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…
Text and photos by Maia Tanedo For this issue, I’d like to share an article I wrote for my personal blog featuring some scientific names…
BIRDWATCHING 101: What a Fledgling Birder Needs to Know by Maia Tañedo Maybe you’ve heard the term before: birdwatching or birding. Maybe you let out…