By Maia Tañedo Birding is, surprisingly, a deeply emotional hobby. While the more obvious feelings—excitement, wonder, curiosity, and frustration—are often mentioned, there’s a deeper emotional…
by Maia Tanedo Back in 2013, I wrote an article for eBON titled 10 Most Common Urban Birds and have gotten quite a lot of…
by Maia Tanedo Books have always been important possessions for me. These printed materials hold special standing in different aspects and stages of my life…
by Maia Tañedo The COVID-19 situation took everyone by surprise when an enhanced community quarantine was imposed in Luzon and many parts of the Philippines,…
Text and photos by Djop Tabaranza Some novice birders might be intimidated to talk to the more experienced birders in the field especially when they…
by Maia Tanedo Binoculars are the most basic equipment a birdwatcher must have to be able to fully enjoy watching birds. Bins or binocs enable…
by Maia Tanedo What is “twitching”?In birding lingo, twitching does not refer to the muscular spasm or convulsive body movement. Rather it is a British…
by Djop Tabaranza Among the representatives of the animal kingdom, birds are the only group which have feathers. Feathers are specialized skin covers that are…
by Djop Tabaranza Right about this time of the year, the migratory birds that we have enjoyed over the past few months are beginning their…
by Maia Tanedo As the year comes to a close, the Philippines finds itself well within the migration season. For birdwatchers, this means going out…