Small Black Birds

I found these birds perched on the cuartel's columns.  They look a lot like the black birds I found in Sumilon.  Hmm.  If I were superstitious, I would wonder why I found black birds not just here but in Sumilon and in Tumalog Falls as well (a big, black one at that).    

Big Black Bird

Aside from the interesting dandelion-like and passion fruit-like plants that I saw along the way from Tumalog Falls to our pick-up point, this big black bird perched on a tree also caught my attention.

As I was the first one to notice it and because they saw my photos of my bird-watching activity in Sumilon, Angel was kidding me that I had just become a certified bird watcher.  Ha ha.

Little Spiderhunter Amidst a Sea of Bougainvilleas

As promised in my previous post, here's a picture of my favorite shot when I went bird-watching in Sumilon Island.

I'm not sure if I got it right but it could be a Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra).  I'm sure about the flowers being bougainvilleas, though.

Bird-watching at Sumilon Island

While I shared that I was disappointed at not seeing any birds during our trek of the island as I only heard bird calls, I was happy to later find out otherwise.  

The first birds I saw were small and black and very noisy.  I am not sure what they're called though.

Then I found this pigeon, which was the most difficult to photograph among them as it would walk away fast at the tiniest detection of movement.  I chased it for maybe 10 minutes and took about a dozen photographs before getting an acceptable, not blurry one.

Then there's this shot I took while I was having a massage.  Yup, I took this while I was lying face down and having my back kneaded.

I actually have a favorite shot of a bird among a colorful sea of flowers  but I will cover that in my next post.

A Little Birdie Greeted Me a Good Morning

‎"Good morning" was delivered straight to me by this cute little fella.

Woke up to birds chirping and found a couple of them a few meters from my doorway. Who knows bird photography can be such a challenge? I have to creep back to my room to get my camera, hurriedly fumble for its settings then stealthily wait for the perfect moment to get a shot while praying it won't fly away like the others did while I wasn't yet done.