKUHgGEoRO_Sc0YjcBwFViTDMdpM86sqwnpilCOyCACA/s320/yebu_baras_041522_IMG_0173.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>On the sidewalk, I was able to get a shot of the White-breasted Waterhen before it hid behind the bushes.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBd90d7RpqZrh78csCwZlvJ2UPCGcj2wXY1UgufALH5ByMyjkwEiwkpbjb08y6aJkkHftpI1OD6zyFe-DJ-zo9lspO7o77aVP2suQWgXamzhv_AUXHqzlqKAtmn_mEnV3rWQz8Q73qUTY6DgDeQWkX8PrBA-1E9SbqtvtObytBFHC8GNIq3h4/s1400/bbki_baras_041522_IMG_0185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1400" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBd90d7RpqZrh78csCwZlvJ2UPCGcj2wXY1UgufALH5ByMyjkwEiwkpbjb08y6aJkkHftpI1OD6zyFe-DJ-zo9lspO7o77aVP2suQWgXamzhv_AUXHqzlqKAtmn_mEnV3rWQz8Q73qUTY6DgDeQWkX8PrBA-1E9SbqtvtObytBFHC8GNIq3h4/w400-h306/bbki_baras_041522_IMG_0185.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown-breasted Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There were zero birds near the water tank in Cancun Street except for a couple of White-eared Brown Doves feeding on the road.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIV3M1HxzzOCAMJpp0ULgRIy-btM2MP5oAIz_SCmnntPSPcQVOcbtDFGzD0FmpMADef_FY6a7iZ5LuyV9HQIH9z1_p1_JYKd7RLuGXwq1cmhhgE1Otua_8t1qt7wcoEZZ3UZOJpR9Wl2ZIyX5g1ZnK5IPH_4M7x2rsXMyVSHbqh5kXo7JSSI/s1463/webd_baras_041522_IMG_0186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1463" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIV3M1HxzzOCAMJpp0ULgRIy-btM2MP5oAIz_SCmnntPSPcQVOcbtDFGzD0FmpMADef_FY6a7iZ5LuyV9HQIH9z1_p1_JYKd7RLuGXwq1cmhhgE1Otua_8t1qt7wcoEZZ3UZOJpR9Wl2ZIyX5g1ZnK5IPH_4M7x2rsXMyVSHbqh5kXo7JSSI/w400-h276/webd_baras_041522_IMG_0186.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">From there we saw another bird perched on an electric wire - a Collared Kingfisher.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBo6nrL2rZY2sNYPArjATpQTAxCz9FxOOleiGdA46A_oSO_P2ngPI3VnG9S-nq1syRVMilkQCAwDQ9381Y2YE8R_TV9xJNjJHzN4di-q-02SqiI9LVPxa19UCJgY4peEGzSgNE2if-a4EiZfZxPlDU_gC1JRiDowmppXUH6eSzOjGHReLGzI/s1343/colk_baras_041522_IMG_0197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1343" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBo6nrL2rZY2sNYPArjATpQTAxCz9FxOOleiGdA46A_oSO_P2ngPI3VnG9S-nq1syRVMilkQCAwDQ9381Y2YE8R_TV9xJNjJHzN4di-q-02SqiI9LVPxa19UCJgY4peEGzSgNE2if-a4EiZfZxPlDU_gC1JRiDowmppXUH6eSzOjGHReLGzI/w400-h296/colk_baras_041522_IMG_0197.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We then headed to Frontera where the Long-tailed Shrike is sure to be seen. Along the way we checked Striated Grassbird and Eastern Cattle Egret on our list.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAYwYP7NS9ncmQPJMZUR7HfVJZWjX6JazDrbe_rK19FotHoqX3s-_KZPhv9t7A4cz2UgwmNo1I8NCZ9aXxys6FbsblX_DuLNN6pZJ0le7ZaMKPl6ToYbMreQ4Fc9VtrRdJThVEeCgQbKJum39ZQN-xYfWstvTU_PfM0g_EQD37qj0BLg6m-U/s1420/stgr_baras_041522_IMG_0200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1155" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAYwYP7NS9ncmQPJMZUR7HfVJZWjX6JazDrbe_rK19FotHoqX3s-_KZPhv9t7A4cz2UgwmNo1I8NCZ9aXxys6FbsblX_DuLNN6pZJ0le7ZaMKPl6ToYbMreQ4Fc9VtrRdJThVEeCgQbKJum39ZQN-xYfWstvTU_PfM0g_EQD37qj0BLg6m-U/s320/stgr_baras_041522_IMG_0200.jpg" width="260" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Striated Grassbird</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXsQm7jTuA9Kr9oQ1ErdO7Xk0yNks8sks1FKPyKch49bhe-uwEfaCDZQ-S84Zx4MpS8zDf_BGA_Tf9bjIA_HHnZosEu1H-QBd343f-ARWDwrFMJzHcty6m04qTD1PtbS9tVQBx7UeihAlmdWNPK3HAV3-IutZUIeula5pREUOaovgPTXy2vY/s1400/eceg_baras_041522_IMG_0204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1128" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXsQm7jTuA9Kr9oQ1ErdO7Xk0yNks8sks1FKPyKch49bhe-uwEfaCDZQ-S84Zx4MpS8zDf_BGA_Tf9bjIA_HHnZosEu1H-QBd343f-ARWDwrFMJzHcty6m04qTD1PtbS9tVQBx7UeihAlmdWNPK3HAV3-IutZUIeula5pREUOaovgPTXy2vY/s320/eceg_baras_041522_IMG_0204.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Cattle Egret</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Of course, the Long-tailed Shrike didn't disappoint.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL1z9pAizpBB8Bq_j9XxEgkZBboHMEpM7wnzT-0h1zyvub-jjnuwvI5N82dZeAjfddZ_KeOsGU2VvGkpPWjf0_XuDsLb01Vm1HYfngqjw273JC5WZmwRwpS0I5ublvBMmDTI566Fjm8P7NdjhNfz9HZeqp-owZ8ADCvzwr3lZMk1AAi1Ln3U/s1400/ltsh_baras_041522_IMG_0205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1400" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguL1z9pAizpBB8Bq_j9XxEgkZBboHMEpM7wnzT-0h1zyvub-jjnuwvI5N82dZeAjfddZ_KeOsGU2VvGkpPWjf0_XuDsLb01Vm1HYfngqjw273JC5WZmwRwpS0I5ublvBMmDTI566Fjm8P7NdjhNfz9HZeqp-owZ8ADCvzwr3lZMk1AAi1Ln3U/w400-h295/ltsh_baras_041522_IMG_0205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">On the way back from Frontera, we got two kinds of Munias - Chesnut and Scaly-breasted.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc1Sfz0aOpizOwXwZmWCWkKnZyK1wcBwvkIut0NH1rkXxg93BmBZjCiaZWQbxVt1mOpAEAkY8jJ2whXbwI75HfH2seTQOyN-mmnOrf9ezc_3WAgGuk1HMeBWt4aEXN6DDAUowHdemnvvVatgFVsgjjbR0mo6QM6F9xtTsQqnX5PpgnDzh2C4/s1204/chmu_baras_041522_IMG_0212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1033" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc1Sfz0aOpizOwXwZmWCWkKnZyK1wcBwvkIut0NH1rkXxg93BmBZjCiaZWQbxVt1mOpAEAkY8jJ2whXbwI75HfH2seTQOyN-mmnOrf9ezc_3WAgGuk1HMeBWt4aEXN6DDAUowHdemnvvVatgFVsgjjbR0mo6QM6F9xtTsQqnX5PpgnDzh2C4/s320/chmu_baras_041522_IMG_0212.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut Munia</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YeFbCup044bPxm68dbB--qHnKN8e_mGQT5w_1cil5x91w955v4Pq20kiBq5Q4LCFCgTvcSTKVbejSDVMkSmcheKmWE2wEPVXBEgsmS9KYdsM_AFWK23ecohD0nPTnsX73VBl8ul5bSqueyaGBwC3RfDOd1dfrbl7YAEnzlqpE5ome0OKVDs/s1455/sbmu_baras_041522_IMG_0214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1455" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YeFbCup044bPxm68dbB--qHnKN8e_mGQT5w_1cil5x91w955v4Pq20kiBq5Q4LCFCgTvcSTKVbejSDVMkSmcheKmWE2wEPVXBEgsmS9KYdsM_AFWK23ecohD0nPTnsX73VBl8ul5bSqueyaGBwC3RfDOd1dfrbl7YAEnzlqpE5ome0OKVDs/w400-h308/sbmu_baras_041522_IMG_0214.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaly-breasted Munia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Passing another area of the waterway we saw a Little Ringed Plover albeit at quite a distance.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xiHYPXHDkusfumQsmZ7oyJJyIqN-UFTobK1R5meatzX9aTFHejCvaSgi1W1G-imFa43pWAkm3uPGa4pi_PEWvSsE7G7k4tNkY65EJ_xMoZdC5aRQReppFWU6N6CjS1O71pRmLU18yJS4LQSdcc46cyWAfmlFu3YWJXVQcxfaCcOfpJtgp5c/s751/lrpl_baras_041522_IMG_0216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="751" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xiHYPXHDkusfumQsmZ7oyJJyIqN-UFTobK1R5meatzX9aTFHejCvaSgi1W1G-imFa43pWAkm3uPGa4pi_PEWvSsE7G7k4tNkY65EJ_xMoZdC5aRQReppFWU6N6CjS1O71pRmLU18yJS4LQSdcc46cyWAfmlFu3YWJXVQcxfaCcOfpJtgp5c/w400-h254/lrpl_baras_041522_IMG_0216.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The White-breasted Woodswallows were quite active.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznq2OEY8KIR0VYAv1KX66gRwGNHACwBPFLmyl_0ZkUHKB1JjjUAqUv1zaKecQtmoTsKpYK4W8C_QgCKlcTjGSeVzcbJTC1DrKgYXV989lvUV6iLcVua6TizSyX-lUkja5bQPX6BnERe-seeG0JcTEQlPbswaNE3MgmAsvAU3dp305LjlbX6c/s1191/wbws_baras_041522_IMG_0218%20copy%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznq2OEY8KIR0VYAv1KX66gRwGNHACwBPFLmyl_0ZkUHKB1JjjUAqUv1zaKecQtmoTsKpYK4W8C_QgCKlcTjGSeVzcbJTC1DrKgYXV989lvUV6iLcVua6TizSyX-lUkja5bQPX6BnERe-seeG0JcTEQlPbswaNE3MgmAsvAU3dp305LjlbX6c/s320/wbws_baras_041522_IMG_0218%20copy%20copy.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Savanna Nightjar was still at its usual hangout.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6c0TMEHmMEFcYl1vf15Kl1rvVn7y1FmPf4BX4ZLXOopsdItN55gagCyNRotVW64P-tZFX_YhVmev0JQ4DffdpvFEb32jprq5TDusaozqyd0zRRhaRVwbLbuP3qUiy_h61y0-WWfK_CgWGj83g9t7k1c01WIVg3frt_5YawN3zpRQiuSlx7k/s1400/sani_baras_041522_IMG_0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1400" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6c0TMEHmMEFcYl1vf15Kl1rvVn7y1FmPf4BX4ZLXOopsdItN55gagCyNRotVW64P-tZFX_YhVmev0JQ4DffdpvFEb32jprq5TDusaozqyd0zRRhaRVwbLbuP3qUiy_h61y0-WWfK_CgWGj83g9t7k1c01WIVg3frt_5YawN3zpRQiuSlx7k/w400-h281/sani_baras_041522_IMG_0220.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">To end our birding day, we got a documentary shot of the migrant Grey-streaked Flycatcher.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22wTWb-VwuYURyqTAEEN72nApSDSndEw94uIs1ut3aLrIFKjdEBWsnVSOxOAYnv4lNivLPkejNjXL8RHuQHU9uoLjGaCV5G1ourEBWwDKo3JNG7e7EO72JKboPkfRuiQfq1m3CNJgn-hUHc0CmjNgtcpeRiZqicMbJQxnu0Jx7e_Nq8iLwn8/s819/gsfl_baras_041522_IMG_0227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="819" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22wTWb-VwuYURyqTAEEN72nApSDSndEw94uIs1ut3aLrIFKjdEBWsnVSOxOAYnv4lNivLPkejNjXL8RHuQHU9uoLjGaCV5G1ourEBWwDKo3JNG7e7EO72JKboPkfRuiQfq1m3CNJgn-hUHc0CmjNgtcpeRiZqicMbJQxnu0Jx7e_Nq8iLwn8/w400-h295/gsfl_baras_041522_IMG_0227.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It was about half past ten am so it was time to go the family meeting in Tanay. We were so thankful that our Baras birding was quite fruitful. Honestly I am not sure if we would go back to that place again. Maybe on a another holiday?</span></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-85152583282637794592022-03-16T08:45:00.000+08:002022-03-16T08:45:44.753+08:00Sana Owl<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lately I've been seeing posts in Facebook of awesome photos of a Grass Owl - most of them BIF (Bird in Flight) taken in Imus, Cavite. I would have cherished the opportunity of obtaining that kind of picture, especially because that species would be a lifer for me.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Unfortunately since I am now a septuagenarian, it is difficult for me to drive that far, more so when done while it was still dark. From what I gathered, bird photographers had to be in the area at the crack of dawn because that's when the owl shows up. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Oh well, life goes on.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Note: the title of this blog was a pun on the Tagalog idiom "sana ol" which in English means "hopefully all".</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-48963702252029067772022-01-23T17:43:00.006+08:002022-01-23T17:46:12.435+08:00See Some, Miss Some<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It felt kinda strange that some birds we saw one week ago in Baras were now missing, and on the other hand we saw a few species that were not seen then. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our day started by seeing an Ashy Minivet perched on a tree branch not that far from where we had our breakfast along Jerez Street. It had been a while since we saw this bird here.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg18W-2XJx2UGhyYGzNFLYz0Ia9ISGPo0hmZH1FZdXYd5M87sEjHi7JAqxATOHbx1I5X3ksFjDp76_CyO7Ldku7T88X1oY5mMrIkOrUHABC6fCx-bZvY8E9EZEFxzVAfJ6qrjDHKfMxmFuIa62woEt4zRjishOEhXEaAIoVULwsIuP88iwNRxY=s653" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg18W-2XJx2UGhyYGzNFLYz0Ia9ISGPo0hmZH1FZdXYd5M87sEjHi7JAqxATOHbx1I5X3ksFjDp76_CyO7Ldku7T88X1oY5mMrIkOrUHABC6fCx-bZvY8E9EZEFxzVAfJ6qrjDHKfMxmFuIa62woEt4zRjishOEhXEaAIoVULwsIuP88iwNRxY=w400-h320" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p>We proceeded to the area near the water tank and were surprised by some bird activities. Here we spotted several species that we didn't see the week before: Arctic Warbler, Black-naped Monarch, Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker and Elegant Tit.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp_bKqTz96UfIg8aLSAkXNFK64Am2f0FvhSVo-42RS67avXduf68CNLEsXv5xMpg3Sje0-ImTBwL2d9bTbrMMFReOgGdFD5enOR1GshliY9IFY5EFk6IL4Izfnyc7JZ83uqff47CdTNXFhy5YCgq5TSmP_4RbO-_rqaxnZVGdfLb_UNB0Doqk=s1400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1400" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp_bKqTz96UfIg8aLSAkXNFK64Am2f0FvhSVo-42RS67avXduf68CNLEsXv5xMpg3Sje0-ImTBwL2d9bTbrMMFReOgGdFD5enOR1GshliY9IFY5EFk6IL4Izfnyc7JZ83uqff47CdTNXFhy5YCgq5TSmP_4RbO-_rqaxnZVGdfLb_UNB0Doqk=w400-h279" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic Warbler<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Pv1SVMwMgMxYuDaBcU2zf4iwy08OY4zEG4bp3J8xLt10ycG9ZYh736g_8Z32Ag05JKMZ6BxZ6BFyAx-HJb11k6wwR8HMy2CAoeV-KJORc0qr3U1F3eLJ8kZMLwejwMcXMXYF3wUvcWvPSpyS5futCcQPXczTMM0H3k1yrq2AT8eOqI4Cn8I=s1400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1400" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Pv1SVMwMgMxYuDaBcU2zf4iwy08OY4zEG4bp3J8xLt10ycG9ZYh736g_8Z32Ag05JKMZ6BxZ6BFyAx-HJb11k6wwR8HMy2CAoeV-KJORc0qr3U1F3eLJ8kZMLwejwMcXMXYF3wUvcWvPSpyS5futCcQPXczTMM0H3k1yrq2AT8eOqI4Cn8I=w400-h313" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-naped Monarch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCpFCQIQOQS72l4-kNMk-Y0Hc-kN3mW_9t51-tbW75s9vaIGfuKmOI2QEMiDFDTsxY5HV3y-nTQqOBy5giQ5bzKaNSVU5FwxZXrpmVK0MRyStdRUqgWvqhvuRDf09qgyI9DQ-FthGOiUzhqKkQtjO6X2erTzbS8j6L9i5cdJMHX7tCPHmTwVw=s1400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1400" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCpFCQIQOQS72l4-kNMk-Y0Hc-kN3mW_9t51-tbW75s9vaIGfuKmOI2QEMiDFDTsxY5HV3y-nTQqOBy5giQ5bzKaNSVU5FwxZXrpmVK0MRyStdRUqgWvqhvuRDf09qgyI9DQ-FthGOiUzhqKkQtjO6X2erTzbS8j6L9i5cdJMHX7tCPHmTwVw=w400-h275" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">el<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs-vNK3KlnU9m8YSBxgklVVmoUbb3aUTClXYd271K6LLk1R1A3YZbih9oI-jpP5YaPdeHCD0iDyMJ9BKpjR7-ZOuJUhFxpLdkkabRgtSpXEzrptkuDxQ3BR8GobolyfQ24-AGrAUjaWi-uK1ger1NEl7DdCBx090wpTVu5_kHX1ajVknX2VV8=s943" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="812" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs-vNK3KlnU9m8YSBxgklVVmoUbb3aUTClXYd271K6LLk1R1A3YZbih9oI-jpP5YaPdeHCD0iDyMJ9BKpjR7-ZOuJUhFxpLdkkabRgtSpXEzrptkuDxQ3BR8GobolyfQ24-AGrAUjaWi-uK1ger1NEl7DdCBx090wpTVu5_kHX1ajVknX2VV8=w345-h400" width="345" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elegant Tit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">What we missed were the Savanna Nightjar, the Little Ringed Plover and the Philippine Cuckoo Dove.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully we still saw quite a number of the resident birds here. The highlights of which were the Blue Rock Thrush (which we saw after three tries). The Stripe-headed Rhabdornis and the Philippine Hanging Parrot were both feeding on the red flowers near the clubhouse.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIxrnbPTcZ1sTbp0v02iUMsUVpXKju8XxHubAiIofjYCpq8k6k39mTHsORfwPR67Fu2HX3Uf37alx_3sZWTnqTpIJ6RAn4RffA7l9Eu5XjKVUxvDx4TtRkSQMb7ZdY_L8OGsU5CAp458ZN-H0UBK3DxK1bVTfTzqHjZhjdiivtaw4hyUpIqWA=s1400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1400" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIxrnbPTcZ1sTbp0v02iUMsUVpXKju8XxHubAiIofjYCpq8k6k39mTHsORfwPR67Fu2HX3Uf37alx_3sZWTnqTpIJ6RAn4RffA7l9Eu5XjKVUxvDx4TtRkSQMb7ZdY_L8OGsU5CAp458ZN-H0UBK3DxK1bVTfTzqHjZhjdiivtaw4hyUpIqWA=w400-h305" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Rock Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTV1tWTHsrEjDo3J2PAbimtOjY4YYObuljErOmyr8KYNI0jLnqYNFRlAb8Vz66iAz1gkWa4PRB_xohpNwdnCWvvhXlb5_eliTCT6GkTkMxsPpC32RiaKzRnus7Ac6wj8Hwe6oXbPE4qwFUWuscsqwgJ0eGkWN2C6PiTuCqGtRkd41_6oeNW-0=s1466" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1466" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTV1tWTHsrEjDo3J2PAbimtOjY4YYObuljErOmyr8KYNI0jLnqYNFRlAb8Vz66iAz1gkWa4PRB_xohpNwdnCWvvhXlb5_eliTCT6GkTkMxsPpC32RiaKzRnus7Ac6wj8Hwe6oXbPE4qwFUWuscsqwgJ0eGkWN2C6PiTuCqGtRkd41_6oeNW-0=w400-h283" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stripe-headed Rhabdornis<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO2IYz62dalUmr3DTm9etWOC---PKHMVw_Jy-XMRRamcSCZPkkSPUICf1RhZ6Fi3r0XbuQcCc5K0UcJP00k-Cuk9G1HYbQQX2TEP3NUZn8mLIrcRpbDhde-atsTrx4ugSy5KR1N_7I-zhNSsc_kUehYIMkiMgGhIm--IuwLiUrXzDfluuKMZ8=s1400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1400" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO2IYz62dalUmr3DTm9etWOC---PKHMVw_Jy-XMRRamcSCZPkkSPUICf1RhZ6Fi3r0XbuQcCc5K0UcJP00k-Cuk9G1HYbQQX2TEP3NUZn8mLIrcRpbDhde-atsTrx4ugSy5KR1N_7I-zhNSsc_kUehYIMkiMgGhIm--IuwLiUrXzDfluuKMZ8=w400-h275" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Philippine Hanging Parrot</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-36437086965216996392022-01-16T08:56:00.001+08:002022-01-16T09:08:09.682+08:00With a Little Help from Friends<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Saturday we were at Palo Alto in Baras. Our first destination was at the clubhouse parking lot hoping to see some Philippine Hanging Parrots. We were not disappointed. There was a pair foraging among the red flowers. Unfortunately lighting wasn't that good as it was quite gloomy that morning.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjB_VvJtPtQT2pPugmr7HKNfywPCSYA1j3FsmQdc4c-KiIPxpxpiqL3SIhiya_joRmkGMPZNu6nsl0SxRYKQFh3y3mdNh8mE8SCgohLfm-A76-GSCRrtqPKu_35O_dRNkuvWW6dc2aGfZCC5Ft8WcDNNfhZL8keXrNQfnBIf7zUZG5HwozR4xM=s1044" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1044" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjB_VvJtPtQT2pPugmr7HKNfywPCSYA1j3FsmQdc4c-KiIPxpxpiqL3SIhiya_joRmkGMPZNu6nsl0SxRYKQFh3y3mdNh8mE8SCgohLfm-A76-GSCRrtqPKu_35O_dRNkuvWW6dc2aGfZCC5Ft8WcDNNfhZL8keXrNQfnBIf7zUZG5HwozR4xM=w400-h313" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">From there we proceeded to the hill where the Blue Rock Thrush can be seen. And there it was at its usual perch on top of the rocky hillside.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ--dKPj7w4CjDiS0Qvwb8FfyMCep_GxZALXZncov4YxtpV5tQKBc3pHOU3AI0Yly1hMQXAhUDbFRMzlpUzIytoOLkys02vFO2eZ9cjaWe_Dq0e_otgW6IrTg5eQBeTZqMH_Sl2WYWEP0_7zOft0DXpmoL_6gi-wRKPvcLYmWSAhsue74MmEg=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1440" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ--dKPj7w4CjDiS0Qvwb8FfyMCep_GxZALXZncov4YxtpV5tQKBc3pHOU3AI0Yly1hMQXAhUDbFRMzlpUzIytoOLkys02vFO2eZ9cjaWe_Dq0e_otgW6IrTg5eQBeTZqMH_Sl2WYWEP0_7zOft0DXpmoL_6gi-wRKPvcLYmWSAhsue74MmEg=w400-h310" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our next stop was at the area where the Long-tailed Shrike is a sure sighting. It wasn't there! As we turned back, it showed up, perched on a tiny branch for a little while, and then flew off. I managed to get only one shot!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhalnBHrrkZOvIQ40vqd-Um8zb1L6Zs2LF1ktAOOzeuQGpzwO3Wxkaluh-44HwRKKtkh5eFXetz96Q2bA_x3P_7-tVeEfeIyfb1Jf23M_B9SYV55DsVunwzBJfuBX1aHUmMlcTRC3oY7tdr57mu7asy0pZvtTa-QmcjMYgX8NYfiYTf7hiiwcI=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1400" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhalnBHrrkZOvIQ40vqd-Um8zb1L6Zs2LF1ktAOOzeuQGpzwO3Wxkaluh-44HwRKKtkh5eFXetz96Q2bA_x3P_7-tVeEfeIyfb1Jf23M_B9SYV55DsVunwzBJfuBX1aHUmMlcTRC3oY7tdr57mu7asy0pZvtTa-QmcjMYgX8NYfiYTf7hiiwcI=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On our way out of the Shrike territory we got good shots of a female Pied Bush Chat and an Eastern Cattle Egret.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlOkjcA-YHWctHpn6b9OBm7Ke_-SGv7QVRv7bfCBTKGbXETUl30f6qV_EitJjb_mwD8DE1gJL-sf3PFck-CyFhlLa7grkgeiCCbmUtnrq81ZGF65mii25kLOXlOQw0H5Wy5NkrJ34rwY_D5v6tSGpxMtxAJ2RrrPjc_mOi_PnsUn_a1t8IdJU=s1417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1417" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlOkjcA-YHWctHpn6b9OBm7Ke_-SGv7QVRv7bfCBTKGbXETUl30f6qV_EitJjb_mwD8DE1gJL-sf3PFck-CyFhlLa7grkgeiCCbmUtnrq81ZGF65mii25kLOXlOQw0H5Wy5NkrJ34rwY_D5v6tSGpxMtxAJ2RrrPjc_mOi_PnsUn_a1t8IdJU=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3iqTKzaUBs0tU9P1X2_flmew25xgNtIPnWjw5d0pNhCMTC1fRfyIdlDQp7D2lh98HLfPkPIEF_bLf_k2vpgfUKGKs9NpPfEyVrGsHk6YMbf43L3apx0TM9jtpdPuhPH1JGZiI9G-7yRN0YqRkK_pBX-EZfUaPZKucI49RkLos7IzghtCUuh0=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1400" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3iqTKzaUBs0tU9P1X2_flmew25xgNtIPnWjw5d0pNhCMTC1fRfyIdlDQp7D2lh98HLfPkPIEF_bLf_k2vpgfUKGKs9NpPfEyVrGsHk6YMbf43L3apx0TM9jtpdPuhPH1JGZiI9G-7yRN0YqRkK_pBX-EZfUaPZKucI49RkLos7IzghtCUuh0=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Along Palo Alto West road, we chased a White-throated Kingfisher as it would fly off as our car approached, perch for a while, then fly off again as we came near. Eventually it stayed long enough for me to get some passable photos.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhynMNt2mu1OrIsLpPejMz6FfDkjgVuscvLsUglJDXWFQz_-eQyEPMttCUtUCf65LHTOUCWQSZwpPTQ2GKO7Uwfs8mzP3v1lhIpsREfIROu77CxuLpAwGSIYH5pn5LQLdNQxURSgzer8-dJfojGUGG9Q6rjRRlICoPp9EJceDa3KYSbEwPZh7A=s1402" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1402" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhynMNt2mu1OrIsLpPejMz6FfDkjgVuscvLsUglJDXWFQz_-eQyEPMttCUtUCf65LHTOUCWQSZwpPTQ2GKO7Uwfs8mzP3v1lhIpsREfIROu77CxuLpAwGSIYH5pn5LQLdNQxURSgzer8-dJfojGUGG9Q6rjRRlICoPp9EJceDa3KYSbEwPZh7A=w400-h284" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We drove towards the creek area and along the way there was a male Pied Bush Chat hunting for insects.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgta9aoQV8_a99YWAK9Qmrndl1f0ZCaK0f3_4MUbKXkf41nHTopDzXWOziSC4cZF81fftPlHyFR5a6ezfKPtQIvMZaie4QulBVUW6KLJ2kKcHBKgLh3VnneAIm2OhDJk8vqA8xr_qI2IfArrUEOc7859zezLpJMhmH3dF1HnKWoyx_cRQIXEWs=s1149" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1149" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgta9aoQV8_a99YWAK9Qmrndl1f0ZCaK0f3_4MUbKXkf41nHTopDzXWOziSC4cZF81fftPlHyFR5a6ezfKPtQIvMZaie4QulBVUW6KLJ2kKcHBKgLh3VnneAIm2OhDJk8vqA8xr_qI2IfArrUEOc7859zezLpJMhmH3dF1HnKWoyx_cRQIXEWs=w400-h294" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the creek, I got a long distance shot of the Green Sandpiper.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnr2sKc-WNVUsOv6zntjJwSACpR071ocJrvtttzt1mHZEDRGB__ByNnF6F3iXZKaaOr9ctRe6cMTOz_ueHUdcxWMrytrr8Ff_PIlNXs-YOK-7xZVBaLNZkU74UYuf96ZihO5MBCsk3hZgqGYbXALOXiM5ZUxpvXJIQPGPQ3rIKeOv0dF5KFMg=s714" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="714" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnr2sKc-WNVUsOv6zntjJwSACpR071ocJrvtttzt1mHZEDRGB__ByNnF6F3iXZKaaOr9ctRe6cMTOz_ueHUdcxWMrytrr8Ff_PIlNXs-YOK-7xZVBaLNZkU74UYuf96ZihO5MBCsk3hZgqGYbXALOXiM5ZUxpvXJIQPGPQ3rIKeOv0dF5KFMg=w400-h288" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We both agreed that it's about time we go for the Savanna Nightjar. There we saw friends Loel Lamela and Bert Madrigal. They were so kind to help us get some really close up shots of our target species.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzRgCG0meVodXIWtw0QYrsgPlrpcX0KuVBSOuV5ExNO3Zihk0DHHUMGEVLEwhrOwrJE0aTc2gRVOj0ZC0Hw_jxa4e1mpJLzOiU6ncttGPFlHsSz_Y8fvR1aqK7vDvl3ezpDDgNNI7fEMgzlON4f8JhffOqzAwNL1DmggWexn8t3n1lW437rpA=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="1400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzRgCG0meVodXIWtw0QYrsgPlrpcX0KuVBSOuV5ExNO3Zihk0DHHUMGEVLEwhrOwrJE0aTc2gRVOj0ZC0Hw_jxa4e1mpJLzOiU6ncttGPFlHsSz_Y8fvR1aqK7vDvl3ezpDDgNNI7fEMgzlON4f8JhffOqzAwNL1DmggWexn8t3n1lW437rpA=w400-h278" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Not far from the Nightjar was a pair of Little Ringed Plovers!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWseQIRgGeL1xuEAL4mnOHXarnUlrYRQHxgalnLAV0fVFUfdGzG2KvO7gaes1u6Aq5AieuGNRp2YvPFJjvEVIYrNdUgj9ygUaN6fKvQ1rQHEoN2VQfNcCMbIEROJKMLJLnwiJ-ETGvgQ_8innLTqRJr9U75pDSJuRQVvdgXXU1UKPdicI28WQ=s1330" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1330" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWseQIRgGeL1xuEAL4mnOHXarnUlrYRQHxgalnLAV0fVFUfdGzG2KvO7gaes1u6Aq5AieuGNRp2YvPFJjvEVIYrNdUgj9ygUaN6fKvQ1rQHEoN2VQfNcCMbIEROJKMLJLnwiJ-ETGvgQ_8innLTqRJr9U75pDSJuRQVvdgXXU1UKPdicI28WQ=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thanking our friends profusely we told them that we would be exploring the other parts of Palo Alto. This time we would be looking for the ubiquitous Paddyfield Pipit along the road. On the way we encountered a Spotted Dove.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYNkuIZJzRqKYa8JyKPW4iWprFBHib55oHCBz49Un_4s_JQlSFR24OH8NYi7_sz2jCtydciZrNOwHmkTIUGN5eGBcE0oi1U_ENt_gc3X-DLstf8r0Ce7vvAgE6uTf0rjxbT3OY_RdmwfhDVcnb_v-TUNdS8Yd8yj6LeemLvu1nfWpWTnAYibs=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYNkuIZJzRqKYa8JyKPW4iWprFBHib55oHCBz49Un_4s_JQlSFR24OH8NYi7_sz2jCtydciZrNOwHmkTIUGN5eGBcE0oi1U_ENt_gc3X-DLstf8r0Ce7vvAgE6uTf0rjxbT3OY_RdmwfhDVcnb_v-TUNdS8Yd8yj6LeemLvu1nfWpWTnAYibs=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As expected the Pipit was at its usual hangout.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjduMYscqxBAwqbsXUoEUm1-eFj-Kg0-rninKS8LTv2RV4FBqKKYRWJqnuOAtznpyiMmL3whnKol5Tx2IaLb_77FGRep86YczCG2CSMyITY-E9oVpO6A1ER6rhzO5gLWd1-JvAbLvGKLqymsPxagJPNQRPakBv-DsXbDVCzNKOejHwVexJBT2g=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1400" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjduMYscqxBAwqbsXUoEUm1-eFj-Kg0-rninKS8LTv2RV4FBqKKYRWJqnuOAtznpyiMmL3whnKol5Tx2IaLb_77FGRep86YczCG2CSMyITY-E9oVpO6A1ER6rhzO5gLWd1-JvAbLvGKLqymsPxagJPNQRPakBv-DsXbDVCzNKOejHwVexJBT2g=w400-h294" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Inasmuch as the weather was now better with the sun finally out, I told Cynthia that we will go back to the Blue Rock Thrush to get better pictures.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1AToazDBmaPd4YoQQBQxPB8agJQX9M8oTlTW2g3HZSemP2fNJaMU4p7qjNHKzpi5zeMUywx9mNEoLhSPG2QarQcsTPPGPIh2lTMrY5JUUXB3FYAgi6J8Aa_1GQTOB7vhZoOo4TBT2aZeKEK5DJyMpS_Vzrx55bxQ03OZkEffxw26IiwNPAN8=s1436" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1436" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1AToazDBmaPd4YoQQBQxPB8agJQX9M8oTlTW2g3HZSemP2fNJaMU4p7qjNHKzpi5zeMUywx9mNEoLhSPG2QarQcsTPPGPIh2lTMrY5JUUXB3FYAgi6J8Aa_1GQTOB7vhZoOo4TBT2aZeKEK5DJyMpS_Vzrx55bxQ03OZkEffxw26IiwNPAN8=w400-h306" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There we met friends Elmer Budomo and Christopher Ferrer. They asked us if we've seen the Philippine Cuckoo Dove. We said no. They told us to follow them and they will take us to where that species can be seen. We parked at a nook and they led through a short trail. There we met Trinity Gatuz, another birder friend. Elmer pointed at the fruiting Malapapaya tree and informed us that that was where the Cuckoo Doves (note the plural) come to feed. We didn't have to wait long as several individuals came and enjoyed the red berries.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZaiYJNR6_yhJIhsZzwm6iQFvwFr-QH-NK8B_uSlIXhKUchsZjelL514oEW6ggaG2OwMREGuSB4_77HLh0zFXX2kVrKRG65aA2ow-AfDtaQXXX3o0hiClkFeCeFZ6SJk3fmlbTnrnrwcX4H7-zN7i7PKfysVMiu37v384Ydls9RnynatoRVac=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1400" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZaiYJNR6_yhJIhsZzwm6iQFvwFr-QH-NK8B_uSlIXhKUchsZjelL514oEW6ggaG2OwMREGuSB4_77HLh0zFXX2kVrKRG65aA2ow-AfDtaQXXX3o0hiClkFeCeFZ6SJk3fmlbTnrnrwcX4H7-zN7i7PKfysVMiu37v384Ydls9RnynatoRVac=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Having gotten enough shots, we bade our friends goodbye and thanked them for their kindness. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"You know what we still haven't gotten a picture of? Grey Wagtail!" I told my wife. And guess what, as we drove toward the rotunda, a Grey Wagtail posed for us.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEobOA8_Wq4Z7wZW9RaEE997rRbm_OV0X7YprMWoltBMlh7mxbSaGMp0XWr8LJlaHaokzCguQZIU_2EKz8LqBkFZ7ktc_FLDCMQ6KvG_VRqS8tMIS5VbBAajcTQe2tcRYG9C93GJpVEeB4TLFtCjFvbDYdVlBvrmOpEzFthAt62waiHraY62s=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1400" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEobOA8_Wq4Z7wZW9RaEE997rRbm_OV0X7YprMWoltBMlh7mxbSaGMp0XWr8LJlaHaokzCguQZIU_2EKz8LqBkFZ7ktc_FLDCMQ6KvG_VRqS8tMIS5VbBAajcTQe2tcRYG9C93GJpVEeB4TLFtCjFvbDYdVlBvrmOpEzFthAt62waiHraY62s=w400-h244" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As I mentioned earlier, weather had improved so I suggested to Cynthia that we make a visit to the clubhouse before we go home. Feeding on the red flowers was a Striped-headed Rhabdornis!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_SdZMeXovP3ymQEy5nKVoVIRvedYEuVDnEZkM0krLIv3ycZtLORYF6ixS2NTrkjv9v8PqfZqkm-R2DGcMzdidEdwcmsACLOZ0r1C6-lWOjOCtBxGYNHTSl7nnfFrnusZv-jdn8qynLljWgWN-QiicAbL7jBpwiTzPd-7RpvkN_ONKCSjbXN4=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_SdZMeXovP3ymQEy5nKVoVIRvedYEuVDnEZkM0krLIv3ycZtLORYF6ixS2NTrkjv9v8PqfZqkm-R2DGcMzdidEdwcmsACLOZ0r1C6-lWOjOCtBxGYNHTSl7nnfFrnusZv-jdn8qynLljWgWN-QiicAbL7jBpwiTzPd-7RpvkN_ONKCSjbXN4=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course, the Philippine Hanging Parrot was still there.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYAtjY1tbHm9GPTV3umt-G3xO2guyPtuIbWpYffB9yY5dv52MhkdyRFf7KEGmIQN_6tS45zBgohLDhbfT8xOOAKNAysOHnqfuRNHQHVlKOBIqdfXBc4fd55gqqs8OVwvJZVvpDpHYhkD1fxM6ZIO9hBOg8k2RDi-6OxMZEDL8r0AvbSEVglLo=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1400" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYAtjY1tbHm9GPTV3umt-G3xO2guyPtuIbWpYffB9yY5dv52MhkdyRFf7KEGmIQN_6tS45zBgohLDhbfT8xOOAKNAysOHnqfuRNHQHVlKOBIqdfXBc4fd55gqqs8OVwvJZVvpDpHYhkD1fxM6ZIO9hBOg8k2RDi-6OxMZEDL8r0AvbSEVglLo=w400-h309" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That was the grand finale of our birding trip to Baras. Thanks to our friends, we were able to get some pictures that most likely we would not be able to on our own.</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-85100811070983637272022-01-02T09:06:00.007+08:002022-01-02T09:06:52.671+08:00Show-bic<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It had become some sort of a tradition for us to spend the year end in Subic - primarily to go birding of course. We left home early on December 30 and made a stop at the Total gas station along NLEX in San Simon. We were surprised to see fellow birder Sean Melendres there taking photos of some birds. He pointed at a Purple Heron and a pair of Wandering Whistling Ducks.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidXcxUYjeQrQJH_UuA8S8RfDFFRvQJd-IROqgyCHiUBDk55LMM_BZCfM9aDYnLt16NitfL0s2zIDQL_q6Ywx1CCQe-YTLEEQ6K61pjtiW-nLKS0AIzWK2WXfsjskthaGIf7aqMtpi0FHAGQemKenJk6cZA4gzzU2kQIZ7sW1wVgTxgYa8TeaQ=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidXcxUYjeQrQJH_UuA8S8RfDFFRvQJd-IROqgyCHiUBDk55LMM_BZCfM9aDYnLt16NitfL0s2zIDQL_q6Ywx1CCQe-YTLEEQ6K61pjtiW-nLKS0AIzWK2WXfsjskthaGIf7aqMtpi0FHAGQemKenJk6cZA4gzzU2kQIZ7sW1wVgTxgYa8TeaQ=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEss7Qe8EzzC9witllOjFk5UcTdmx3SUKKfYsbgCweBf5ImPIX5PjExELvCZehJSanr0m3AdyhIHybyXGpij8GSvvDEtnF5iRUsfhTz5LDPC-EhHcCasJG1bisgHW-Qsiv2765wtP1HcNCk7Qaz1Ls9qyTuE1GL4RJjs096tnL9fjI4vxlYlY=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1400" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEss7Qe8EzzC9witllOjFk5UcTdmx3SUKKfYsbgCweBf5ImPIX5PjExELvCZehJSanr0m3AdyhIHybyXGpij8GSvvDEtnF5iRUsfhTz5LDPC-EhHcCasJG1bisgHW-Qsiv2765wtP1HcNCk7Qaz1Ls9qyTuE1GL4RJjs096tnL9fjI4vxlYlY=w400-h258" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then I saw a Red Collared Dove perched on a wire above us. I quickly told Sean about this sighting and he hurried over to where we were and took some shots.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoCb5nPq0Ayc3IzypSSk2S6ty788qc7QjSVcE0mwEAnD8pJvtUyefNYoJ7YvOfLWbZhTjnqtBzzS3aoguWIfd200fm_NX3n1tWVxzdVHltT7pNEk-8zJmviEp3b38Ht-xBuNyY3oGRM0CSovu1cVAhmvhNJ8LrN8tQlWeYTiXjOwkHK6dL25k=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1400" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoCb5nPq0Ayc3IzypSSk2S6ty788qc7QjSVcE0mwEAnD8pJvtUyefNYoJ7YvOfLWbZhTjnqtBzzS3aoguWIfd200fm_NX3n1tWVxzdVHltT7pNEk-8zJmviEp3b38Ht-xBuNyY3oGRM0CSovu1cVAhmvhNJ8LrN8tQlWeYTiXjOwkHK6dL25k=w400-h294" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We bade goodbye to our friend and proceeded to our destination. Thankfully, Mango Valley Hotel allowed an early check-in for us. After settling in we went to the area near the Moonbay Marina Waterpark. As expected we saw the hoped for Paddyfield Pipit.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsB7JFj-xwtB71QxdvHhzKxFe7DjR83igdNS7oWj57jE1ewHubU1WJkGdZR970zMBKYeII3CPiZYq-t7JWV3uhFI7ZWeHSIwVB9uK9arTrNxxxjDYcrQTETxUY8NNJFA8zCzsBXF0mZNq3x_KKn9ksRI2RBRweAF_IE2xkNJTzzC_4YXdEHHk=s1431" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1431" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsB7JFj-xwtB71QxdvHhzKxFe7DjR83igdNS7oWj57jE1ewHubU1WJkGdZR970zMBKYeII3CPiZYq-t7JWV3uhFI7ZWeHSIwVB9uK9arTrNxxxjDYcrQTETxUY8NNJFA8zCzsBXF0mZNq3x_KKn9ksRI2RBRweAF_IE2xkNJTzzC_4YXdEHHk=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then an Eastern Cattle Egret walked nonchalantly in front of us.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2tyHV7025B8jbPioRmQdKesUZnDikINh7hWhal-UK4KvAI8n5ZPcUbZnhlljA5QThEDhvmSiLWsVdKByHv7vIo8ZaaZaoe_7l8RDykb1gDG_RzVGcQy14Hqsvh80Qs_tgm8ratCucAlAFWcdHwV9gnNd-AbQnoCPKvA_c5JeCMqCcroSbJps=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1400" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2tyHV7025B8jbPioRmQdKesUZnDikINh7hWhal-UK4KvAI8n5ZPcUbZnhlljA5QThEDhvmSiLWsVdKByHv7vIo8ZaaZaoe_7l8RDykb1gDG_RzVGcQy14Hqsvh80Qs_tgm8ratCucAlAFWcdHwV9gnNd-AbQnoCPKvA_c5JeCMqCcroSbJps=w400-h308" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we were about to get into our car, a small flock of Asian Glossy Starlings landed on a tree across from us. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDTGG5gJenLEprz5TmpzygPPVcKK-XMHCEsKTXmJpdToeK2ZxyL14BF-vt8-FPs78EXZWzWaSNXRHIiB8MBSbAgwooAHeP92-4SBAmkmpfA-ksZqhvbBDaDvT42A67Q-VitiAqfGPSVl1U90ufOaPObRjLhHTdjnA2_EgwNOAzGB58muVWrmA=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1400" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDTGG5gJenLEprz5TmpzygPPVcKK-XMHCEsKTXmJpdToeK2ZxyL14BF-vt8-FPs78EXZWzWaSNXRHIiB8MBSbAgwooAHeP92-4SBAmkmpfA-ksZqhvbBDaDvT42A67Q-VitiAqfGPSVl1U90ufOaPObRjLhHTdjnA2_EgwNOAzGB58muVWrmA=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We then had a sumptuous lunch at the Slab Cafe. From there we continued on towards Nabasan Road - our regular birding spot in Subic. Along Argonaut Avenue, Long-tailed Shrikes were perched on the barbed fence every 10 meters or so.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpFKNztXuMdR8uOn9NSYyyHfG99UbkMUJWR_GAkffzm3t3Z6Vf584M3E9WM_lZ2kWuw_rGP3aXkUQpJZ99CrS_MfDPqFPw9g5pO9hO0BX7fXuKrb6_LjOapgK1dCC2CgmRcVfQvclKEhTDXugb7RyHnQcSiCAC7IaqEFnjB3jVJKiyY_7KhQ0=s1472" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1472" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpFKNztXuMdR8uOn9NSYyyHfG99UbkMUJWR_GAkffzm3t3Z6Vf584M3E9WM_lZ2kWuw_rGP3aXkUQpJZ99CrS_MfDPqFPw9g5pO9hO0BX7fXuKrb6_LjOapgK1dCC2CgmRcVfQvclKEhTDXugb7RyHnQcSiCAC7IaqEFnjB3jVJKiyY_7KhQ0=w400-h263" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At Nabasan Road, we were greeted by a Brown Shrike.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy31oB2DSQL97qmCJrMybS27lFZLUsE4yOhgALontrHVHRpL6FEVkU9anW0b6IhrnkHoWMbpeocG7JUAtwyvQd64QSBUw-n-JKOFXQ5SKNBVPDVeD4ElU9UUSDaVcTZewMAq_O2ASpZtgsTnOK7lfca3Qjk14v9-zmjW2VBIkmaqujYSd8PTM=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1186" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy31oB2DSQL97qmCJrMybS27lFZLUsE4yOhgALontrHVHRpL6FEVkU9anW0b6IhrnkHoWMbpeocG7JUAtwyvQd64QSBUw-n-JKOFXQ5SKNBVPDVeD4ElU9UUSDaVcTZewMAq_O2ASpZtgsTnOK7lfca3Qjk14v9-zmjW2VBIkmaqujYSd8PTM=w339-h400" width="339" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On top of the bare tree was an Oriental Dollarbird but it was just too far up for us to get a good shot. Further down we encountered a Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9OeL2RO9CKqTAMLCsflkowxOl8aXh9bFw86_1kWh5M56D0I7Qrd1M-Eao_O3Ql0nFbZi_ZpjL6TschfQpBkdRhkbYVsf-MxneqEhS1G5YOT2mtqZWLMlE6jnOEswy_WTMwo-txOBFl4fIgHRAa1nSQ4HfsA2IehD4gZZwv6UUpCOF7ICxtLc=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1188" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9OeL2RO9CKqTAMLCsflkowxOl8aXh9bFw86_1kWh5M56D0I7Qrd1M-Eao_O3Ql0nFbZi_ZpjL6TschfQpBkdRhkbYVsf-MxneqEhS1G5YOT2mtqZWLMlE6jnOEswy_WTMwo-txOBFl4fIgHRAa1nSQ4HfsA2IehD4gZZwv6UUpCOF7ICxtLc=w340-h400" width="340" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then followed a bevy of birds perched on an electric wire: White-breasted Woodswallow, Blue-throated Bee-eater, and a Philippine Falconet.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjvzTnKmzLuPmybS-cRcsjmHdUxnXLWn2So93rAOIABu_ypdZ8phsKrPc05QYUVEltx2I8cYhLKu_U_mO24Ca_kpTQEFYJ8q-hrTSq0FE_9m_EcSBjHaUa47DbQlACrzcx-uvo6AtajMakmkLZdI--m_yr7BQCyaHqqWzyRl1sToR0rpi8-zk=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjvzTnKmzLuPmybS-cRcsjmHdUxnXLWn2So93rAOIABu_ypdZ8phsKrPc05QYUVEltx2I8cYhLKu_U_mO24Ca_kpTQEFYJ8q-hrTSq0FE_9m_EcSBjHaUa47DbQlACrzcx-uvo6AtajMakmkLZdI--m_yr7BQCyaHqqWzyRl1sToR0rpi8-zk=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHe3W7VgIiruUXYUTLaIUtHbhopN_-LyoDEcyELqS5zztYruHFxa5S_yRTZ4jiiPIpKXX_x8WQxwiWuOb9hx0RXndavCYiTqMKxxBy5hnGxMwv8wO0IVw237FQVwgs-epA_ePesim7FpCtU1nKWVK329ZWprKhkfkvV59gQ0hLK1YnW_MxX5I=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHe3W7VgIiruUXYUTLaIUtHbhopN_-LyoDEcyELqS5zztYruHFxa5S_yRTZ4jiiPIpKXX_x8WQxwiWuOb9hx0RXndavCYiTqMKxxBy5hnGxMwv8wO0IVw237FQVwgs-epA_ePesim7FpCtU1nKWVK329ZWprKhkfkvV59gQ0hLK1YnW_MxX5I=w310-h400" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoHt6glV_xIIg5XUyt1Bb2iRvcZhtTSMSYg0_OHIMdqcNNjrfZPiS7OwdwTqn5pECZn7N4xtd4dpG_dyLg3EDbPUjAgl4EZQf68oFWdTbtswekJpjs4zT0F1olHexsJz52FzugklarqyiFzo2_tj3KCxuBCIbba4LYkGXu-rorAAk4xW232HQ=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1400" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoHt6glV_xIIg5XUyt1Bb2iRvcZhtTSMSYg0_OHIMdqcNNjrfZPiS7OwdwTqn5pECZn7N4xtd4dpG_dyLg3EDbPUjAgl4EZQf68oFWdTbtswekJpjs4zT0F1olHexsJz52FzugklarqyiFzo2_tj3KCxuBCIbba4LYkGXu-rorAAk4xW232HQ=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A coleto preferred the bare tree.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZc_x4TqgSjNgaF9F8xvRaI-ZoOzCgHpgLuSrtWb1M4K9se6s9t-RgUOhjrXutaOHyPJ86PuzkPJAIbXmMJGxAIEFOAOMvCmlqdaF16Rt_Mbl6_PbQ7owEEOMoqUF1Hn1D1EpZ2A1KV5eXSrJ_FwYzpP9kM1f1AAK6mdqsS3B9lnH9F5GuCtc=s1264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1264" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZc_x4TqgSjNgaF9F8xvRaI-ZoOzCgHpgLuSrtWb1M4K9se6s9t-RgUOhjrXutaOHyPJ86PuzkPJAIbXmMJGxAIEFOAOMvCmlqdaF16Rt_Mbl6_PbQ7owEEOMoqUF1Hn1D1EpZ2A1KV5eXSrJ_FwYzpP9kM1f1AAK6mdqsS3B9lnH9F5GuCtc=w400-h269" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy with our harvest, we both agreed to return to our hotel but we had to stop by the Volunteer's Park along the way. There we tried our BIF (birds in flight) shots of the Brahminy Kites.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGcpDtvhgIK2GJnYkVnCz8cJ1EdH5Sm_WC6VfJliZi6_pNhmsuM2N8PLuow38JKnomUiSYuolVoPOsx5Ehbt1pf3-eReViHpATPU66dDTlmK_yMeafTleFN70Jcf3Xw62XkLx7ms9yIqxz0d8cjAvXPhjxzTLnU1Mw2Iw9UZDd0pVOOh9moDo=s1315" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1315" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGcpDtvhgIK2GJnYkVnCz8cJ1EdH5Sm_WC6VfJliZi6_pNhmsuM2N8PLuow38JKnomUiSYuolVoPOsx5Ehbt1pf3-eReViHpATPU66dDTlmK_yMeafTleFN70Jcf3Xw62XkLx7ms9yIqxz0d8cjAvXPhjxzTLnU1Mw2Iw9UZDd0pVOOh9moDo=w400-h311" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On the way out a Large-billed Crow was our last bird of the day.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoBzJ9mj7kd4oAGhdtRn-T6y_cvSUzVaA7h2kYVtVDAPv0KyHp1Ep33bVOphD7i5KJep7F8DwZIhDcUCSuLDlo5kJ2Z3uouXBapM02HTZaKCu-pvQwMIEdA-KkaL4VEoIqQ5wKs5XYU4ZvpW2TvKhazJCWxmuoJDiE9DdPnvvtq9mqSWnN5as=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1400" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoBzJ9mj7kd4oAGhdtRn-T6y_cvSUzVaA7h2kYVtVDAPv0KyHp1Ep33bVOphD7i5KJep7F8DwZIhDcUCSuLDlo5kJ2Z3uouXBapM02HTZaKCu-pvQwMIEdA-KkaL4VEoIqQ5wKs5XYU4ZvpW2TvKhazJCWxmuoJDiE9DdPnvvtq9mqSWnN5as=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Early next morning after a buffet breakfast at Hsin's Coffee, we went straight to Nabasan Road. Right at the entrance, a Luzon Flameback started what would turn out to be quite a fruitful birding day.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaaIY6X2P73ZywrmJCGAyFxG23hzyUfn073hvW9gzHwPAiMYYXHRiW01a0WJuhRRCi-0H25gh2U4cnv-IMSi7uvJIth4FYOyJHGBx3Bf0l55PtWq9rKu7aQWYPoClcWyO_vbq8jMwsylmLNjP-moVfwVnSC1XJjTY9iZqG0yPkYNaakuZ_eT4=s790" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="681" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaaIY6X2P73ZywrmJCGAyFxG23hzyUfn073hvW9gzHwPAiMYYXHRiW01a0WJuhRRCi-0H25gh2U4cnv-IMSi7uvJIth4FYOyJHGBx3Bf0l55PtWq9rKu7aQWYPoClcWyO_vbq8jMwsylmLNjP-moVfwVnSC1XJjTY9iZqG0yPkYNaakuZ_eT4=w345-h400" width="345" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On the same bare tree was a Blue-naped Parrot.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjV4E6UKCPh-y0zHvXp57DebkfPQQNeABnOkKmGp-v0llFsta3tbfJsY2pp9jgc0dSCT7ooGUMntpEds-AN-JDMkuCzGNpl4tkxw0uqpP2IkjFiubODK5QXpOvlb0NBafcmTj8lK_eBj7Z6JHFjkzy3vYNGUzX7ae-SNmsnMEpjQabRgh_QF8=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjV4E6UKCPh-y0zHvXp57DebkfPQQNeABnOkKmGp-v0llFsta3tbfJsY2pp9jgc0dSCT7ooGUMntpEds-AN-JDMkuCzGNpl4tkxw0uqpP2IkjFiubODK5QXpOvlb0NBafcmTj8lK_eBj7Z6JHFjkzy3vYNGUzX7ae-SNmsnMEpjQabRgh_QF8=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At another bare tree, a Luzon Hornbill came flying in just as we were approaching.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgITx7YqEIWa7jyT_GA4t1nsNU02LND0X_2EEfLMOGCsJvMPP7IXGdedGf1cisn4FKLRJww7Zp7kfbu1T5UCz1CVlCX6wuSficvOxCiZS7lkbTRxnWMe1kvu2pceeKjceHCtuM_ui9nyjS-cM0tP7TDxjinJ6JAytp1oIZ6RnXToyulYhmr3jw=s1371" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1371" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgITx7YqEIWa7jyT_GA4t1nsNU02LND0X_2EEfLMOGCsJvMPP7IXGdedGf1cisn4FKLRJww7Zp7kfbu1T5UCz1CVlCX6wuSficvOxCiZS7lkbTRxnWMe1kvu2pceeKjceHCtuM_ui9nyjS-cM0tP7TDxjinJ6JAytp1oIZ6RnXToyulYhmr3jw=w400-h326" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">One more bare tree further down had a flock of Green Imperial Pigeons roosting on it. What is it with bare trees that birds seem to enjoy them?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbVnYZO7XDpttxAYMLm61OjjPuhBrkQoIARG_QoD76XuE2LSbNzm8ZmGlAUosF5BOr9pIGdcH0Qoq3dlXn19K1zvbCQjarWy-o7Z8gtO8BMUJdoiq29zl4QPUE9p6pXjNYai2d4HTSV2ARqZamU2jhOPxGrtmYbPhhb4MNLktiGHaJXTi0Dvg=s1026" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1026" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbVnYZO7XDpttxAYMLm61OjjPuhBrkQoIARG_QoD76XuE2LSbNzm8ZmGlAUosF5BOr9pIGdcH0Qoq3dlXn19K1zvbCQjarWy-o7Z8gtO8BMUJdoiq29zl4QPUE9p6pXjNYai2d4HTSV2ARqZamU2jhOPxGrtmYbPhhb4MNLktiGHaJXTi0Dvg=w400-h316" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Near the trail, A White-bellied Woodpecker was busy hunting for insects.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTp5vdMhlCTkQywhxrQuWU7uZT-iYLPL8ifsf8X-_2yfGJq3mwjKtFeMrFRbK9u5bnjKKlBl032YmH0_RZPWpWtqPEL-WgJ5eAgXmOQyMkeeesTh-3ryzQ8v-KOKn_xrjV8FiAHltHvDMwG_xLzvo0r6TCl_y0iFt2UK7KwpPClp3yinyJxow=s1227" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1038" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTp5vdMhlCTkQywhxrQuWU7uZT-iYLPL8ifsf8X-_2yfGJq3mwjKtFeMrFRbK9u5bnjKKlBl032YmH0_RZPWpWtqPEL-WgJ5eAgXmOQyMkeeesTh-3ryzQ8v-KOKn_xrjV8FiAHltHvDMwG_xLzvo0r6TCl_y0iFt2UK7KwpPClp3yinyJxow=w339-h400" width="339" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we were about to exit, a White-eared Brown Dove settled near the ground just a few feet away.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnQFf8BfIppbQBHltG_G7HGtMNRYKMkYQgDHQ7cMxjKVM8OnAgHzs_TE0iYAmP-ZA3hhup9mghsw6Ficn1luNHUJ5rV7oi2CVRMBK_mqY8K2-yl-xMF_gheuawCxIZiz12i4XOmTiFGuMW_b2XymXelqZGCxpWD1azJZCxGv0ExIkkFhslpZY=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1400" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnQFf8BfIppbQBHltG_G7HGtMNRYKMkYQgDHQ7cMxjKVM8OnAgHzs_TE0iYAmP-ZA3hhup9mghsw6Ficn1luNHUJ5rV7oi2CVRMBK_mqY8K2-yl-xMF_gheuawCxIZiz12i4XOmTiFGuMW_b2XymXelqZGCxpWD1azJZCxGv0ExIkkFhslpZY=w400-h299" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Going to Cubi Point, we got lucky this time with a Oriental Dollarbird as it perched on an electric wire beside the road. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGrjtwZeDITvEr5y9JyfXwt1VT_vyHTePFT6JTCfeYmF6igd5L4qyQ8Xe5CC_E6rgJk0sFE16vXF4G1PaCkbmt1BpooybOlSGmDS_2Z32QLnyC_XGfGVpNrLlFLcW4cR9TkmmJh76TYSn-6oJqhYviT2DT32gsLJp6YnrieuDGSAWEjq8WkIk=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGrjtwZeDITvEr5y9JyfXwt1VT_vyHTePFT6JTCfeYmF6igd5L4qyQ8Xe5CC_E6rgJk0sFE16vXF4G1PaCkbmt1BpooybOlSGmDS_2Z32QLnyC_XGfGVpNrLlFLcW4cR9TkmmJh76TYSn-6oJqhYviT2DT32gsLJp6YnrieuDGSAWEjq8WkIk=w338-h400" width="338" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After having lunch at Cocolime Restaurant, we returned to our hotel for some much needed rest. About half-past three we decided to visit Volunteer's Park again. This time we had a great time shooting BIFs of Black-crowned Night Herons.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPl4M-PLsums982eeJitYwF_zQkfTxqXT_CGzdTm95Dhy2EjqDU4CWw9J3tSG9lWyyt8nSOL9aAmwnrM5J3iWaeu7vA4qZ2zz-KQLm3eIuISXShqNf6hMIknpxW_UczrHOpXIh0JBMFx9UNrUG_5CVV0C_EFtTGqZf1SHtsqjwEj1tcReDDSc=s1400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1400" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPl4M-PLsums982eeJitYwF_zQkfTxqXT_CGzdTm95Dhy2EjqDU4CWw9J3tSG9lWyyt8nSOL9aAmwnrM5J3iWaeu7vA4qZ2zz-KQLm3eIuISXShqNf6hMIknpxW_UczrHOpXIh0JBMFx9UNrUG_5CVV0C_EFtTGqZf1SHtsqjwEj1tcReDDSc=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And that was grand finale of our birding in Subic. We were so happy that a lot of birds showed the couple of days we stayed in Subic - unlike last month which was quite disappointing.<br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-39469147501894749412021-12-26T08:12:00.003+08:002021-12-26T08:15:26.081+08:00Infanta Sad<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was sort of an impromptu decision to go birding in Infanta on Christmas Day. Initially our plan was to go to Baras, but being Christmas we thought that the Palo Alto would be closed to visitors. Another reason that made us decide on Infanta was that being a holiday, there would be less "traffic" particularly bikers along the way. Thankfully, our hunch was right and we arrived at our destination faster than expected. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our birding started well with a very cooperative Flaming Sunbird enjoying the red hibiscus flowers not that far from where we stood.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYFFMB2pqsSM4Hz9IUa9kKljV4JcOHjAx9Ki_PWfrwIfS6VTqn0DhKkQMnlZeP0vn0Sb-8GcKmL1Kxmvgia8o8K02oo5XJUFaCh6b0Ot3rXJdhjBGj2rYhtHQfgYUldfMxAypw3OVr7aYljiWP2T8KVMhjFNMMgpb9Plm2EcZ_6DHtvoeA8-o=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1400" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYFFMB2pqsSM4Hz9IUa9kKljV4JcOHjAx9Ki_PWfrwIfS6VTqn0DhKkQMnlZeP0vn0Sb-8GcKmL1Kxmvgia8o8K02oo5XJUFaCh6b0Ot3rXJdhjBGj2rYhtHQfgYUldfMxAypw3OVr7aYljiWP2T8KVMhjFNMMgpb9Plm2EcZ_6DHtvoeA8-o=w400-h259" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Unfortunately that was one of the very few instances we got to photograph the local avian population. We spent almost three hours birding the area from kilometer 93 to 110 and we only were able to take pictures of three other species: the Elegant Tit - there was a flock that frolicked among the trees across the street.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzU9PdK9N8gBzYtmSnEJ7KVq3wvpoU8Bcf8-Ccs_zf2kQE0ZotshmnC9j3JLJC8tBEoq39o1rNk1WDfmOgtOvJJj6i_7qEEfxSDe1fY5FosvuWWupgvrB2jxTQndzGnWzCcUa21_vgdEOdJmJdRIN1T9vJAM3FE3jyb0jyWl7WAXXvYln1Kzo=s1001" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1001" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzU9PdK9N8gBzYtmSnEJ7KVq3wvpoU8Bcf8-Ccs_zf2kQE0ZotshmnC9j3JLJC8tBEoq39o1rNk1WDfmOgtOvJJj6i_7qEEfxSDe1fY5FosvuWWupgvrB2jxTQndzGnWzCcUa21_vgdEOdJmJdRIN1T9vJAM3FE3jyb0jyWl7WAXXvYln1Kzo=w400-h286" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Were it not for its loud whistling, we would not have been able to see the solitary Philippine Fairy Bluebird.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-YWibErxEx9bEYlcuQKPt3SV_j7GQjZ-5SvZbSB5HwsEpu-hZC9zT6YGfAM2x8m5BJpWDIe1lXJ_fnJdvTlT2wZe4tlK-Csd17iQNKENKkDj9xUyT0zjGNfar8Gzvf4jm8GX_LXs1C4eVPNBTRB9kENy1knCyBPQiphH3z670q11E615f-pA=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1133" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-YWibErxEx9bEYlcuQKPt3SV_j7GQjZ-5SvZbSB5HwsEpu-hZC9zT6YGfAM2x8m5BJpWDIe1lXJ_fnJdvTlT2wZe4tlK-Csd17iQNKENKkDj9xUyT0zjGNfar8Gzvf4jm8GX_LXs1C4eVPNBTRB9kENy1knCyBPQiphH3z670q11E615f-pA=w324-h400" width="324" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And finally, Cynthia got a few and not so good shots of a Sulphur-billed Nuthatch.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDP5cJEyfRSHcC-XxEmViJ38aG7hXuin-P-0Wci6OgaTQdkX3479y6XkfkLATIMz45czFuxmL7-OxwtZKViYaULFRiSdw9mYgmGdWFaqFmW56N7tm2ZmMg8PDUIgLF4auBJwqdQQxIgp6g2Lpt6r2qqeZrdpYdK5Yu1QJIo6FqIj8eH-uTejw=s1419" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDP5cJEyfRSHcC-XxEmViJ38aG7hXuin-P-0Wci6OgaTQdkX3479y6XkfkLATIMz45czFuxmL7-OxwtZKViYaULFRiSdw9mYgmGdWFaqFmW56N7tm2ZmMg8PDUIgLF4auBJwqdQQxIgp6g2Lpt6r2qqeZrdpYdK5Yu1QJIo6FqIj8eH-uTejw=w339-h400" width="339" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On our way back we also got some backlit photos of a couple more of the more "common" birds like the Brown Shrike and Pacific Swallow.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpuC2QP5ToJf03UeX1dvbsP0U2BJNbfFL_sGlwgcYgojUFED3c5VKE-zqn1qI7Mk5sGMpmV5SZXcIKUzyW04u6DwqM88p4cqvajejmrG0fzVeLLiCT3vIBYpJVgW_-4fptA3L8cpmq9TFEc-sHYhGfEnFch78gHLzehR9NWpmpSt8v7Bvw1C8=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1400" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpuC2QP5ToJf03UeX1dvbsP0U2BJNbfFL_sGlwgcYgojUFED3c5VKE-zqn1qI7Mk5sGMpmV5SZXcIKUzyW04u6DwqM88p4cqvajejmrG0fzVeLLiCT3vIBYpJVgW_-4fptA3L8cpmq9TFEc-sHYhGfEnFch78gHLzehR9NWpmpSt8v7Bvw1C8=w400-h294" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5WJepQTvSWXNTJNGvA_Rh4iyXN7T29Hd-Dp--byjx_-5ltIdgextrAPaPn1wpxsDv1t0iRo7AaIhivfS68N79YtUi3q59eKic-BgMz6iAYBSASe0BVW7cxWCYP1c0YTxCmY6WDMNg3e2h0aQG6BF02xCdmFdN93qxC5-uSQgDNK6b1dvPDBA=s1400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1400" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5WJepQTvSWXNTJNGvA_Rh4iyXN7T29Hd-Dp--byjx_-5ltIdgextrAPaPn1wpxsDv1t0iRo7AaIhivfS68N79YtUi3q59eKic-BgMz6iAYBSASe0BVW7cxWCYP1c0YTxCmY6WDMNg3e2h0aQG6BF02xCdmFdN93qxC5-uSQgDNK6b1dvPDBA=w400-h308" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We did hear some other birds such as Flowerpeckers and Philippine Bulbuls but never had a chance to see any of them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was indeed a very sad and disappointing trip seeing only six species in more than two hours of birding. Most of the private places where we used to able to get in, thanks to the very friendly owners/overseers, were now open as resorts and had a lot of guests when we passed by.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we were having lunch at The Gathering Cafe, we both agreed that it would be a while before we return to this place. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-66777590167686506462021-11-14T07:50:00.004+08:002021-11-14T08:08:43.252+08:00Target Acquired<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thankfully LA Mesa Ecopark (LMEP) is now open to seniors over 65 years old. That was good news to us because recently a Common Kingfisher had been seen (and photographed) there. Not that it would be a lifer for us but it had been quite a while since we've seen one.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Saturday morning we purposed to go to LMEP to see the kingfisher of course! But first we birded along the way, beginning at the Greenmeadows Avenue. Our first stop was by the small waterway where a Little Egret is almost always a sure sighting. We were not disappointed.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFMf4xiezvYfAzitTfKZayXAeWwutLWu8AM0NoQQKL8e6Fk0FRsIUILB4mi-Gm4h9uq9oxBsWXVc2KnFNbVznkZ0lOHZWJu7A9UZP1H44ek4wga-M5guNs1Ub4lBELQhRse-U4Q/s1400/lieg_qc_111321_IMG_1064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1400" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFMf4xiezvYfAzitTfKZayXAeWwutLWu8AM0NoQQKL8e6Fk0FRsIUILB4mi-Gm4h9uq9oxBsWXVc2KnFNbVznkZ0lOHZWJu7A9UZP1H44ek4wga-M5guNs1Ub4lBELQhRse-U4Q/w400-h305/lieg_qc_111321_IMG_1064.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just above us a Philippine Pied Fantail was frolicking.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOzIPP1pR9DIyO9l4MnQC0ShAWDZ_qHmgSApPfbO29nnk2Prqb52pMOh1oVzeICILDofzUQ1cha2IG1S0QCikEQzYuycIi4MhuFbxgzOgokvJ7Z5qowE_BfsEBpGJxcT5NLBuvg/s1400/ppfa_qc_111321_IMG_1070.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1400" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOzIPP1pR9DIyO9l4MnQC0ShAWDZ_qHmgSApPfbO29nnk2Prqb52pMOh1oVzeICILDofzUQ1cha2IG1S0QCikEQzYuycIi4MhuFbxgzOgokvJ7Z5qowE_BfsEBpGJxcT5NLBuvg/w400-h305/ppfa_qc_111321_IMG_1070.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">From there we proceeded to the parking area of the Christ the King Parish church. The first bird we saw was a Brown Shrike.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1f7RBjB_3hRMSgX0x2egYwNRJN3CsyzwLm1rSaztZflotaiyWp2Q4JS1271vTXN-_huW2F5S1bCYaNTMmRTif79Lws50HQKgPMgC2Y5pOlkV8WelmHIhJbJLTfAvznEx3-BOuw/s1400/brsh_upd_111321_IMG_1077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="1400" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1f7RBjB_3hRMSgX0x2egYwNRJN3CsyzwLm1rSaztZflotaiyWp2Q4JS1271vTXN-_huW2F5S1bCYaNTMmRTif79Lws50HQKgPMgC2Y5pOlkV8WelmHIhJbJLTfAvznEx3-BOuw/w400-h310/brsh_upd_111321_IMG_1077.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Surprisingly an immature Black-naped Oriole was singing out loud on top of a bare tree.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDCex1rLtB9-eoeRT6bhttNUhth0SzQGv-f5hH1c9ABNJXVXuh7Xi3TFIHRnZFHC5hWD3dPJO2mrydJqgu8nE9L_nMKZLDGzyegkgsmNyVRjRMMnTEqQK-Bjie299eA4Hm0dIvQ/s1450/bnor_qc_111321_IMG_0332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1450" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDCex1rLtB9-eoeRT6bhttNUhth0SzQGv-f5hH1c9ABNJXVXuh7Xi3TFIHRnZFHC5hWD3dPJO2mrydJqgu8nE9L_nMKZLDGzyegkgsmNyVRjRMMnTEqQK-Bjie299eA4Hm0dIvQ/w400-h303/bnor_qc_111321_IMG_0332.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another bare tree has a Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker basking in the rising sun.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXWKVgS5uFfNaDCGaSJg_9OEkmPQLYFocfOY7-8uyFbl3q-TizPN42yx4RQS2eINLdpiBWlBo2yKS6fT75ojyCuIoumWGguHKndEQGbhv_e6kTUly6g_nD010JJKU8GXeEG0KoQ/s1008/ppwo_qc_111321_IMG_0354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="849" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXWKVgS5uFfNaDCGaSJg_9OEkmPQLYFocfOY7-8uyFbl3q-TizPN42yx4RQS2eINLdpiBWlBo2yKS6fT75ojyCuIoumWGguHKndEQGbhv_e6kTUly6g_nD010JJKU8GXeEG0KoQ/w338-h400/ppwo_qc_111321_IMG_0354.jpg" width="338" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course we had to take the obligatory shot of the resident Zebra Dove.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0dl8K11LFC2Xmb6sK4JHZyNEfhX6_M-hV-_f66-gdEIwFOX-UijzU85VhMfFqqs-yBG9UmRWY2c7_azoxnVZu4hDy2yaQi6lgkhOvZ4htZMLoYPOfs4g2OW23mTMkxdXunfX2A/s1400/zedo_qc_111321_IMG_0360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1400" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0dl8K11LFC2Xmb6sK4JHZyNEfhX6_M-hV-_f66-gdEIwFOX-UijzU85VhMfFqqs-yBG9UmRWY2c7_azoxnVZu4hDy2yaQi6lgkhOvZ4htZMLoYPOfs4g2OW23mTMkxdXunfX2A/w400-h290/zedo_qc_111321_IMG_0360.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another surprise was a Spotted Dove.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBC4mO3abqg3XX-rQDUo89sbJ_9GPndloayb8kBfko97yOwWPMc1QDwUPK8JsouNUiY4n2h7BbMJZbio7nn30m8MI37C2B8ikDyFCbq99O7uvHID7V_JtmC3LmGJI_qF_bz0ZyJA/s1400/spdo_qc_111321_IMG_0361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1122" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBC4mO3abqg3XX-rQDUo89sbJ_9GPndloayb8kBfko97yOwWPMc1QDwUPK8JsouNUiY4n2h7BbMJZbio7nn30m8MI37C2B8ikDyFCbq99O7uvHID7V_JtmC3LmGJI_qF_bz0ZyJA/w320-h400/spdo_qc_111321_IMG_0361.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our next stop was at Rodic's in U.P. Diliman for our breakfast. After our morning repast we went to the Astronomy area and got the Long-tailed Shrike.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodU-XDlZz4h0ZeLzYUbx6dcQyWk3uyvx0Fj7yPkU-f_9Unfl4aH27XOUptmJb-CBJ7qAVQ9P2J-Z9mGwdbnFS3eP2KIbx5_Bga-l-cvlf9lVTc39MuyzgRvyx8L3CHW_dTx4yLQ/s1312/ltsh_up_111321_IMG_0379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1061" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodU-XDlZz4h0ZeLzYUbx6dcQyWk3uyvx0Fj7yPkU-f_9Unfl4aH27XOUptmJb-CBJ7qAVQ9P2J-Z9mGwdbnFS3eP2KIbx5_Bga-l-cvlf9lVTc39MuyzgRvyx8L3CHW_dTx4yLQ/w324-h400/ltsh_up_111321_IMG_0379.jpg" width="324" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We made another round and this time it was the Crested Mynas that posed for us.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uNmp13Yn52nASbKKyA8bPEsonB7XzoqnYeM-2rpxGORbMnB1rzniAbm9gUW2JBAk5_mW23Vjjt17tyqayjFUibqXWqbBdCLKt3DgxKMhWDCtULfJBw3mAt7Letwl97Ms3L1O6Q/s1400/crmy_up_111321_IMG_0406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1400" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uNmp13Yn52nASbKKyA8bPEsonB7XzoqnYeM-2rpxGORbMnB1rzniAbm9gUW2JBAk5_mW23Vjjt17tyqayjFUibqXWqbBdCLKt3DgxKMhWDCtULfJBw3mAt7Letwl97Ms3L1O6Q/w400-h309/crmy_up_111321_IMG_0406.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We also got a good enough shot of the migrant Arctic Warbler.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_-_kxd_7JY9y48R3fj7Z_XEJ1X8IbESAybS0PZBluai8VEgjfEW4ZCguc5Ql-3ic2wUgOono37IE8PAVWi2-sZGMQbrugtiAh75b26qOGIpWc4fTW2XHhyKXOFaQkD31cbcDiw/s1244/arwa_up_111321-IMG_0413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1244" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_-_kxd_7JY9y48R3fj7Z_XEJ1X8IbESAybS0PZBluai8VEgjfEW4ZCguc5Ql-3ic2wUgOono37IE8PAVWi2-sZGMQbrugtiAh75b26qOGIpWc4fTW2XHhyKXOFaQkD31cbcDiw/w400-h319/arwa_up_111321-IMG_0413.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then off to LMEP we went. The guards were so nice and very helpful in getting us through the entrance protocols. By the pond where the Common Kingfisher had been seen, we met fellow bird photographers Nelson and Benjie. They had gotten a shot of the kingfisher early in the morning and they were both waiting for it to show up again. Almost an hour passed and the kingfisher was still a no show. Cynthia and I were both considering to give up when I saw a bluish bird fly by and landed on a bare branch on the pond. We hurried to where we could get a better look at it and after some waiting it perched out in the open. We were surprised that there were actually two of them - an adult and an immature!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVXs1k12rNezguiqpOb6Oh6_f1Lt1j8DiLLgJsmcTxIffey-8Do3KMaTyqsj4zCpq4hUXLGZgzRqN-yYsB0HtXhH4GSLl8S0-UJA6xCrqIO5vNl9yknQo3IYQE9lB3-SRFGQjkQ/s720/comk_lmep_111321_IMG_0425.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="665" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVXs1k12rNezguiqpOb6Oh6_f1Lt1j8DiLLgJsmcTxIffey-8Do3KMaTyqsj4zCpq4hUXLGZgzRqN-yYsB0HtXhH4GSLl8S0-UJA6xCrqIO5vNl9yknQo3IYQE9lB3-SRFGQjkQ/w370-h400/comk_lmep_111321_IMG_0425.jpg" width="370" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6kJUqp6kkDw3KWkoUnBs8suhjNLgFsIEW84KMdXeGinjSfYj_GWYEJx4Q2X90bB0o41chjUBmcKFeLOsqxF4ZTotXZv6kfNV7WCFGDWeapz_iMtaZ3a8zcU1kuCATomSceI_KQ/s1400/comk_lmep_111321_IMG_0465.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1400" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6kJUqp6kkDw3KWkoUnBs8suhjNLgFsIEW84KMdXeGinjSfYj_GWYEJx4Q2X90bB0o41chjUBmcKFeLOsqxF4ZTotXZv6kfNV7WCFGDWeapz_iMtaZ3a8zcU1kuCATomSceI_KQ/w400-h289/comk_lmep_111321_IMG_0465.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We were so happy that we finally got what we came here for. Target Acquired!</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-23394783441848877582021-11-07T08:44:00.011+08:002021-11-08T07:38:36.737+08:00BTS (Back To Subic)<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Friday morning Cynthia asked me "Do you want to go on a joy ride?"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Where to?" I asked.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Subic," she replied.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I was shocked! I never expected her to even think of going there. In my previous blog (see Reflections) I mentioned that at my age, driving long distances would be a real challenge. And yet my wife seemed confident that I still can do it. Then it suddenly dawned on me: it will be our 17th wedding anniversary on Sunday, that's the reason Cynthia wanted a "holiday" in Subic. So we quickly packed up and off we went. Thankfully the traffic wasn't much of a hassle and we got into our destination in about 3 hours. We had a sumptuous lunch at our favorite restaurant, Cocolime. We then checked in at Mango Valley Hotel, the place we always stay in everytime we visit Subic. After about an hour's rest ( a much needed one for me) we explored the nearby areas and got a few shots of the common birds there. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXPCp8KkyMqJ5ni-gngF1CVnW8zlHQP2l4KIlJxuPGLDTYF6efU0gHNyl1Ez69Sd_gqjVePbn55FzY6YVjiaSjwHdImOIaXcUDG7auZkz5ebmbAmEFp1uaRu8BLgR4_js1mV2yQ/s1400/papi_subic_110521_IMG_0221.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1400" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXPCp8KkyMqJ5ni-gngF1CVnW8zlHQP2l4KIlJxuPGLDTYF6efU0gHNyl1Ez69Sd_gqjVePbn55FzY6YVjiaSjwHdImOIaXcUDG7auZkz5ebmbAmEFp1uaRu8BLgR4_js1mV2yQ/w400-h291/papi_subic_110521_IMG_0221.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddyfield Pipit</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPntZ28gTi6_E_3aN3rDoe9BNLBxIpogUFRYTmZZ_gDy_h0kaMX7vQeWJq-pm950gP-rbjYxy2P-WDN9p16ZqntAjBzAbIp8IcFySz-HyHdhomhECaOVWEHX7Eb8Pw7QtrEc9DA/s1400/brsh_subic_110521_IMG_0223.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPntZ28gTi6_E_3aN3rDoe9BNLBxIpogUFRYTmZZ_gDy_h0kaMX7vQeWJq-pm950gP-rbjYxy2P-WDN9p16ZqntAjBzAbIp8IcFySz-HyHdhomhECaOVWEHX7Eb8Pw7QtrEc9DA/w400-h320/brsh_subic_110521_IMG_0223.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Shrike</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZr-rdsSCf-Ekji_qmJ_cJaYJ5MQimAIQsnoSkDUEaCZWDikjN0MNACa14V3W7zvrYUj8wgE-sD3QVkJbPnWDTLKAv8lFVy9ypjqT-hc_oNFLLPj6mL4gHkXADsOqCj-dWZwmrGA/s1424/zedo_subic_110521_IMG_0227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1424" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZr-rdsSCf-Ekji_qmJ_cJaYJ5MQimAIQsnoSkDUEaCZWDikjN0MNACa14V3W7zvrYUj8wgE-sD3QVkJbPnWDTLKAv8lFVy9ypjqT-hc_oNFLLPj6mL4gHkXADsOqCj-dWZwmrGA/w400-h264/zedo_subic_110521_IMG_0227.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra Dove</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sadly, the seashore was now being "reclaimed" probably in preparation for establishing a subdivision or a commercial space.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">From there we proceeded to Cubi Point. At a bare tree were some Philippine Green Pigeons.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhIboTEJCfDmznjlbfNz84XYwhJ8AA2uRL-nZ1KwR7eFCsLRBNfGc9n66NsDrcbQR2L_GYuajo8YT0Z61rr40N8lKF22RUTdLEva6g0OmOgnhDq-Aht5EkX-3hAyvet_sfbggJQ/s1040/phgp_subic_110521_IMG_0235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1040" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhIboTEJCfDmznjlbfNz84XYwhJ8AA2uRL-nZ1KwR7eFCsLRBNfGc9n66NsDrcbQR2L_GYuajo8YT0Z61rr40N8lKF22RUTdLEva6g0OmOgnhDq-Aht5EkX-3hAyvet_sfbggJQ/w400-h313/phgp_subic_110521_IMG_0235.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Large-billed Crows were all over the place.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8PY0jHMeb4YGBACoBa8NsALHqB1oiRJmVe5mlHLGsfFJQuxVMrteoebXm_KHkzN_g7gz-K_kPFjV2kOf1E8BWb6SJ4M8_2X6x0fOV3y_aCEoRYl37xjcnG7Q-O0lmkSsIxTu0g/s1400/lbcr_subic_110521_IMG_0239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1400" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8PY0jHMeb4YGBACoBa8NsALHqB1oiRJmVe5mlHLGsfFJQuxVMrteoebXm_KHkzN_g7gz-K_kPFjV2kOf1E8BWb6SJ4M8_2X6x0fOV3y_aCEoRYl37xjcnG7Q-O0lmkSsIxTu0g/w400-h276/lbcr_subic_110521_IMG_0239.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So were the Crested Mynas</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr14gerdJSuL4Nznf6QD2cClwByaSbClpnVS6eBrVc26bJjmshY4D71Cxp12A5-GOFFAN75_fCnQZVNLSZDTABIi0WfPXnjvuKjBmq5dbXx3WgLBah_L1uQIKWDmlzSrTqUz3FXA/s1400/crmy_subic_110521_IMG_0260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1400" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr14gerdJSuL4Nznf6QD2cClwByaSbClpnVS6eBrVc26bJjmshY4D71Cxp12A5-GOFFAN75_fCnQZVNLSZDTABIi0WfPXnjvuKjBmq5dbXx3WgLBah_L1uQIKWDmlzSrTqUz3FXA/w400-h306/crmy_subic_110521_IMG_0260.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In another bare tree was a Pied Triller.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjoEDzyYqwSc0kZAumohIukgl2TDqYAUbtWybetTtrlq7FubEDbV3YYVI1Z-omj1k6lqbaimZcCItBPjPMGf0zPz-N4dNFtlRyia14lUVkyZNtLQYnlHnNKMmupQ_9K9QlhEvhg/s1400/pitr_subic_110521_IMG_0259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1400" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjoEDzyYqwSc0kZAumohIukgl2TDqYAUbtWybetTtrlq7FubEDbV3YYVI1Z-omj1k6lqbaimZcCItBPjPMGf0zPz-N4dNFtlRyia14lUVkyZNtLQYnlHnNKMmupQ_9K9QlhEvhg/w400-h311/pitr_subic_110521_IMG_0259.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We searched the vicinity of the church but didn't find any Blue-naped Parrot. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was getting late in the afternoon and the weather wasn't cooperating as well so we returned to our hotel and went to bed early.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The next morning, after breakfast we proceeded to Nabasan Trail. Along the way was a cooperative White-throated Kingfisher.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILpyjbYQR0ELW6ZLq58qzILmWqqZkDlpgsewD1u9xrnVhYJ4ZVbnL8VojLwCQ3Ak1tujHIVtkh3u7NxhadDxbSSp0LUiN1ejtdIE_R5YJ385bivRqeZClfM0iOaLg4XOpTY9ODw/s1400/wtki_subic_110521_IMG_0266.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1098" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILpyjbYQR0ELW6ZLq58qzILmWqqZkDlpgsewD1u9xrnVhYJ4ZVbnL8VojLwCQ3Ak1tujHIVtkh3u7NxhadDxbSSp0LUiN1ejtdIE_R5YJ385bivRqeZClfM0iOaLg4XOpTY9ODw/w314-h400/wtki_subic_110521_IMG_0266.jpg" width="314" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the entrance to the trail was a pair of Green Imperial Pigeons perched way up high.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKsPjUEA0gzsyVNSZFNN25hCoutz2mWrJNcHXmFO69dE8q1oDf1Dna3xqmgWj-wzFDA1BpoaIXJSD8sRBHwjvSVB_7mNi6MFHaRnOxbdMUIE7ERHF6nINuoukPC94R1B3RTc9iQ/s752/gnip_subic_110621_IMG_0268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="664" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKsPjUEA0gzsyVNSZFNN25hCoutz2mWrJNcHXmFO69dE8q1oDf1Dna3xqmgWj-wzFDA1BpoaIXJSD8sRBHwjvSVB_7mNi6MFHaRnOxbdMUIE7ERHF6nINuoukPC94R1B3RTc9iQ/w354-h400/gnip_subic_110621_IMG_0268.jpg" width="354" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then a flock of Philippine Hanging Parrots came and landed at a tall tree. They were very active and stayed mostly in the shadows. I was lucky enough to a shot of one out in the open.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKbxRIzKxGLTWB0S4CaVUzeo28XXoKI4DQCXcdRtO8we9WSgVEg8YrRGQJxiWGpujb-0bwnwgWWrRWyX9laC1HsM2G3B2jKlPDN47BOp222vdoHMyeZKigvF061BFi-1TxLcL5w/s830/phhp_subic_110621_IMG_0281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="830" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKbxRIzKxGLTWB0S4CaVUzeo28XXoKI4DQCXcdRtO8we9WSgVEg8YrRGQJxiWGpujb-0bwnwgWWrRWyX9laC1HsM2G3B2jKlPDN47BOp222vdoHMyeZKigvF061BFi-1TxLcL5w/w400-h281/phhp_subic_110621_IMG_0281.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the trail we encountered a pair of Sooty Woodpeckers.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuq90mNKNuPCbUoFsQKT5CVz35gMyn9M2aF1ob4rW5epCqWBJecIIV3hSXV5DLiHSsggKxGlMK_ioVlF0Ai-2az8khB0gbKDHe3Z-5_vYYBFwzhzTACgmw8332__glDuC9KrMAnQ/s1400/sowo_subic_110621_IMG_0294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1105" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuq90mNKNuPCbUoFsQKT5CVz35gMyn9M2aF1ob4rW5epCqWBJecIIV3hSXV5DLiHSsggKxGlMK_ioVlF0Ai-2az8khB0gbKDHe3Z-5_vYYBFwzhzTACgmw8332__glDuC9KrMAnQ/w316-h400/sowo_subic_110621_IMG_0294.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On the way out we glimpsed on some Philippine Falconets.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OpgxqR5J9-LPGLmFMZczjGrp2kIuzemmdfvx3cwX1uTFfTo5vaNiWXJ_FfycnHniLRsPBxRPeWKMSxnruGau5oldZ8BqKfa2GKxdfR_0QiBH8O-iVUVFPuFnFbVQV092XFrVXg/s1349/phfa_subic_110621_IMG_0314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1349" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OpgxqR5J9-LPGLmFMZczjGrp2kIuzemmdfvx3cwX1uTFfTo5vaNiWXJ_FfycnHniLRsPBxRPeWKMSxnruGau5oldZ8BqKfa2GKxdfR_0QiBH8O-iVUVFPuFnFbVQV092XFrVXg/w400-h331/phfa_subic_110621_IMG_0314.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Flying overhead was a Brahminy Kite.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zaxAGWeOeU_0v5UitCCX0P5lCsN8hnxEGKrOqumRixttznmgiIh89lWOf88m9rzCtSZvzzm2E97bMwBa_SQrvr9lso4C5lmkyXKL9uclrd70KjemAJPKvS2zNtgXO4Xd3BdsYQ/s1400/brki_subic_110621_IMG_0318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1400" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zaxAGWeOeU_0v5UitCCX0P5lCsN8hnxEGKrOqumRixttznmgiIh89lWOf88m9rzCtSZvzzm2E97bMwBa_SQrvr9lso4C5lmkyXKL9uclrd70KjemAJPKvS2zNtgXO4Xd3BdsYQ/w400-h323/brki_subic_110621_IMG_0318.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We returned to Cubi Point but unfortunately not a single Bee-eater was there. Before leaving Subic we had lunch at Slabs together with Cynthia's daughter Ginger and her kids.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We were quite disappointed at the apparent lack of birds. Could it be because of a lot of road repairs were being made (including Nabasan)?</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-44854444183148768322021-10-31T07:30:00.001+08:002021-10-31T07:30:13.961+08:00Ardei Day<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Taytay is one of the very few places that we can go birding these days. In my previous blog I wrote that due to old age creeping in on me, I find it quite difficult to drive long distances. So Saturday morning we were at the usual roadside area along a wetland. To our surprise the place was teeming with species of the Ardeidae family! Several kinds of Herons and Egrets (but interestingly none of the skulking Bitterns) were everywhere!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Let me start with the Herons - Black-crowned Night Herons (both adult and immature), Purple Herons and a totally unexpected Grey Heron!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirvuXBuRmFEUS2L9wwr1ruafBlBNUM96sPqJWw4N8AN9qNoN_FNVAiSTYe3WJFKcOqrOU3IA1WCq5Ln9UEP7LSyw9RqACGBFfob_TKIKLskOmBZQu1dbgp5dVq1XLXBqYkrj6aA/s1431/bcnh_taytay_103021_IMG_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirvuXBuRmFEUS2L9wwr1ruafBlBNUM96sPqJWw4N8AN9qNoN_FNVAiSTYe3WJFKcOqrOU3IA1WCq5Ln9UEP7LSyw9RqACGBFfob_TKIKLskOmBZQu1dbgp5dVq1XLXBqYkrj6aA/w346-h400/bcnh_taytay_103021_IMG_0002.jpg" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-crowned Night Heron - adult<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAogr9mWpi8Fs4FuhL_04dLsjlGRQjUeHDanABxtqfBy_Yt3Y9DOqvdAmqlgeacNBf860JOa_7EXfSo3D58dIat-6IKNWGhN24NKSTjsbE8S_NT71eYkYURm8n0VQn3FjPveFSuA/s1206/bcnh_taytay_103021_IMG_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1206" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAogr9mWpi8Fs4FuhL_04dLsjlGRQjUeHDanABxtqfBy_Yt3Y9DOqvdAmqlgeacNBf860JOa_7EXfSo3D58dIat-6IKNWGhN24NKSTjsbE8S_NT71eYkYURm8n0VQn3FjPveFSuA/w400-h305/bcnh_taytay_103021_IMG_0025.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-crowned Night Heron - immature</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzHseQmjx9dCp034IxGILpEaYTvg5fENgOoV1UOglE_YeuKfbIitZlMYYt8Y2nMoHHbpAkIHTK2JG_N_kbRnQu0O2pJei-8zPRgTJ7IssUI5zEepDec8m-C-KecNCnOAVYoFX3A/s1400/puhe_taytay_103021_IMG_0929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1400" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzHseQmjx9dCp034IxGILpEaYTvg5fENgOoV1UOglE_YeuKfbIitZlMYYt8Y2nMoHHbpAkIHTK2JG_N_kbRnQu0O2pJei-8zPRgTJ7IssUI5zEepDec8m-C-KecNCnOAVYoFX3A/w400-h281/puhe_taytay_103021_IMG_0929.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Heron<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguas52T-GCdPhqTBOU_7L8Ks0V8PxlmL91SwHby4h23YRqzEDSgQSW9t_X4UZ80kEKw96ClxZg7uEdNzCUa1rIVlwjHemPYwCta949rrLXKbE_TEA8HhH9NeO6mBcSsnDqTapU8w/s1400/grhe_taytay_103021_IMG_0046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1400" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguas52T-GCdPhqTBOU_7L8Ks0V8PxlmL91SwHby4h23YRqzEDSgQSW9t_X4UZ80kEKw96ClxZg7uEdNzCUa1rIVlwjHemPYwCta949rrLXKbE_TEA8HhH9NeO6mBcSsnDqTapU8w/w400-h285/grhe_taytay_103021_IMG_0046.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Heron<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Then there were the Egrets: from the Littlest to the Greatest and an Intermediary in between. Allow me to clarify that: Little, Intermediate and Great Egrets were all present.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVYtvxAC591yibjhZVHbQbcfUwcOn-evZtlE5a9-x4pD9LfFkz4jsvryDC5IrivyhDuzb1CoGnOpGQDLvPoI2LRU9k7DA-uczclTVHM80qqXpWyS6dSzJmbOpu5e8URhJROeEWg/s1400/lieg_taytay_103021_IMG_0879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1400" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVYtvxAC591yibjhZVHbQbcfUwcOn-evZtlE5a9-x4pD9LfFkz4jsvryDC5IrivyhDuzb1CoGnOpGQDLvPoI2LRU9k7DA-uczclTVHM80qqXpWyS6dSzJmbOpu5e8URhJROeEWg/w400-h281/lieg_taytay_103021_IMG_0879.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Egret</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kIppqgY3PZw0sBoYLSKPV7Rvd4-EOwvyRjcjWdCRkJfbcZ1yLl797GWTyOYLpK7uIRkdGyyXDZN_IbeurQtIPBa45FW8uUucfnSfRS-cjcJ4nGW8mP-G6JXRigCo12pRdtVbdg/s1423/ineg_taytay_103021_IMG_0025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="1423" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kIppqgY3PZw0sBoYLSKPV7Rvd4-EOwvyRjcjWdCRkJfbcZ1yLl797GWTyOYLpK7uIRkdGyyXDZN_IbeurQtIPBa45FW8uUucfnSfRS-cjcJ4nGW8mP-G6JXRigCo12pRdtVbdg/w400-h311/ineg_taytay_103021_IMG_0025.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intermediate Egret</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHfJEd_05AQudWYZWxDC-PVfMMNLWc3qUU14ExLGrhlNu-ShW6VWu52anmOWrPTDPQtbJb-lJWz9jYXaW6z8y3cABJAXYmZoKVmPWhMy6j1d9bWzt3vFuOZtknz0gHV5eqPBgAg/s1400/greg_taytay_103021_IMG_0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1208" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHfJEd_05AQudWYZWxDC-PVfMMNLWc3qUU14ExLGrhlNu-ShW6VWu52anmOWrPTDPQtbJb-lJWz9jYXaW6z8y3cABJAXYmZoKVmPWhMy6j1d9bWzt3vFuOZtknz0gHV5eqPBgAg/w345-h400/greg_taytay_103021_IMG_0044.jpg" width="345" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Egret</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As a bonus we got the Eastern Cattle Egret at U.P. Diliman.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFnVWol1jnPqa9dpJofUyPGUjD0O-beTMIBnmvXYN9Du92ZgGkRb98Cu8vbP0l4wRdwfjccoWj39AQf2sob3AxRLLuhiElKMVb3s5rULq4UnBWEahR1Gx8RojTdhe065bHMzF_Q/s1400/eceg_up_103021_IMG_0094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1400" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFnVWol1jnPqa9dpJofUyPGUjD0O-beTMIBnmvXYN9Du92ZgGkRb98Cu8vbP0l4wRdwfjccoWj39AQf2sob3AxRLLuhiElKMVb3s5rULq4UnBWEahR1Gx8RojTdhe065bHMzF_Q/w400-h294/eceg_up_103021_IMG_0094.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Cattle Egret<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Not a bad harvest on a short birding morning with the Ardeidaes!</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-47070033051365777602021-10-24T08:19:00.002+08:002021-10-24T08:38:58.531+08:00Reflections<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Today, October 24, 2021 I turn 75. I'm so blessed to have good health at this age. However, recent incidents made me reflect on my life. Yesterday, my wife and I planned to go birding in Baras and maybe even Infanta - both places quite a distance from our home. After we loaded gas at the Shell Station in Marcos Highway in Marikina, I felt a little dizzy, I don't know why. I told Cynthia that I don't think I'd be able to drive all the way to our destination. "Let's try birding at Greenmeadows and Temple Drive," I told my wife. Somehow I felt a little better after visiting the usual birding spots and seeing a good number of birds. Much better that I even decided that we should continue birding at U.P. Diliman.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As I was processing our photos later that day I noticed a lot of postings in Facebook of birders who twitched on an uncommon winter visitors - the Common Shelduck and Little Gull - in Tanza, Navotas. That species would have been a lifer for me, but the thought of going through horrendous traffic and sloshing some distance through a muddy shore or taking a boat ride, sort of discouraged me. I don't think my aged body could handle that kind of ordeal.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">With these in mind, will we still be able to go birding at the usual birding spots - such as Candaba, Mt. Palay-palay, Subic, etc - which unfortunately, are all far from our home? Those which are closer such as LPPCHEA and La Mesa Ecopark don't allow seniors over 65 to get in.Considering all these, our birding activities would most likely be confined to areas close by. I think that is ok for me, after all my wife and I had some wonderful times birding at many places including other countries and had taken some pictures of beautiful birds. I'm happy with that.</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-23702758286334856982021-10-17T08:06:00.007+08:002021-10-17T08:42:06.704+08:00Going U.P.<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Friday night and Cynthia and I still haven't talked about any plans on where to go birding on Saturday. Early Saturday morning as I was preparing coffee to go along with our breakfast which I'm quite certain will be not in our condo, my wife looked at me in the eye. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Any suggestions on where to go birding?" I asked her.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"I was thinking U.P.", she replied.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's just so amazing that we think alike because that was what exactly I had in mind as well.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So off to U.P. we went but, as we also both agreed, we had to pass by the Green Meadow/Temple Drive area to start off our birding. Our first stop was at the waterway next to a subdivision along Green Meadows Avenue. Recently a small store was set up beside it which prevented the local Little Egret from visiting the area. However that morning, the store had not been opened yet and when I looked at the waterway, behold! not just one but five Little Egrets were frolicking there!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDlhn4zOyLrvG_0FDWZLJ2z3-mfNIWg9aCbs7jVaNbeTx7UX8GIW1MFXDOmylo4fbbZ7b9yETs2j4i1g8SIIFF8OwJfRByaqWHYIY-pjBgOkHx1cBDf9wN1eTI-EUkvp3a7pHpQ/s1400/lieg_qc_101621_IMG_0394.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1400" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDlhn4zOyLrvG_0FDWZLJ2z3-mfNIWg9aCbs7jVaNbeTx7UX8GIW1MFXDOmylo4fbbZ7b9yETs2j4i1g8SIIFF8OwJfRByaqWHYIY-pjBgOkHx1cBDf9wN1eTI-EUkvp3a7pHpQ/w400-h280/lieg_qc_101621_IMG_0394.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That was a good start to our birding morning! From there we proceeded to the parking area of the Christ the King Parish church. We saw a Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker perched high on a bare tree. Lighting was so bad that I only got a so-so photo.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6AAzg_aAKlPvbNkahsPaaO3ypq8s2vg9MpySHglvceFLeOUskof7dxe7RupV8yBY0shZrT0I_xqb1GkuUsPRbkKINEPHmpNs5K1wH1AT8STWYlqsDv-Ra4TC7uEh1HLAniDVfA/s1064/ppwo_qc_101621_IMG_0410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="964" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6AAzg_aAKlPvbNkahsPaaO3ypq8s2vg9MpySHglvceFLeOUskof7dxe7RupV8yBY0shZrT0I_xqb1GkuUsPRbkKINEPHmpNs5K1wH1AT8STWYlqsDv-Ra4TC7uEh1HLAniDVfA/w363-h400/ppwo_qc_101621_IMG_0410.jpg" width="363" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Unfortunately, that was the only bird we saw, other than the resident Zebra Dove.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LBiDIOaf7Ak0KRSm4vwvsKBgL-_qzrd9UiKIf6vMgRWikUBfQHB7-4aSS44WOEWQOWCZ7EzNLWYaEBW_WX31UdjJK_nLg8MpqgCFcpGkzpjcyJsz7VfnSuI3c90EssWnKId7pw/s1400/zedo_qc_101621_IMG_0413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1400" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LBiDIOaf7Ak0KRSm4vwvsKBgL-_qzrd9UiKIf6vMgRWikUBfQHB7-4aSS44WOEWQOWCZ7EzNLWYaEBW_WX31UdjJK_nLg8MpqgCFcpGkzpjcyJsz7VfnSuI3c90EssWnKId7pw/w400-h309/zedo_qc_101621_IMG_0413.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our next stop was along Giraffe Road where a flock of Crested Mynas were on the electric wires.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyo5YiCkLYw7LAQmQVc0ZEgB-FYhJU3r9qgQQJZEHiaPLPgLRWzYGSYJOLVQzI6tEmOWqHlTMjdUowbynzbc8_vj2yAZIH6BBYYzpsMe9IoA7o9KQp4O4OAbKzvo3K-iZxt5pgDQ/s1321/crmy_qc_101621_IMG_0429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1321" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyo5YiCkLYw7LAQmQVc0ZEgB-FYhJU3r9qgQQJZEHiaPLPgLRWzYGSYJOLVQzI6tEmOWqHlTMjdUowbynzbc8_vj2yAZIH6BBYYzpsMe9IoA7o9KQp4O4OAbKzvo3K-iZxt5pgDQ/w400-h284/crmy_qc_101621_IMG_0429.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">From a distance was a Long-tailed Shrike basking in the morning sun.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG7oO8sUQxcSFuKqXeCkohsuBS49mWrsHQ87jvWJ5Me5d2ZdfQcau7jZdd0DPYW87qMJPJq1U4bdodYnyXa5xKQuiF_vywU6uhdVIZR8ZkX8h4jtvbY11GTsxyCu2GdpeFn24fg/s924/ltsh_qc_101621_IMG_0434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="924" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG7oO8sUQxcSFuKqXeCkohsuBS49mWrsHQ87jvWJ5Me5d2ZdfQcau7jZdd0DPYW87qMJPJq1U4bdodYnyXa5xKQuiF_vywU6uhdVIZR8ZkX8h4jtvbY11GTsxyCu2GdpeFn24fg/w400-h308/ltsh_qc_101621_IMG_0434.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Also along Giraffe Road a Collared Kingfisher was also perched on a bare tree.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wo9ED0KrZjPINFhTPGpOiZwhcxRn7DOx2XiE0hgnDLlYFAXMlIQj1KPQAhsfw2gfmUn6Q7KeoMVr4DATTKzESGcEgeG2HeRdo2Tub4MeoCMSge85NJjlvpfOjrR2UzhqCHaKLQ/s1400/colk_qc_101621_IMG_0443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wo9ED0KrZjPINFhTPGpOiZwhcxRn7DOx2XiE0hgnDLlYFAXMlIQj1KPQAhsfw2gfmUn6Q7KeoMVr4DATTKzESGcEgeG2HeRdo2Tub4MeoCMSge85NJjlvpfOjrR2UzhqCHaKLQ/w400-h320/colk_qc_101621_IMG_0443.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At Temple Drive at the usual spot we were glad to see a flock of Chestnut Munias feeding on the grass stalks. Surprisingly a few Scale-breasted Munias were with them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtaXPwgbvKItEd5_OJCfqHpkXvKbUVBePQNFc8GBKlEh1AuF8HgbwSfxMNf8o_KbOCrON4XuECPUuRT644G3q_Y8vDTCWC4R6FMrQDQbyvd35rB5iVLxXTbmvgQ3iJP69Ks9N5Q/s1105/chmu_qc_101621_IMG_0454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1105" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtaXPwgbvKItEd5_OJCfqHpkXvKbUVBePQNFc8GBKlEh1AuF8HgbwSfxMNf8o_KbOCrON4XuECPUuRT644G3q_Y8vDTCWC4R6FMrQDQbyvd35rB5iVLxXTbmvgQ3iJP69Ks9N5Q/w400-h291/chmu_qc_101621_IMG_0454.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZS-Rup7nLaeQ3_wMfuIY6IioEebXUN6LysqWWcpp1xwLTfGtVlc98g45Dzddf42-yJhAck4enA1V9p9zSoCeSFLjvhdxurDx1VN4rRXUs3R2cgD71z1QdjkbCfLF_luhkhcddEA/s1164/sbmu_qc_101621_IMG_0457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1164" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZS-Rup7nLaeQ3_wMfuIY6IioEebXUN6LysqWWcpp1xwLTfGtVlc98g45Dzddf42-yJhAck4enA1V9p9zSoCeSFLjvhdxurDx1VN4rRXUs3R2cgD71z1QdjkbCfLF_luhkhcddEA/w400-h294/sbmu_qc_101621_IMG_0457.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The pond at the Hardin ng Rosas was filled with vegetation so not a single bird was there. On the way out we saw the local Zebra Dove. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpiPEbKYzcK7Md2XvhyDq5dhfLQ_b-495BofzEgkb5dQDJVy42DbvDQtASTtK70lf1E4sIjDE5xbhRrUVmTZh4glkABp819lJC2YNzEXEQNoZlb36aApcCGWRX_2DzVdPrHDhSA/s1400/zedo_up_101621_IMG_0469.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpiPEbKYzcK7Md2XvhyDq5dhfLQ_b-495BofzEgkb5dQDJVy42DbvDQtASTtK70lf1E4sIjDE5xbhRrUVmTZh4glkABp819lJC2YNzEXEQNoZlb36aApcCGWRX_2DzVdPrHDhSA/w400-h240/zedo_up_101621_IMG_0469.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Not far from it we saw a migrant Grey-streaked Flycatcher.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEAAHvPyh7wo-7iu8E5XBLnPT1csT4qWMIaUg3jypHEe8sOtDTxJ4x2bWMoQDgspbFItejN50-GIYxSc5Rl2NIc6j83SxVSmJe2J-AOhRhqR9-EfweYssmBGft9z-M-x_EJI75w/s1310/gsfl_up_101621_IMG_0475.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="1151" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEAAHvPyh7wo-7iu8E5XBLnPT1csT4qWMIaUg3jypHEe8sOtDTxJ4x2bWMoQDgspbFItejN50-GIYxSc5Rl2NIc6j83SxVSmJe2J-AOhRhqR9-EfweYssmBGft9z-M-x_EJI75w/w351-h400/gsfl_up_101621_IMG_0475.jpg" width="351" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we entered the grounds of U.P. a flock of Eastern Cattle Egrets landed just beside the road.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Axm2SXqVZtd-y7wr80jMS7VcpqwzcUakm6_gSnqwAzRK5Sx9UC-c2Wu8hBOh417uXO9fLiMiCxC4QUs9ATks17JKjn-N6pcWtgWnoHfEnow7V1V3BJBSaZlOYBRbdC9WXjVrow/s1400/eceg_up_101621_IMG_0477.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1083" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Axm2SXqVZtd-y7wr80jMS7VcpqwzcUakm6_gSnqwAzRK5Sx9UC-c2Wu8hBOh417uXO9fLiMiCxC4QUs9ATks17JKjn-N6pcWtgWnoHfEnow7V1V3BJBSaZlOYBRbdC9WXjVrow/w310-h400/eceg_up_101621_IMG_0477.jpg" width="310" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We parked at the MSI area where we intend to have our take out breakfast from Rodics. But before we were able to do that, Cynthia heard the call of an Olive-backed Sunbird. We easily found it as it fed on some flowers at eye level.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRkq6LR5EYpNl2vPLxpyLaew7d1IRtkm4XnQTvIM25U-T6UCoRgMk10vYFCd-qGae9GrnLbwbYsOIcy-BRQMCJoQFSPkUs13W7v_Qh0NlPQwnKx_qreq_hIL3kCi_HZJyoHsD4A/s1400/obsu_up_101621_IMG_0486.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRkq6LR5EYpNl2vPLxpyLaew7d1IRtkm4XnQTvIM25U-T6UCoRgMk10vYFCd-qGae9GrnLbwbYsOIcy-BRQMCJoQFSPkUs13W7v_Qh0NlPQwnKx_qreq_hIL3kCi_HZJyoHsD4A/w400-h278/obsu_up_101621_IMG_0486.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the Astronomy area the Long-tailed Shrike was nowhere to be seen. Instead the bully Brown Shrike was there albeit quite far.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDrwaTTWtR-FCqgfQz3op6a41KAQc0NW3zT7PcDD4jpYalv5chUx_IifbSTlCpA1A61eztg9ZG7vfnPLTasCaz7Cvhjcbmm1PXZxRii5x1uFaTk2yyurH0loJIkxobb5haTQL8Q/s979/brsh_up_101621_IMG_0492.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="979" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDrwaTTWtR-FCqgfQz3op6a41KAQc0NW3zT7PcDD4jpYalv5chUx_IifbSTlCpA1A61eztg9ZG7vfnPLTasCaz7Cvhjcbmm1PXZxRii5x1uFaTk2yyurH0loJIkxobb5haTQL8Q/w400-h323/brsh_up_101621_IMG_0492.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">An unexpected sighting in this place was a Striated Grassbird.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIRAbREmx1F263l2sJa0cSKLC_npf6gobiKIobgsbj25eVKkY_kVQeouCr6NGL57Tbut0dTZ8hPxS-e6Pw1PYekL-2HxTjvysDyW5W8JCqJGnJMOCYEXqjkIs756hku0glz9xjQ/s1400/stgr_up_101621_IMG_0510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1400" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIRAbREmx1F263l2sJa0cSKLC_npf6gobiKIobgsbj25eVKkY_kVQeouCr6NGL57Tbut0dTZ8hPxS-e6Pw1PYekL-2HxTjvysDyW5W8JCqJGnJMOCYEXqjkIs756hku0glz9xjQ/w400-h279/stgr_up_101621_IMG_0510.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Not seeing any more species in the U.P. Campus, we both agreed to go the Marikina River. We were surprised to see an immature Barn Swallow perched on a wire just a few feet below us.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjqaxgy7siGKHvQyrcv3sKPTgd9yOrQQnJ4HQQASqc9d1otMlsiN7tXBjIwmsQgTlK1ybvr2NH-z8zwL1RMM81f7i5H4tBGPoLrjkRugOsj025EB9Fuh_TjKI7v_0I2WGlkZRUg/s1416/basw_mari_101621_IMG_0519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1416" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjqaxgy7siGKHvQyrcv3sKPTgd9yOrQQnJ4HQQASqc9d1otMlsiN7tXBjIwmsQgTlK1ybvr2NH-z8zwL1RMM81f7i5H4tBGPoLrjkRugOsj025EB9Fuh_TjKI7v_0I2WGlkZRUg/w400-h294/basw_mari_101621_IMG_0519.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course, the main reason why we went to this place was to once again practice our BIF (bird in flight) shots of the Whiskered Terns.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3SNmwieCN4abGOYyO0ijQsThNFv9afZyo-3i_51gVfdlEpHmMLp46RzwxvgIeJfVyS1yjeJYDSuxJj0-y8Kpvp25k0QKbF_M74L9C_AJHSlpUnIDG0Qk9mcsZNbPfQpfv9A4NA/s1400/whte_mari_101621_IMG_0528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1400" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3SNmwieCN4abGOYyO0ijQsThNFv9afZyo-3i_51gVfdlEpHmMLp46RzwxvgIeJfVyS1yjeJYDSuxJj0-y8Kpvp25k0QKbF_M74L9C_AJHSlpUnIDG0Qk9mcsZNbPfQpfv9A4NA/w400-h276/whte_mari_101621_IMG_0528.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another surprise was when a Striated Heron flew to the other side of the river. It was so sudden and unexpected that I only got a documentary shot.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1u4kfZLPaKLA3rw4oGVdpUyy7c8m_KaAfZLSF6I7KU7QMeE35N87ANlVD8Q7wyZpLpEi_LG7CEmvrSgqegG3gvNldaFbfohx3eFwQ5lYO_bIOSd85cWwcUWsFyLTjx-8gN8FnA/s723/sthe_mari_101621_IMG_0525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="723" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1u4kfZLPaKLA3rw4oGVdpUyy7c8m_KaAfZLSF6I7KU7QMeE35N87ANlVD8Q7wyZpLpEi_LG7CEmvrSgqegG3gvNldaFbfohx3eFwQ5lYO_bIOSd85cWwcUWsFyLTjx-8gN8FnA/w400-h303/sthe_mari_101621_IMG_0525.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As Cynthia would say, "we already got our quota" so we both agreed to call it a day.</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-2725490468335052432021-10-10T08:08:00.010+08:002021-10-10T08:08:57.351+08:00When Things Don't Go As Expected<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Saturday morning Cynthia and I planned to go birding in Infanta. It's been a while since we've been there so we were expecting to see some species that we have not seen for quite some time. As we approached Baras the skies were dark and looked like it would be raining soon. So we decided to just go to Palo Alto - our usual birding spot in Baras. At the gate, the guard informed us that birdwatching is no longer allowed there. There had been complaints from the local residents he said without specifying what the complaints were about. He was very apologetic about it and requested us to turn around. With that unexpected situation my wife and I both agreed to continue going to Infanta inasmuch as the sun was beginning to peep through the clouds. As we approached the town of Tanay, we were surprised at the long line of vehicles. Was there an accident ahead? was our initial thought. As we inched closer to the front of the line we realized that there was checkpoint and the military was asking the drivers the reason for going to Infanta. Apparently "pleasure trips" were not being allowed to go through. Another unexpected snag to our birding plans. As we drove back I told Cynthia that our only option would be Taytay. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When we arrived at the usual bird stop in Taytay, we were glad to see fellow bird photographers Mon Quisumbing, Joel Dayao and his wife, Gemma. With them was Bing Santos and her husband Arnel. They were all waiting for the resident Black Bittern to appear. Since the said species was still a no show, my wife and I photographed the birds in the area.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Whiskered Terns, surprisingly, were quite plentiful.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgck8T-mx8QuEDFA6T5GjMkxnB75_WH4hFlfg83_D9SrR7eSuqwz3KDr7Ms8d1xWIet93Pp4XFeZoiWRgM7ZS0Wy7lkcppjC-CSstpyioZfcOMas36jYw1G0mMPMfFB_2eavXJIKA/s1176/whte_taytay_100921_IMG_0280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1176" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgck8T-mx8QuEDFA6T5GjMkxnB75_WH4hFlfg83_D9SrR7eSuqwz3KDr7Ms8d1xWIet93Pp4XFeZoiWRgM7ZS0Wy7lkcppjC-CSstpyioZfcOMas36jYw1G0mMPMfFB_2eavXJIKA/w400-h300/whte_taytay_100921_IMG_0280.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There were also some Intermediate Egrets and Little Egrets.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJR_tNlGar_keHodxB1TOOoKw3d-Jp8JZzoD-zaRqy8XVdIt4KVVLMJQGo5bzbONjz6v1LI_Sj8haSCD7qlYDy_3ACRbs0flXZ-ehEhOxE74crPPXCWzHFNtXQpzzWPNaEFe7_Q/s1170/ineg_taytay_100921_IMG_0289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1170" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJR_tNlGar_keHodxB1TOOoKw3d-Jp8JZzoD-zaRqy8XVdIt4KVVLMJQGo5bzbONjz6v1LI_Sj8haSCD7qlYDy_3ACRbs0flXZ-ehEhOxE74crPPXCWzHFNtXQpzzWPNaEFe7_Q/w400-h295/ineg_taytay_100921_IMG_0289.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intermediate Egret<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGz-3ya7THwXRKJQ0V9W3QHGK868yZbaLg98dL9hJVuJwEXvBTdjCIbAalf3FN247pRE7z4286zlRhQUMIWVb2sr-m_j06CPqq70Sr4kQvrN5Iuf_sPFDZT3BWh7fk8N6wjI2SNw/s1249/lieg_taytay_100921_IMG_0289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1249" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGz-3ya7THwXRKJQ0V9W3QHGK868yZbaLg98dL9hJVuJwEXvBTdjCIbAalf3FN247pRE7z4286zlRhQUMIWVb2sr-m_j06CPqq70Sr4kQvrN5Iuf_sPFDZT3BWh7fk8N6wjI2SNw/w400-h319/lieg_taytay_100921_IMG_0289.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Egret<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">All of a sudden a Black Bittern did a very short fly by. It disappeared among the tall grass before we could point our cameras at it. Again, we concentrated on the "friendlier" birds. One of which was a White-browed Crake.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgD5Hv7ewXySAbiix4Nnm-Jh08VV9NB2HD2iuVVIBYKBb8GPnctjNWKsBodVUDiQEIZ8x32phX2C5ixuy1LOg5r0Ghf6F6gZkSY6xOrkzLojy9OOAu_UfgJSLGIBNJFuJ8H7CTw/s1133/wbcr_taytay_100921_IMG_0299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1133" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgD5Hv7ewXySAbiix4Nnm-Jh08VV9NB2HD2iuVVIBYKBb8GPnctjNWKsBodVUDiQEIZ8x32phX2C5ixuy1LOg5r0Ghf6F6gZkSY6xOrkzLojy9OOAu_UfgJSLGIBNJFuJ8H7CTw/w400-h293/wbcr_taytay_100921_IMG_0299.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another surprise was when a Purple Heron flew over and landed at some distance.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw4vc02S2NeHbsrQqdVd_wPh0FICiYPcDtM8MAhJg5N8TOxrGPtbTsgo9gPvc5Z1GQm29J4Sl83aRGvKlLAz12bwV2BsYlnJPtekWkQxNBQc5uK0oN25trm7esb_HdZYZ_xPyRQ/s1497/puhe_taytay_100921_IMG_0304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1497" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw4vc02S2NeHbsrQqdVd_wPh0FICiYPcDtM8MAhJg5N8TOxrGPtbTsgo9gPvc5Z1GQm29J4Sl83aRGvKlLAz12bwV2BsYlnJPtekWkQxNBQc5uK0oN25trm7esb_HdZYZ_xPyRQ/w400-h284/puhe_taytay_100921_IMG_0304.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We then saw another bird fly at a distance and landed on a banana tree. At first we thought it was our target species but it turned out to be a Yellow Bittern. And we only got a documentary shot at it because it was so far away.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ocTz7qKoO_DlL6H1fn3XoOrFAnNpkMPYXrtX7_Ftb7qvH_QEeWzFOwgU_rvlrdVngFKCQ_WDVOfRs6VsZqWCO4kVTmxczJ8WY848dvI6E5WsxO9Mx59N5hctdyLSGrMVakbE2g/s642/yebi_taytay_100921_IMG_0283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="642" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ocTz7qKoO_DlL6H1fn3XoOrFAnNpkMPYXrtX7_Ftb7qvH_QEeWzFOwgU_rvlrdVngFKCQ_WDVOfRs6VsZqWCO4kVTmxczJ8WY848dvI6E5WsxO9Mx59N5hctdyLSGrMVakbE2g/w400-h329/yebi_taytay_100921_IMG_0283.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then a single Wandering Whistling Duck flew by but unfortunately we were unable to get a good shot at it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Around 9:30 am and the hoped for Black Bittern still not appearing, we decided to call it a day. It wasn't that fruitful birding trip since we had some unexpected glitches in our plan but just having the opportunity to be out in fields was refreshing for me and Cynthia.</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-53262537052788932552021-09-26T07:56:00.001+08:002021-09-26T07:56:20.304+08:00Back to Baras<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Saturday morning, we decided to go birding at Palo Alto in Baras. The very first bird we encountered as we entered the subdivision was a Stripe-headed Rhabdornis.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrJ9Goo98tbcpoE2ZKLAkWFsdSCYwUn3nCyv_uWwd5v2sBdChxUV85lDATWS1AoQM_pTMG8mt-1sRd-SRL0BDdpJpa0XWtkAhkOYw-ie657IqNmWHMDhcm1SpzntNEgcPtqXLvw/s1277/shrh_baras_092521_IMG_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1277" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrJ9Goo98tbcpoE2ZKLAkWFsdSCYwUn3nCyv_uWwd5v2sBdChxUV85lDATWS1AoQM_pTMG8mt-1sRd-SRL0BDdpJpa0XWtkAhkOYw-ie657IqNmWHMDhcm1SpzntNEgcPtqXLvw/w400-h295/shrh_baras_092521_IMG_0002.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As expected, the White-throated (Brown-breasted) Kingfisher was at its usual perch on the electric wire.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWw8Y-DKm3NgN_OnrOGE85oAYDIhu8RSvoXhYxVNruqQPl6hsIJwErLjFzrrHlfHsjcUCX_5usvjPdUqKi-6hnj651HI7eknyK2DAjkHBvYhvukErB6wpvMuxEoxm1UPkTYVIWQ/s1400/wtki_baras_092521_IMG_0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1400" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWw8Y-DKm3NgN_OnrOGE85oAYDIhu8RSvoXhYxVNruqQPl6hsIJwErLjFzrrHlfHsjcUCX_5usvjPdUqKi-6hnj651HI7eknyK2DAjkHBvYhvukErB6wpvMuxEoxm1UPkTYVIWQ/w400-h341/wtki_baras_092521_IMG_0016.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After having our take out breakfast, we moved on and saw the migrant Grey-streaked Flycatcher. Unfortunately it was backlit.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qO0qlHDkFePQ_9HKb3wWgryTMstR4ujvta4vj-KKnm1Cwzlq-mEcct0gbeatyQcecviBOaS1pIXkm6a2221g6v4AtjMczlcCtJos8apfjQhb-nGoF8JBkwSobafa_xlM0ak3ag/s1136/gsfl_baras_092521_IMG_0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1025" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qO0qlHDkFePQ_9HKb3wWgryTMstR4ujvta4vj-KKnm1Cwzlq-mEcct0gbeatyQcecviBOaS1pIXkm6a2221g6v4AtjMczlcCtJos8apfjQhb-nGoF8JBkwSobafa_xlM0ak3ag/w361-h400/gsfl_baras_092521_IMG_0024.jpg" width="361" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Along Alfaro road, near the waterway, we had a hard time focusing on the hyper-active Red-keeled Flowerpecker.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSuPqvDpmh8EPxwKXp7CQMpgPibvG0_5TU-srn32Jv1Reuwa4Kv6vkDk6j8P8mVwhKDbNtAcGN5gbHWG28s9pZ0ASDTIEdjxHJWU1xa-tcUjTgG33qOXqGRcCCJ3nBUO2qzTKwg/s1164/rkfp_baras_092521_IMG_0036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1164" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSuPqvDpmh8EPxwKXp7CQMpgPibvG0_5TU-srn32Jv1Reuwa4Kv6vkDk6j8P8mVwhKDbNtAcGN5gbHWG28s9pZ0ASDTIEdjxHJWU1xa-tcUjTgG33qOXqGRcCCJ3nBUO2qzTKwg/w400-h284/rkfp_baras_092521_IMG_0036.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Moving on we got better shots of the usual denizens of this place: the Scaly-breasted Munia, Paddyfield Pipit and Zebra Dove.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoXSg8Y5gpfz1uWUNy2RNPXFPtXF-vRwJKQDqkoV6GUlGxyktczS8g9GP7X5YbijWUkiAGP8z1qFpycm7xmnxRSzPLSoY0p2HgBoeCttt2aBNb0gjKsMjqaKwr3sSFTnYYr-f2w/s1146/sbmu_baras_092521_IMG_0060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="970" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoXSg8Y5gpfz1uWUNy2RNPXFPtXF-vRwJKQDqkoV6GUlGxyktczS8g9GP7X5YbijWUkiAGP8z1qFpycm7xmnxRSzPLSoY0p2HgBoeCttt2aBNb0gjKsMjqaKwr3sSFTnYYr-f2w/w339-h400/sbmu_baras_092521_IMG_0060.jpg" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaly-breasted Munia<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VjJ1Q9r-DC8BfEskkKYy-patIIderLibQOdneyIRlhI1jyhSfdBujHQqnVw8CW2dOppM8fVvnO-lFQ6SmAJ-6uPPqKAmLP2jH6UhiVn9gwTsEj36AF5fyzFKz-_j42MIbmT-Sw/s1400/papi_baras_092521_IMG_0144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VjJ1Q9r-DC8BfEskkKYy-patIIderLibQOdneyIRlhI1jyhSfdBujHQqnVw8CW2dOppM8fVvnO-lFQ6SmAJ-6uPPqKAmLP2jH6UhiVn9gwTsEj36AF5fyzFKz-_j42MIbmT-Sw/w400-h320/papi_baras_092521_IMG_0144.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddyfield Pipit<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vFl_Kelh_HNulTXaI_vYNf8xKA5lJh_CQZDHynb0dCJon2cQu8WqfKeFXI_X7OeWcvptkYHUpBpsTYV2wdrtgpXaKx8sbqouzf7p2hQDiY30Qscal1phZzBIojX4SyplUMvJ8g/s1400/zedo_baras_092521_IMG_0071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1400" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vFl_Kelh_HNulTXaI_vYNf8xKA5lJh_CQZDHynb0dCJon2cQu8WqfKeFXI_X7OeWcvptkYHUpBpsTYV2wdrtgpXaKx8sbqouzf7p2hQDiY30Qscal1phZzBIojX4SyplUMvJ8g/w400-h260/zedo_baras_092521_IMG_0071.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra Dove<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We also saw a pair of Spotted Doves perched on a bare tree.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflgLKjVO3BJ1XKsVK-eh3lMFBCvoVkm6k9PWN7itkbf2JluXDRRCTGJzattKeQ01SGHg_yxTh98BxxqFjfFTjdEjAWs_kfybwxVglaQRxTAhM5wawXPv3zAgmuAd4dwSiuaBurA/s1400/spdo_baras_092521_IMG_0077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflgLKjVO3BJ1XKsVK-eh3lMFBCvoVkm6k9PWN7itkbf2JluXDRRCTGJzattKeQ01SGHg_yxTh98BxxqFjfFTjdEjAWs_kfybwxVglaQRxTAhM5wawXPv3zAgmuAd4dwSiuaBurA/w400-h300/spdo_baras_092521_IMG_0077.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Eastern Cattle Egrets were quite plentiful. I got a BIF (Bird in Flight) of one of them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPedEQX_Xlikb1CdWeAo5z49RvWSAU4dZa6YmylLfBsPhLVH_hrg4IoRw4kiy7s1tgGld2NzitdlpKGHj-rLhs9Ml1WITOtpzK8vFDyGjA1AMAIbgtmQxRTYAsFbxD2JcPOZ62Bw/s1367/eceg_baras_092521_IMG_0078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1367" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPedEQX_Xlikb1CdWeAo5z49RvWSAU4dZa6YmylLfBsPhLVH_hrg4IoRw4kiy7s1tgGld2NzitdlpKGHj-rLhs9Ml1WITOtpzK8vFDyGjA1AMAIbgtmQxRTYAsFbxD2JcPOZ62Bw/w400-h305/eceg_baras_092521_IMG_0078.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Back at the waterway, we were surprised to see a White-breasted Waterhen. This was the first time we've seen this species here.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa194ZPoeq5oLTqbZ8INmWYkUz8O-vGpoBEpHT99BGtL1tf-n2THsslD2Ov9zFcDazI3P4rrpJCq7lDghoRgWsBozoEodYhP2AQiUvm0dqNhk3xClfb-YVjV_gUTpTQ_LakGMXg/s1028/wbwh_baras_092521_IMG_0087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1028" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa194ZPoeq5oLTqbZ8INmWYkUz8O-vGpoBEpHT99BGtL1tf-n2THsslD2Ov9zFcDazI3P4rrpJCq7lDghoRgWsBozoEodYhP2AQiUvm0dqNhk3xClfb-YVjV_gUTpTQ_LakGMXg/w400-h299/wbwh_baras_092521_IMG_0087.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Along the creek, the expected Pied Bush Chats were busy hunting for prey.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkrMbxMWGE-GxorKlyD1fEu_VPijh57h2_fb9gKWyOECcS19dfDeQ9ngbf9X088_V6d-86iC4W39tkKyqNsfZRaUz5ywa3iYZ9bUSCLAF282G57FY2KxhBjdXW9y_1qTIdw29Kw/s1205/pibc_baras_092521_IMG_0100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1205" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkrMbxMWGE-GxorKlyD1fEu_VPijh57h2_fb9gKWyOECcS19dfDeQ9ngbf9X088_V6d-86iC4W39tkKyqNsfZRaUz5ywa3iYZ9bUSCLAF282G57FY2KxhBjdXW9y_1qTIdw29Kw/w400-h323/pibc_baras_092521_IMG_0100.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Since it is already the migrating season, I told Cynthia we should visit the rocky area and who knows the Blue Rock Thrush might be there this time. As we passed the area, we didn't see any bird at all. However as we were going back, I noticed a bird on top of the low cliff. "There it is!" I told my wife excitedly.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sBLHJfYYozqChxXT9-NJECZGBTSPYF4DcmAPw9tMKvBv8pDE5Okl0joIr0rP5pvlYoY2UAs_TZFoJqzv5H6Me-ctwD8ivY9pWY8Czj8twJqKGBZ24ZFWfVYBEB0AH-WlnBGMYg/s1264/brth_baras_092521_IMG_0133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1163" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sBLHJfYYozqChxXT9-NJECZGBTSPYF4DcmAPw9tMKvBv8pDE5Okl0joIr0rP5pvlYoY2UAs_TZFoJqzv5H6Me-ctwD8ivY9pWY8Czj8twJqKGBZ24ZFWfVYBEB0AH-WlnBGMYg/w368-h400/brth_baras_092521_IMG_0133.jpg" width="368" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That was the highlight of our trip. As we were about to leave we chanced upon a big flock (about 20 of them) of Red Turtle Doves!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkyDjK-m_6pfBbV1BMgpJfLGm7knrRj8hyHZuUrD2h63tfNW80I3dY_yhVFyY6YO1GNqDCe65a6MC_8tJYceADZic881zf-Mum7N6bt-rFiVJuiKK8-VLn_xIaAz3eVKB_SZb2w/s1400/retd_baras_092521_IMG_0158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1400" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkyDjK-m_6pfBbV1BMgpJfLGm7knrRj8hyHZuUrD2h63tfNW80I3dY_yhVFyY6YO1GNqDCe65a6MC_8tJYceADZic881zf-Mum7N6bt-rFiVJuiKK8-VLn_xIaAz3eVKB_SZb2w/w400-h314/retd_baras_092521_IMG_0158.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Near the exit we got a not too good shot of our last bird of the day - the Whiskered Treeswift.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie24pxAhyMLWvnsrQMAukKnSonTJrWrPl7iXIL_fjaaBHm0yr_f57gRpYcl86bDkAMnrMZcnBR6s2wy8fgIkD3Utz_bFoe73FyU60GR9cwCXHXwOrAbNJ3-5Wx7nzs-w_PaBLpIQ/s897/whts_baras_092521_IMG_0170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="897" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie24pxAhyMLWvnsrQMAukKnSonTJrWrPl7iXIL_fjaaBHm0yr_f57gRpYcl86bDkAMnrMZcnBR6s2wy8fgIkD3Utz_bFoe73FyU60GR9cwCXHXwOrAbNJ3-5Wx7nzs-w_PaBLpIQ/w400-h325/whts_baras_092521_IMG_0170.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-32657905813788401272021-09-05T07:45:00.010+08:002021-09-05T07:51:51.631+08:00Kingfisher In, Kingfisher Out<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Saturday morning we decided to go birding in Baras. As we entered Palo Alto, it was foggy and the road was wet. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5eW9PFFMjTVjeJ_YqdrACJlSwde65QvD5etpdLtx1_IFjP4utqssI3xhdcQKNhYNJN75p1Yc1n3TM2oUxZg5VXQEyMeuZsLL8lW06lMx8oWFkUbdQFNkbBnNBOZd5wEzPkN3Bw/s750/090421+baras+fog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="750" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5eW9PFFMjTVjeJ_YqdrACJlSwde65QvD5etpdLtx1_IFjP4utqssI3xhdcQKNhYNJN75p1Yc1n3TM2oUxZg5VXQEyMeuZsLL8lW06lMx8oWFkUbdQFNkbBnNBOZd5wEzPkN3Bw/w400-h306/090421+baras+fog.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Doesn't augur well, I thought to myself. I opened my car window and looked at the electric wire at the other side of the street. "White-throated Kingfisher!"(or Brown-breasted Kingfisher - depending on which list you follow) I told my wife and started taking photos of it. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-6ik5d6H-b-SSjWCxzAIqXkfRI9NQ6kGh7Wt8KFJeb_dtycojNf2vZRrt75zFHimvH9Qt6kiftLtFdGXAtZIqIrV3q158xEHMpHEkUsE0qXQP3Iu87iyGGaYmE2CwQ3yZd5Xtw/s1400/wtki_baras_090421_IMG_0196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-6ik5d6H-b-SSjWCxzAIqXkfRI9NQ6kGh7Wt8KFJeb_dtycojNf2vZRrt75zFHimvH9Qt6kiftLtFdGXAtZIqIrV3q158xEHMpHEkUsE0qXQP3Iu87iyGGaYmE2CwQ3yZd5Xtw/w351-h400/wtki_baras_090421_IMG_0196.jpg" width="351" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After having our take-out breakfast from Jollibee, Cynthia heard some singing. "Philippine Magpie Robin!" she said pointing to the very active black-and-white bird.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCHdlFSjDh_K97-k_M2risc2I92bQjyoYJfRUxY8HCL6i1mJr4IXE4_dLRiQgnVli41XoWkiCYW8Pz82BvzaV3XuHXuAUbKoYdiQ4dIwaggTgjHwdQj0ZXHMWDIP3KuUnieVTlA/s1400/phmr_baras_090421_IMG_0201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1400" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCHdlFSjDh_K97-k_M2risc2I92bQjyoYJfRUxY8HCL6i1mJr4IXE4_dLRiQgnVli41XoWkiCYW8Pz82BvzaV3XuHXuAUbKoYdiQ4dIwaggTgjHwdQj0ZXHMWDIP3KuUnieVTlA/w400-h318/phmr_baras_090421_IMG_0201.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">From there we moved on and got the expected Pied Bush Chat pair.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8QFziywzzE7-GB8X-mDiGSgPRN1H70B1Rw-tsgCoJJ-rRXv5_CyYxzvdMb0-kaYBzU-SiDO5n9ezNUnl4BmqGIAWC9_fehk6IhDfIT86KCpZ4ck30mruD4nlqwnX0Mn30ZwpaQ/s1263/pibc_baras_090421_IMG_0340.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1263" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8QFziywzzE7-GB8X-mDiGSgPRN1H70B1Rw-tsgCoJJ-rRXv5_CyYxzvdMb0-kaYBzU-SiDO5n9ezNUnl4BmqGIAWC9_fehk6IhDfIT86KCpZ4ck30mruD4nlqwnX0Mn30ZwpaQ/w400-h311/pibc_baras_090421_IMG_0340.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkuskBFOi5IkgIzELVS4mq9aVg8akmVbLSH6WS7fpKYE-w91DS0-hxyMD-O_Jkb_HB-cLMWYQEBhyphenhyphenZ3xynoEMWyzHQ05SMxEELEiaofVFNgT07Mq009yqr5taGptOJxpvNhZ-HA/s1400/pibc_baras_090421_IMG_0339.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1400" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkuskBFOi5IkgIzELVS4mq9aVg8akmVbLSH6WS7fpKYE-w91DS0-hxyMD-O_Jkb_HB-cLMWYQEBhyphenhyphenZ3xynoEMWyzHQ05SMxEELEiaofVFNgT07Mq009yqr5taGptOJxpvNhZ-HA/w400-h341/pibc_baras_090421_IMG_0339.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the East Road we encountered a Spotted Dove.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5HAVat8BXzHbGCPZKnqP7_6FB0HAZ2qdFmMe4fqp6n9mDAh-JT3lalNhQUwFhDvPeODX7mDheseQIEeKWsBKmJGi5VZ19WVUudx1TfAOU_JBtBitXmBwczFGHiUHoi9f190gEg/s1400/spdo_baras_090421_IMG_0361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1400" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5HAVat8BXzHbGCPZKnqP7_6FB0HAZ2qdFmMe4fqp6n9mDAh-JT3lalNhQUwFhDvPeODX7mDheseQIEeKWsBKmJGi5VZ19WVUudx1TfAOU_JBtBitXmBwczFGHiUHoi9f190gEg/w400-h253/spdo_baras_090421_IMG_0361.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We were surprised to see two species that are usually staying on the grassy areas perched on a tree limb. The male Pied Bush Chat was so close my wife could not get a full body photo, with her shorter lens at that.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC67dpHIPwhC3meIAeeXv404CeOzqQDwg3vkWV3oM2xqbkcFL5M3Q78Tcud1IGMGITguaJiWzW1xR6AuTYfMTJoCkJZIGj20epGja3LVOBHq48uuSpvLnhsz9nDBdSUs7g3OWKlA/s1400/pibc_baras_090421_IMG_0372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC67dpHIPwhC3meIAeeXv404CeOzqQDwg3vkWV3oM2xqbkcFL5M3Q78Tcud1IGMGITguaJiWzW1xR6AuTYfMTJoCkJZIGj20epGja3LVOBHq48uuSpvLnhsz9nDBdSUs7g3OWKlA/w349-h400/pibc_baras_090421_IMG_0372.jpg" width="349" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The other species was a Paddyfield Pipit drying itself in the morning sun.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEco8CpXEcq8jAQ1dvNvuN_MN8UTDhx719R0fAMdVIbkgtXAuGawUALgBD-BMsUJ-qZJWRAst_uulcYbKJG9PtkChPZ-3MVlow1NFIC4ZXZnXEqZYoLQeD1M4oFwJM-BDZXxrCw/s1400/papi_baras_090421_IMG_0224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1400" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEco8CpXEcq8jAQ1dvNvuN_MN8UTDhx719R0fAMdVIbkgtXAuGawUALgBD-BMsUJ-qZJWRAst_uulcYbKJG9PtkChPZ-3MVlow1NFIC4ZXZnXEqZYoLQeD1M4oFwJM-BDZXxrCw/w400-h289/papi_baras_090421_IMG_0224.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Cattle Egrets were few this time and I managed to get a shot of an individual.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeUH-lfYc25Yjyod5B71XyrnA9mkt4n1RAN5KaCaC1OiS5iwismdtliwjGKvit_ErIk9_BnZ5ouKlU6hWZR3QfnrBqJvkAPOPadvUxh7MXFGsnrS2_1xdVUJanR80uF3EMkg2Lg/s1400/eceg_baras_090421_IMG_0228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="835" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeUH-lfYc25Yjyod5B71XyrnA9mkt4n1RAN5KaCaC1OiS5iwismdtliwjGKvit_ErIk9_BnZ5ouKlU6hWZR3QfnrBqJvkAPOPadvUxh7MXFGsnrS2_1xdVUJanR80uF3EMkg2Lg/w239-h400/eceg_baras_090421_IMG_0228.jpg" width="239" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On the way to Cancun, we got the Collared Kingfisher.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAltsxaUiP5XaPBCXOV2N9m5KlF9cVA1tu0O6vM7dMW2NhKc54H_eZWizVU_Iy6h5Ck4Ob43R6O2spmy090shR0OoHG_ACH8uobPb5qGcQKmSEHiOKI6R_mcQ58WNS3dVFF3Heag/s1365/colk_baras_090421_IMG_0238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1365" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAltsxaUiP5XaPBCXOV2N9m5KlF9cVA1tu0O6vM7dMW2NhKc54H_eZWizVU_Iy6h5Ck4Ob43R6O2spmy090shR0OoHG_ACH8uobPb5qGcQKmSEHiOKI6R_mcQ58WNS3dVFF3Heag/w400-h295/colk_baras_090421_IMG_0238.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At Cancun, we were amazed at how friendly the Barred Rails were!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5te8OanYJJkJTgzzvdeAjiSiP5nADg0LTbb2GasvUca5fI5QTHQgYp_D9agfeGss36AGjse67yuXsTeDuRPKGle9cISE-cSJ92ZVm-UySu0MRTb2WoDgIsSTqmxdxbTRp5uMow/s1400/bara_baras_090421_IMG_0268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1400" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5te8OanYJJkJTgzzvdeAjiSiP5nADg0LTbb2GasvUca5fI5QTHQgYp_D9agfeGss36AGjse67yuXsTeDuRPKGle9cISE-cSJ92ZVm-UySu0MRTb2WoDgIsSTqmxdxbTRp5uMow/w400-h356/bara_baras_090421_IMG_0268.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Not only the Rails but the Scaly-breasted Munias as well.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2uirn7l0bjQPzvuAKlNvFwtEfluRBO6oCANstm3oKMfmrErkiswHw-yRgqJQ9UpgaBBfUBSf7l6x_IdcXyYjMz5CG20MkFcTmJb2azhgpZH7BQdvWkknBzeZQdmTKhdZy65-Hw/s1400/sbmu_baras_090421_IMG_0409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1400" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2uirn7l0bjQPzvuAKlNvFwtEfluRBO6oCANstm3oKMfmrErkiswHw-yRgqJQ9UpgaBBfUBSf7l6x_IdcXyYjMz5CG20MkFcTmJb2azhgpZH7BQdvWkknBzeZQdmTKhdZy65-Hw/w400-h318/sbmu_baras_090421_IMG_0409.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Near the water tank we were so sad to see a White-eared Brown Dove in a cage. Apparently it was a trap to lure other birds into that cage.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYTHpyRKlKOjFPNNL18RgHaNkxdUW64M6wUPb43o0JAE3zcBXfZEXbCOLWrl-KIjAJmR-17N0WkGcZWJJhkk51DuDluIjpmSJpmv0UPxsSfEyUhaxSA1coraHgx4BFhOtU3E_nA/s1400/webd_baras_090421_IMG_0267.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="943" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYTHpyRKlKOjFPNNL18RgHaNkxdUW64M6wUPb43o0JAE3zcBXfZEXbCOLWrl-KIjAJmR-17N0WkGcZWJJhkk51DuDluIjpmSJpmv0UPxsSfEyUhaxSA1coraHgx4BFhOtU3E_nA/w270-h400/webd_baras_090421_IMG_0267.jpg" width="270" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Inasmuch as the migration season has already began, we wondered if the Grey Wagtails are already here. We finally saw one at Jerez!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Zx32zsAsZ5ueSUcQCDn9Cl2cUxsiAIrELSnAFKoz2B5x9N4hmOtn9jEas44S0uYTg9gqD1Y1LmqBlpOGnrVwNHwK4rRiaV-Ssqqgt70u0nO0UcF1rsokKzKgt2TXbYLfQjSHMQ/s1487/grwa_baras_090421_IMG_0291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1487" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Zx32zsAsZ5ueSUcQCDn9Cl2cUxsiAIrELSnAFKoz2B5x9N4hmOtn9jEas44S0uYTg9gqD1Y1LmqBlpOGnrVwNHwK4rRiaV-Ssqqgt70u0nO0UcF1rsokKzKgt2TXbYLfQjSHMQ/w400-h266/grwa_baras_090421_IMG_0291.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We also got a close up shot of a Little Egret.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHr0BxMSQHcCm5Y3DPiR22QDYJ0dGiLWmOuANBUovIuoPOfWnVr8ba8npFSsnk7ncWr-7WyMHZj01w8FLTC40HYRZSYafTYAyydJUX7YAjQp2HUj_3NmK3wPpbxD-TtUHRkVLSA/s1400/lieg_baras_090421_IMG_0305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHr0BxMSQHcCm5Y3DPiR22QDYJ0dGiLWmOuANBUovIuoPOfWnVr8ba8npFSsnk7ncWr-7WyMHZj01w8FLTC40HYRZSYafTYAyydJUX7YAjQp2HUj_3NmK3wPpbxD-TtUHRkVLSA/w381-h400/lieg_baras_090421_IMG_0305.jpg" width="381" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the waterway, a Common Sandpiper finally showed up - again it was quite far.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUW0sBjYCAQofZcMKghOVU9gtSWimajwTvsh4Lm_pCJaaS2PZD7FMwrR2_Sn-qGUgq4Ziu_t7lwfPITc-1HaTnTdBoMl9R4GAaw0kr1WdiSi7-6H1p6_JcUNjjCXThag0_3MUstw/s852/cosa_baras_090421_IMG_0308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="852" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUW0sBjYCAQofZcMKghOVU9gtSWimajwTvsh4Lm_pCJaaS2PZD7FMwrR2_Sn-qGUgq4Ziu_t7lwfPITc-1HaTnTdBoMl9R4GAaw0kr1WdiSi7-6H1p6_JcUNjjCXThag0_3MUstw/w400-h265/cosa_baras_090421_IMG_0308.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course, we had to take an obligatory shot at the White-breasted Woodswallow.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVn57ZfKZuSslGFgJIN96m2hjsG-NtTypVofAQ2uNBS6NWs8TDKvJanztR0f7KOekNSab19w9VFsXZdAv3Qwd45km7N8Gu7e8OLKm9_Z_XDY926URb8XYzUC_S5t26vfow08GuA/s1143/wbws_baras_090421_IMG_0324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1143" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVn57ZfKZuSslGFgJIN96m2hjsG-NtTypVofAQ2uNBS6NWs8TDKvJanztR0f7KOekNSab19w9VFsXZdAv3Qwd45km7N8Gu7e8OLKm9_Z_XDY926URb8XYzUC_S5t26vfow08GuA/w400-h303/wbws_baras_090421_IMG_0324.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Around 10 am, we decided to call it a day. And as we were about to leave, guess what bird, we saw? - The White-throated Kingfisher, of course! The species we saw coming in, and the species we saw going out.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguzfZjyTVpbSB-06YZ6MK94L3ip2InrYA0kZAn0-Ms_bg6n7158we2blpnEC1rO4keUK0tEy-P9GgtIhnAUSh_lGR4a-aTclv-Ql8BYMCWo-7k2j-fqUzOJwQEg1YOCLHtnacgg/s1494/wtki_baras_090421_IMG_0328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1494" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguzfZjyTVpbSB-06YZ6MK94L3ip2InrYA0kZAn0-Ms_bg6n7158we2blpnEC1rO4keUK0tEy-P9GgtIhnAUSh_lGR4a-aTclv-Ql8BYMCWo-7k2j-fqUzOJwQEg1YOCLHtnacgg/w400-h304/wtki_baras_090421_IMG_0328.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-9745613524986608392021-08-29T08:13:00.002+08:002021-08-29T08:13:20.080+08:00Birding Taytay<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There had been several postings in Facebook recently of birds seen in Taytay. That, of course, piqued our curiosity. Thanks to our birder friend, Linda Gocon, who gave us precise directions on how to get to the birding place, my wife and I went early Saturday morning.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We were surprised that on a small patch of wetland just beside the road were a number of birds! The first species that we saw were a bunch of Crested Mynas frolicking on the muddy area.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyNbLnd0sOSGqkxkPQ1VrAxcI4xkNYCqi0BigkCMcpS-ETWV6-as955qdkNEtDeid7tJA3xvQkOBLo5ISXwN0ZJiHTv5c1egepqzeNzCOo7nIHhc-u1fLAQEl2loQljd3Gas6eg/s1400/crmy_taytay_082821_IMG_0118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1400" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyNbLnd0sOSGqkxkPQ1VrAxcI4xkNYCqi0BigkCMcpS-ETWV6-as955qdkNEtDeid7tJA3xvQkOBLo5ISXwN0ZJiHTv5c1egepqzeNzCOo7nIHhc-u1fLAQEl2loQljd3Gas6eg/w400-h289/crmy_taytay_082821_IMG_0118.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There was also a small flock of Little Egrets and a single Intermediate Egret feeding on the wetland.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7djFWd_ObwdeUwqzDeOINsQkkazxl5Psa2mJMbJLvji0fjCTjcOju5y6opcDY28yc8WQUhwztMinbCDIJMFWzEHBcKPtwS6i8QiFG_wxuO2a-ihrYPXg5E8xK2HgNf4jznzsUA/s1400/lieg_taytay_082821_IMG_0030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1400" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7djFWd_ObwdeUwqzDeOINsQkkazxl5Psa2mJMbJLvji0fjCTjcOju5y6opcDY28yc8WQUhwztMinbCDIJMFWzEHBcKPtwS6i8QiFG_wxuO2a-ihrYPXg5E8xK2HgNf4jznzsUA/w400-h304/lieg_taytay_082821_IMG_0030.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnO424Gih2Awaltx470hPtWL6cuhNy8LrmeWaE7Fh8QWduKBVXY_NTnem2yhRD688h_zOUn20JVcXefFOOd8ad2-_1iTBXWn49oDmMVA8EnJhgEBOlJ-lpZeKrMetxYMasH8frw/s1191/ineg_taytay_082821_IMG_0038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="938" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnO424Gih2Awaltx470hPtWL6cuhNy8LrmeWaE7Fh8QWduKBVXY_NTnem2yhRD688h_zOUn20JVcXefFOOd8ad2-_1iTBXWn49oDmMVA8EnJhgEBOlJ-lpZeKrMetxYMasH8frw/w315-h400/ineg_taytay_082821_IMG_0038.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Then we noticed small brown birds moving about. Upon closer look, we were surprised to see Wood Sandpipers, Common Sandpipers and a bunch of Little Ringed Plovers.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUGT3pIPEf3WgO9f846hMHz5KYSvHrFAL4ofLY_pXuFGSIxn6ul4XEEiyN98wPPy1yoDM2a3ZBLwVt5IISM0HIXZuhtvKhxfPUOp2RAEr8e-AD157ROnXmwCVSRSoE9WYCs4MVQ/s884/wosa_taytay_082821_IMG_0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="884" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUGT3pIPEf3WgO9f846hMHz5KYSvHrFAL4ofLY_pXuFGSIxn6ul4XEEiyN98wPPy1yoDM2a3ZBLwVt5IISM0HIXZuhtvKhxfPUOp2RAEr8e-AD157ROnXmwCVSRSoE9WYCs4MVQ/w400-h294/wosa_taytay_082821_IMG_0044.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood Sandpiper</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mitxTfmu_r1xri8ppVjJiGWqupxxRGfY2e-yTiAvrfdkY1YKGU9lKGhmF0BS7UIAYeivtxA8LR0uxi98fYVUnIorfpFRlVH1QYUdeVyyjbJwiclAOjpf3x4eOgwyd1yvVjXDEw/s900/cosa_taytay_082821_IMG_0020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="900" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mitxTfmu_r1xri8ppVjJiGWqupxxRGfY2e-yTiAvrfdkY1YKGU9lKGhmF0BS7UIAYeivtxA8LR0uxi98fYVUnIorfpFRlVH1QYUdeVyyjbJwiclAOjpf3x4eOgwyd1yvVjXDEw/w400-h255/cosa_taytay_082821_IMG_0020.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Sandpiper</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-fsUZ1hZ3y7JsKtWzeU6pfoAE911ugbb-JUL4bskCZjWOPGyRLxvQoE6shBQ8lGCDiaV1xQWGHOPDYj6wD1NsygegNIqgXxgF6Q-JAzgfr64ExUKah19AbeDxLgcyJvZ2svOZw/s720/lrpl_taytay_082821_IMG_0040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="720" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-fsUZ1hZ3y7JsKtWzeU6pfoAE911ugbb-JUL4bskCZjWOPGyRLxvQoE6shBQ8lGCDiaV1xQWGHOPDYj6wD1NsygegNIqgXxgF6Q-JAzgfr64ExUKah19AbeDxLgcyJvZ2svOZw/w400-h259/lrpl_taytay_082821_IMG_0040.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Ringed Plover<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There were also a few Black-winged Stilts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1koWi8JL46117SfZ78-FHN-_hJzIz-yPh7WK-QpH7wwyFv2XTtuyBgzhectZGz0_2znNUebn2jVGPK9-nwROTd1OHTw85k-h-kHkaqwz7iKpY-Htq1jCBFpjXyFAdW1F8kuXkQ/s1098/bwst_taytay_082821_IMG_0070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1098" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1koWi8JL46117SfZ78-FHN-_hJzIz-yPh7WK-QpH7wwyFv2XTtuyBgzhectZGz0_2znNUebn2jVGPK9-nwROTd1OHTw85k-h-kHkaqwz7iKpY-Htq1jCBFpjXyFAdW1F8kuXkQ/w400-h288/bwst_taytay_082821_IMG_0070.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Cynthia even got a shot of an immature White-browed Crake.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChmCmFfFeM7MS9LFsz9-0hGbMxCoN0v2mKPUkl-Px2dl9Azf1Gf80mwOOX0javuSWKiHF7qoCtFYlj0PH-aYCyfZ5TrSKcKHZyj0vdJGKihyphenhyphentgc5bOcNnT_7lxVtc3SCxykyjDg/s1014/wbcr_taytay_082821_IMG_0093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1014" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChmCmFfFeM7MS9LFsz9-0hGbMxCoN0v2mKPUkl-Px2dl9Azf1Gf80mwOOX0javuSWKiHF7qoCtFYlj0PH-aYCyfZ5TrSKcKHZyj0vdJGKihyphenhyphentgc5bOcNnT_7lxVtc3SCxykyjDg/w400-h268/wbcr_taytay_082821_IMG_0093.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At around 8 am, someone came and waded through the said wetland, spooking all the birds there. And that ended our short birding trip in Taytay.</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-14344037867544012342021-07-18T07:48:00.004+08:002021-07-18T07:48:25.204+08:00U.P. for Breakfast<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">To be honest, the reason I told my wife that we're going birding at U.P. Diliman, was because I wanted to have breakfast at Rodic's to enjoy the best Tapsilog there is. But before reaching our destination, we decided to stop over at the Hardin ng Rosas. We were surprised to discover that the pond was almost completely covered by vegetation! The Black-winged Stilts were gone and we didn't see any Moorhens also. Thankfully there were two immature Black-crowned Night Herons there.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9dAL5jCBaO7Imf2f7qI39_bGutHdFVPjkY785fJ55OyeXnIp9Gfo93HNlbFztYp1O6dkVs_NoqfdoChWXoXWSoH9YAWgAFQn0Wd2LtdWgiyJjqepdsBZJdMATSmbKU3jSAhHvg/s1400/bcnh_upd_071721_IMG_2076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1400" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9dAL5jCBaO7Imf2f7qI39_bGutHdFVPjkY785fJ55OyeXnIp9Gfo93HNlbFztYp1O6dkVs_NoqfdoChWXoXWSoH9YAWgAFQn0Wd2LtdWgiyJjqepdsBZJdMATSmbKU3jSAhHvg/w400-h280/bcnh_upd_071721_IMG_2076.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We arrived at Rodic's just as they were opening. Inasmuch as they don't allow on-site dining yet, Cynthia and I both agreed to savor our breakfast at the parking lot of the MSI Building. Unfortunately, there were a few birds there and we noticed the Security Guard cordoning off some parts in the area. After breakfast off we went to the Astronomy place. The resident Long-tailed Shrike was there of course! I think there were two individuals even.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D3oyqIVsnmaERSGnEplATkdY61nI1JjOuEq064-e9s5pXz1m4RdiFMLUaecxY9GL84v8kKzH6rv6iVNcfYzC5onSbPMrDVnUF4GCJrL0CbTrA2WbPFGKUyw4o6iIduSbbTtWyw/s1400/ltsh_upd_071721_IMG_2088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1400" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1D3oyqIVsnmaERSGnEplATkdY61nI1JjOuEq064-e9s5pXz1m4RdiFMLUaecxY9GL84v8kKzH6rv6iVNcfYzC5onSbPMrDVnUF4GCJrL0CbTrA2WbPFGKUyw4o6iIduSbbTtWyw/w400-h313/ltsh_upd_071721_IMG_2088.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Behind the fence, three Collared Kingfishers were at their usual perch.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-Sb3yp6hcJ8XE3JyWDFwRiWm6QL5LCqUIoT50cSX0hZXkEvCvyOW4tuzenzcOZ6RSEG7VJ0bTXEK5teuQYh_rjOCq7nXsPq1PrVeU0GGHby7po7XYGZ2Svu19xDbN9MdvBr98g/s1400/colk_upd_071721_IMG_2102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1400" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-Sb3yp6hcJ8XE3JyWDFwRiWm6QL5LCqUIoT50cSX0hZXkEvCvyOW4tuzenzcOZ6RSEG7VJ0bTXEK5teuQYh_rjOCq7nXsPq1PrVeU0GGHby7po7XYGZ2Svu19xDbN9MdvBr98g/w400-h309/colk_upd_071721_IMG_2102.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There were also a couple of Crested Mynas on the roof of the building.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN9F3eLIBWmoOBS0j2t5xjKYhyphenhyphenp28a7fHshE_HRx_W-lkJw8eSUFvKBRexQzNWaLqMwVuP0wMPNBLJhZR0PQPBr_zTkxz1IzppoQJ_lQp9asoTm4BBOuT1oMH91B9W3dN0mAM9A/s1400/crmy_upd_071721_IMG_1753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1400" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN9F3eLIBWmoOBS0j2t5xjKYhyphenhyphenp28a7fHshE_HRx_W-lkJw8eSUFvKBRexQzNWaLqMwVuP0wMPNBLJhZR0PQPBr_zTkxz1IzppoQJ_lQp9asoTm4BBOuT1oMH91B9W3dN0mAM9A/w400-h304/crmy_upd_071721_IMG_1753.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we were leaving and passing by the Genome building, we saw some Orioles frolicking about. I quickly parked the car and we were so excited photographing a family of Black-naped Orioles at such a low level!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpJxPZgg_Y8v-89itpv3rVmOtpayug0QpH67auxH8xm7CqO5zaSZuJ7ypS9y7JFTdQFIfQprSbq5kg5mOuT1WEIW11lwAbYZCBOar2BJbYUTYWjoszM4EIE0fWyWclZrTz8E_ug/s1185/bnor_upd_071721_IMG_1727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1185" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpJxPZgg_Y8v-89itpv3rVmOtpayug0QpH67auxH8xm7CqO5zaSZuJ7ypS9y7JFTdQFIfQprSbq5kg5mOuT1WEIW11lwAbYZCBOar2BJbYUTYWjoszM4EIE0fWyWclZrTz8E_ug/w400-h297/bnor_upd_071721_IMG_1727.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Other than these species, there weren't that many birds which was fine with us. After all we went to U.P. just for the Tapsilog at Rodic's.</span></span><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-38810372619386567552021-07-11T08:29:00.004+08:002021-07-11T09:57:43.228+08:00Hood Have Thought?<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our birding trip to Baras last Saturday, July 10th, was filled with surprises. We saw some species that we have not seen there before. Considering that we've been to that place for quite a number of times already, we were so thrilled with our latest encounters. Let me relate the highlights of our trip.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It all started as we were about to have our take-out breakfast from Jollibee. Cynthia heard some melodious singing and soon she was able to locate where it was coming from. There were three Philippine Magpie Robins frolicking among the branches! One of them even flew down to the ground to go after its prey. Although we've seen this species here before, this was the first time that an individual was so cooperative to allow us to get some good shots.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwgrBnP2h8-6Q2p6eNwFJCHoiI_2T52RHBrw8Pxb4fpOzxwJ50ACkU0RNrFPSYwmSiSqX_7f99Y3zbj2QtsG1yIWLwD1hs_qZ3ejXAmOhlswvkn5UK38iWCDtM81j9gV_VEzbvw/s1400/phmr_baras_071021_IMG_1303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1400" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwgrBnP2h8-6Q2p6eNwFJCHoiI_2T52RHBrw8Pxb4fpOzxwJ50ACkU0RNrFPSYwmSiSqX_7f99Y3zbj2QtsG1yIWLwD1hs_qZ3ejXAmOhlswvkn5UK38iWCDtM81j9gV_VEzbvw/w400-h270/phmr_baras_071021_IMG_1303.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After breakfast, we proceeded to the grassy area. It was there that we encountered the first species that we had not seen in this place before. We've seen its cousin, the Zitting Cisticola, a few times but this time we were surprised to see a Golden-headed Cisticola!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiahpcfOqEIe1wxgQZb9ZDMR112MSR6IR0Ts7ZLWP7A_bVA6OkJhxMUsi2gXO8pa6JFluMYG296luIZ-xxh8MeCuV5tn7sQ6CoUt6vRY81OFPCGFT1ZH8olJQNxIGfyH5BCBt7g/s1400/ghci_baras_071021_IMG_1452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiahpcfOqEIe1wxgQZb9ZDMR112MSR6IR0Ts7ZLWP7A_bVA6OkJhxMUsi2gXO8pa6JFluMYG296luIZ-xxh8MeCuV5tn7sQ6CoUt6vRY81OFPCGFT1ZH8olJQNxIGfyH5BCBt7g/w400-h278/ghci_baras_071021_IMG_1452.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the "tank" place, we witnessed a pair of Balicassiaos in a courtship mood. Again, we have seen this species at this particular place before but this time they were out in the open!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ehDzEkhd8Mf8z8dgdGff-vCaz3LwdQWrj5hdylcl0YryxNq7ux11gBaJhgEPncih-_L0rLeiEC7g4__aTRWhfGEbawEnuEOZiOqXv1G7zCPNBRgnGbR2VzShFmJd0dwSW6xvXw/s1141/bali_baras_071021_IMG_1869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ehDzEkhd8Mf8z8dgdGff-vCaz3LwdQWrj5hdylcl0YryxNq7ux11gBaJhgEPncih-_L0rLeiEC7g4__aTRWhfGEbawEnuEOZiOqXv1G7zCPNBRgnGbR2VzShFmJd0dwSW6xvXw/w326-h400/bali_baras_071021_IMG_1869.jpg" width="326" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we were exiting the Palo Alto East Road, we saw a flash of bright colors land on a very low branch. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Kingfisher!" I yelled. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"No way!" my wife replied.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Slowly the colorful object emerged from the dark spot where it landed before.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Hooded Pitta!" we both gasped in unbelief.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We wasted no time taking shots at the bird we never expected to see here, at the side of a street even!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DOYSkwwKGDlyy7WjB2K2FeW36kyznZBS-felJvqyRUAIhiNDOfwALiSIuYugK8JeAvgskg3adOneVCYFtFEpLfTCfcH9IriCK4OyEqWYPPtjB_gp6-6ZcLDEExwtIVyPTMw47Q/s1400/hopi_baras_071021_IMG_1540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1400" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DOYSkwwKGDlyy7WjB2K2FeW36kyznZBS-felJvqyRUAIhiNDOfwALiSIuYugK8JeAvgskg3adOneVCYFtFEpLfTCfcH9IriCK4OyEqWYPPtjB_gp6-6ZcLDEExwtIVyPTMw47Q/w400-h286/hopi_baras_071021_IMG_1540.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Joyful with our unexpected blessing we moved on. At Cancun Street, a Common Emerald Dove was foraging on the ground. We've seen this bird once before but this one stayed for a long time unmindful of two happy birders taking its picture.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOofhyrVH3AysUFOFqHLiNlobMRBIFUXyMNfGaZnk9Euor2wJE2B-pfa1-ySDv1vzhNshwxkUesfarsjTQVAKlhu98qyW92_V3V-mngG7T7B4zC_m7yIfEA7DCfCh-BlXYgbVMA/s1309/cedo_baras_071021_IMG_1977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1309" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOofhyrVH3AysUFOFqHLiNlobMRBIFUXyMNfGaZnk9Euor2wJE2B-pfa1-ySDv1vzhNshwxkUesfarsjTQVAKlhu98qyW92_V3V-mngG7T7B4zC_m7yIfEA7DCfCh-BlXYgbVMA/w400-h269/cedo_baras_071021_IMG_1977.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The final surprise was when we were turning a corner, I saw this White-breasted Waterhen right beside our car nonchalantly looking for its breakfast. Another species that we've never seen here before. It was so close that I got a full frame shot!<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKzuKHo6RAY0yqJZmQMo1NXCTfh3ennSugarZROFCZo2DbbST0GxAiOtGvX_yKbMaXujR_VujUQH00EkYz6MYcbfID3-1aed7W7Q5BNHBMjcs1FpbFPO7ya-JszFWho8HYWmmLw/s1400/wbwh_baras_071021_IMG_1964.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1400" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKzuKHo6RAY0yqJZmQMo1NXCTfh3ennSugarZROFCZo2DbbST0GxAiOtGvX_yKbMaXujR_VujUQH00EkYz6MYcbfID3-1aed7W7Q5BNHBMjcs1FpbFPO7ya-JszFWho8HYWmmLw/w400-h290/wbwh_baras_071021_IMG_1964.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As we ended our birding day, we couldn't believe the luck we had. Who would've thought that we would see, and even take pictures of, three species that we have not seen here before.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33870372.post-51012891151517767122021-06-27T08:10:00.006+08:002021-06-27T08:10:32.133+08:00Imus Go There<p> When our friend, Linda Gocon, posted photos of some unusual birds taken in Imus, Cavite, I thought "I must go there."</p><p>Early Saturday morning (June 26) my wife and drove to the place not that far from SM Center. Only to discover that the "birding" place was teeming with joggers, cyclists, and even motorcyclists. Forget about the Grass Owl I whispered to Cynthia. Thankfully, despite the abundance of human beings, there were still birds that inhabit the nearby grasslands. The most common of which (aside from the Eurasian Tree Sparrows, of course) was the Zitting Cisticola!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRYM14rqaw_fTsG01lcy-FY956JEHc0-cHm3b_L4G2Mz30MDmGjZxiyz6v_-iiqRcP2TxJkg_-SNVn5sqvwgdwezHYzSZNGpp3zz0KmPce968d38Q3P6omCPpT2UeRX6FGnqBRw/s752/zici_imus_062621_IMG_1441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="752" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRYM14rqaw_fTsG01lcy-FY956JEHc0-cHm3b_L4G2Mz30MDmGjZxiyz6v_-iiqRcP2TxJkg_-SNVn5sqvwgdwezHYzSZNGpp3zz0KmPce968d38Q3P6omCPpT2UeRX6FGnqBRw/w400-h318/zici_imus_062621_IMG_1441.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Something really weird happened next. We both saw some movement on the ground. So we both took pictures of the bird that was roaming around. I knew that my subject was a Paddyfield Pipit and I assumed that Cynthia was photographing the same species. However, when I was processing our photos at home I discovered that the bird my wife was taking pictures of was an Oriental Skylark!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO95IBjgiT1bpk7TIJU8237oRWsUk1ICNgDyU5WqjLssjVangRMdT3UyEusECsTN-SF-zxVx8ucy2U1vTOKnuG79uNI7k0gtUlGd7T0B3NnJt003okcLNDDgffuiFqpGFUXbgWVA/s1167/papi_imus_062621_IMG_1471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1167" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO95IBjgiT1bpk7TIJU8237oRWsUk1ICNgDyU5WqjLssjVangRMdT3UyEusECsTN-SF-zxVx8ucy2U1vTOKnuG79uNI7k0gtUlGd7T0B3NnJt003okcLNDDgffuiFqpGFUXbgWVA/w400-h300/papi_imus_062621_IMG_1471.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddyfield Pipit<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM7hJtmNqlf-TyDFmqO9NjikFAR-hvk08PBSTEBygPEl8hWG9nTP3nKF7ZSIHyz1UtO3NliwnK5NeE8N-IzwmY5cbA41FLjV83MP2oq977i4cieCzkDKR510KTO8C3DBgVyx2Nw/s1149/orsk_imus_062621_IMG_1113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1149" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM7hJtmNqlf-TyDFmqO9NjikFAR-hvk08PBSTEBygPEl8hWG9nTP3nKF7ZSIHyz1UtO3NliwnK5NeE8N-IzwmY5cbA41FLjV83MP2oq977i4cieCzkDKR510KTO8C3DBgVyx2Nw/w400-h301/orsk_imus_062621_IMG_1113.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental Skylark</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Next came the doves: A Zebra Dove was also foraging among the grass.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrivN8zgVl-Ch3aTTW1mltFWlyhyphenhypheneBQ1GKvfXhAZ5udnT4pw_dCDmB6ZpyyJaa4flJQOmK729Z11h1_3VyfeK2KhVJ-aPmLQY0LIpx7DGxvqJLv0rKtamIwlmmYelJrHULdwJDQ/s1400/zedo_imus_062621_IMG_1137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1400" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrivN8zgVl-Ch3aTTW1mltFWlyhyphenhypheneBQ1GKvfXhAZ5udnT4pw_dCDmB6ZpyyJaa4flJQOmK729Z11h1_3VyfeK2KhVJ-aPmLQY0LIpx7DGxvqJLv0rKtamIwlmmYelJrHULdwJDQ/w400-h256/zedo_imus_062621_IMG_1137.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Cynthia was lucky enough to get a shot of a Spotted Dove making a landing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMSn_gyYs0XYu0f4jxgYz1JSbbMQPrFksQSeWVWj5J4LkaVYh6BdZmXHfVsTlJKMkW6OhMmslrLGlWaS-U2xZTplsqM74fmqAYOHy_6XzWA3NfIa0h4pcnuYmSdY66D9MAW9DXQ/s1364/spdo_imus_062621_IMG_1133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1364" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMSn_gyYs0XYu0f4jxgYz1JSbbMQPrFksQSeWVWj5J4LkaVYh6BdZmXHfVsTlJKMkW6OhMmslrLGlWaS-U2xZTplsqM74fmqAYOHy_6XzWA3NfIa0h4pcnuYmSdY66D9MAW9DXQ/w400-h285/spdo_imus_062621_IMG_1133.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>We then moved to a place where some trash had been piled up. From there my wife saw a Cinnamon Bittern in a distance. Eventually it flew off and of course, Cynthia got a perfect BIF (bird in flight) shot! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnvcXFshv_AutzDfKspAa0f9zNQ_WXFBzMAOvRs5D-M0YXOBb4W_yLbRalyCQ4sRCp2akYpNg7mwCxrtdghN55ZXL6R7Pdgir5bYd0aPNBKkmYfAB6t5AaJGgKltB2ec3BAsSpQ/s1011/cibi_imus_062621_IMG_1184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1011" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnvcXFshv_AutzDfKspAa0f9zNQ_WXFBzMAOvRs5D-M0YXOBb4W_yLbRalyCQ4sRCp2akYpNg7mwCxrtdghN55ZXL6R7Pdgir5bYd0aPNBKkmYfAB6t5AaJGgKltB2ec3BAsSpQ/w400-h275/cibi_imus_062621_IMG_1184.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>To console myself after failing to get my BIF shot, I took an obligatory photo of a Eurasian Tree Sparrow.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9uy1o7EDWAASRCKBqsb6ac1vgDzjucHMQHs7eI4HjlXLTy0wFUQ1r2fw70HD3XGg0fyVhm6UMoGORsH_XH-BXVhK3yNRrU9R927jbEnjjoULrvu2KdelR09x1YtIKgkUkBXNWQ/s1400/etsp_imus_062621_IMG_1489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1400" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9uy1o7EDWAASRCKBqsb6ac1vgDzjucHMQHs7eI4HjlXLTy0wFUQ1r2fw70HD3XGg0fyVhm6UMoGORsH_XH-BXVhK3yNRrU9R927jbEnjjoULrvu2KdelR09x1YtIKgkUkBXNWQ/w400-h266/etsp_imus_062621_IMG_1489.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Speaking of BIFs, a couple of Oriental Pratincoles were flying around providing a challenge for us.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aZcvCYRgDnnGGGUcukA3VQETNTyr2fTeWljJdf4jZRurZM5agECiSveOFfVqLXsJ-Q49G_Wsk8DGZmGKa5f9t-D8uoOH-Pp3jAhdaQZ_Vhyphenhyphenuw6JYCGsNHifpmtdT1MkkA9GE0Q/s1423/orpr_imus_062621_IMG_1502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1423" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aZcvCYRgDnnGGGUcukA3VQETNTyr2fTeWljJdf4jZRurZM5agECiSveOFfVqLXsJ-Q49G_Wsk8DGZmGKa5f9t-D8uoOH-Pp3jAhdaQZ_Vhyphenhyphenuw6JYCGsNHifpmtdT1MkkA9GE0Q/w400-h278/orpr_imus_062621_IMG_1502.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Cynthia's sharp eyes got her a White-browed Crake.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWj243GBRDkEqysAkDf0RPF0qxDiapla3nT3cIj7cUeWAPPwSfMrHOIc7jtvVTlGD0FP7AuJLBochlUDzNEICu7tPBmuJWopluSz9VnP_N3P6IKZ4-hX9zSwWdYuEjF0eRy9LsbA/s984/wbcr_imus_062621_IMG_1213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="984" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWj243GBRDkEqysAkDf0RPF0qxDiapla3nT3cIj7cUeWAPPwSfMrHOIc7jtvVTlGD0FP7AuJLBochlUDzNEICu7tPBmuJWopluSz9VnP_N3P6IKZ4-hX9zSwWdYuEjF0eRy9LsbA/w400-h275/wbcr_imus_062621_IMG_1213.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>From the roundabout, we proceeded to a road nearby. Feeding on the grass stalks were a horde of Munias - both Chestnut and Scaly-breasted.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLOB81aMPLjgbNu3u2ln_mXRrO3pEWuRn5kljsuyDnTQWXU9uBQWTf7UebROwKGIRCmadgyU-MkXjNCxYQsvgE2qZoSlPXGF1SSCCKuUxM120pws6lFRPUOhLNVF85EzBekFkCA/s982/chmu_imus_06262_IMG_1228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="982" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLOB81aMPLjgbNu3u2ln_mXRrO3pEWuRn5kljsuyDnTQWXU9uBQWTf7UebROwKGIRCmadgyU-MkXjNCxYQsvgE2qZoSlPXGF1SSCCKuUxM120pws6lFRPUOhLNVF85EzBekFkCA/w400-h281/chmu_imus_06262_IMG_1228.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut Munia<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWOt4zyO28DEh1wEIGAwQSoURD9wZk_RWk2cNAyCG4spVuDfgKW_PTQklxuAIU4CoCdW_xd59XYP8vnu5TmMssAJKaIcMhNoXu3wtXoKMx_qICjFB6dbXgVZJaQg5FwIWthCD6w/s1400/sbmu_imus_062621_IMG_1525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWOt4zyO28DEh1wEIGAwQSoURD9wZk_RWk2cNAyCG4spVuDfgKW_PTQklxuAIU4CoCdW_xd59XYP8vnu5TmMssAJKaIcMhNoXu3wtXoKMx_qICjFB6dbXgVZJaQg5FwIWthCD6w/w400-h278/sbmu_imus_062621_IMG_1525.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaly-breasted Munia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I also saw an immature Striated Grassbird preening on barbed wire.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeWQkpUOxrUjrv7Vdm_TwDQRq10esk-kez5uhGSRHD9Kdi5VXXWrHGOv6rZwt-U4zeVMOrCY5MYT3EOsUZ8VdcRdvG3CY5V8MLMLsk0FtoXKRUURxoebq_obtMzVBy3-UyvyQuA/s949/stgr_imus_062621_IMG_1495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="949" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeWQkpUOxrUjrv7Vdm_TwDQRq10esk-kez5uhGSRHD9Kdi5VXXWrHGOv6rZwt-U4zeVMOrCY5MYT3EOsUZ8VdcRdvG3CY5V8MLMLsk0FtoXKRUURxoebq_obtMzVBy3-UyvyQuA/w400-h290/stgr_imus_062621_IMG_1495.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Near the narrow road, we were surprised to see an Intermediate Egret!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oMnhCw2bu7aTrWPgyAI5HmYSKD9Lw0UMf-vtMytlwOSYv18Nvyq6-1KhiKtTrzNPlAWiNaz3Wmm3n1MqIL734qi38XPwdjl196afxItEWC5mOo4uxjLa_ouLPDYXSrtGVE1M3A/s1400/ineg_imus_062621_IMG_1251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1400" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oMnhCw2bu7aTrWPgyAI5HmYSKD9Lw0UMf-vtMytlwOSYv18Nvyq6-1KhiKtTrzNPlAWiNaz3Wmm3n1MqIL734qi38XPwdjl196afxItEWC5mOo4uxjLa_ouLPDYXSrtGVE1M3A/w400-h284/ineg_imus_062621_IMG_1251.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Perched on the electric wire were some Pacific Swallows</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKGfyVcmpa02EDndODxGFr50JXARETuTbGdD63Dh8OkTTBC9B2zZ4Po-bM4SJPcdeJEgogsppB7xueodnaHZ__EVBu0th_q3kQrBoiDxW2CpsJ334FAr7cXcsiS2X4Qk96RZ5dg/s1400/pasw_imus_062621_IMG_1538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1400" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKGfyVcmpa02EDndODxGFr50JXARETuTbGdD63Dh8OkTTBC9B2zZ4Po-bM4SJPcdeJEgogsppB7xueodnaHZ__EVBu0th_q3kQrBoiDxW2CpsJ334FAr7cXcsiS2X4Qk96RZ5dg/w400-h278/pasw_imus_062621_IMG_1538.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Past nine o'clock and we were soaked in our sweat, so we both agreed to call it a day. As we were about to leave, we got our "lifer" - penguins!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIwEZ2OE_EMg8Vl8m6TrvziXHrkZYrp0OO5bKoIDPVUY-7-Qq0X5Y46T034j26x2Ed6833G3Ye3HVuTVW3CbJj5ZMqfPNl38ISxEeaY1HRFdHfCoJwA2b0XYj8ny2NqkD9Kwl2Q/s1400/peng_imus_062621_IMG_1506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIwEZ2OE_EMg8Vl8m6TrvziXHrkZYrp0OO5bKoIDPVUY-7-Qq0X5Y46T034j26x2Ed6833G3Ye3HVuTVW3CbJj5ZMqfPNl38ISxEeaY1HRFdHfCoJwA2b0XYj8ny2NqkD9Kwl2Q/w400-h200/peng_imus_062621_IMG_1506.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Bob Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08555012226282244222noreply@blogger.com0