Hello everyone, I’m back! It’s been about six months since I’ve blogged and visited your sites. I’ve missed you all during my vacation and hope to reconnect with my online friends. A lot has happened during my break, especially when I visited my family in the Philippines but all were positive life changes. Now, I’m ready to post all the photos I’ve captured while I was away.
When we travel nowadays, we also incorporate birdwatching into our plans. My main goal was to travel to Bohol, Philippines and hoping we’d catch a glimpse of the uncommon Philippine frogmouth. Luck was on our side when we went to the Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary in Corella, Bohol. The guide was not only knowledgeable about tarsiers but also Philippine birds. He showed us this unusual bird in its nest. Me and hubby could barely contain our excitement.
Looking up, you can easily understand why it’s named frogmouth with its wide beak. The Philippine frogmouth (Batrachostomus septimus) is an uncommon nocturnal and endemic bird of the Philippines. “The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction. Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion.”~www.birdlife.org
“The nest is built from a horizontal branch that is placed two to five meters above ground. It is made from the parent’s own downy feathers which is held in place using spider silk, moss and lichens. The female lays one egg per season. The male incubates the egg during the day and the female at night.”~en.wikipedia.org
In this side view, it looked like it was smiling when photographed. It definitely was the highlight of my day. 🙂
Thanks for coming by and I will show more species next time. See you!
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Look like a lovely fishing spot. Thanks for sharing it.Nebraska Birding
great shots, looked like a perfect day for fishing.Gill in Canada
Looks like it was fortunate you were fishing and not sailing. Doesn’t appear to be a breath of wind blowing out there!
it looks like a fine place but did you catch anything? hope all is well out your way, looking forward to more blogs from shey, take care, jack c
So nice and peaceful!
The water looks so calm; very nice capture. I hoped they had a good day fishing.
Great day for fishing – hope you got som fish!?Thanks for visiting!
They look like two contented guys –
awwww…That looks like a beautiful, peaceful place! Great that you’re back!!
Looks like a nice place to go for an outing of any kind. Very tranquil and a beautiful day for fishing.
Really nice photos & looks like you had a good time while you were gone! Happy WW!
BTW – How did you get the list of smileys? I’d like to add that to my page
It looks like those guys are having a great day.
Yes, it was indeed a relaxing day. We didn’t catch any fish because we started late and were there for 3 hours. I got lots of nature shots though, so it was still worth it.We’re going again next weekend and will try to start early and be more patient. hehehFor Tricia, here’s how to add smileys:Blogger Bells & Whistles:)Thanks for dropping by, guys! 🙂
lovely photos. looks like they are enjoying fishing.
What a fun looking watering hole. I love being out on water, especially in small boats.
Looks like a lovely day to be out on the water.
Great shots, Shey! Welcome back…:)JP
Thanks! It’s good to be back. 🙂
Excellent photos. Lovely post.
Oh, and by the way…. Welcome back!
Have a nice day.
Thanks so much! Have a great week ahead! 🙂
So interesting, never knew so much details about this bird.
Thanks Indrani for coming by. 🙂
I’ve never heard of the bird, thanks for sharing, I’ll look for it when I’m in Bohol in July
It’s really a cool bird. Thanks for dropping by. 🙂
Great to have you back and with a posting of a super bird. That last shot i superb. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Margaret. Have a fantastic weekend too!
Great shots of this interesting bird.
Thanks Gunilla. 🙂
Hello Shey, welcome back.. Your trip sounds awesome.. I love the frogsmouth, it is a cool bird. Great sighting and photos..Thank you for linking up and sharing your post.. Have a happy day!
It was cool indeed. Nice to blog and visit you guys again. Have a great week ahead!
Welcome back! This bird is gorgeous ! Thank you for showing these beautiful pictures !
Have a nice day !
Thanks Ela! Have an awesome weekend to you too. 🙂
My goodness! I’ve been wondering what happened to you and your blog! Now I know you were in your homeland, visiting. How awesome. And to have a positive time there…that too is wonderful.
This bird…it’s really special. I loved the close up and reading about them with your commentary.
Thanks for taking time out in your busy day to share this link at I’d Rather B Birdin’!! It’s always a pleasure to see what birds you find in your part of the world!
It’s nice to visit your blog again Anni. Thank you. I should have posted an “on vacation” notice when I left. I miss blogging and visiting y’all.
Yehey! Good to see you back, and with wonderful pictures to boot. What a wild-looking bird!
Thanks so much B. Glad you came by. 🙂
a really beautiful frogmouth. And such gorgeous shots. Congrats to that sighting. 🙂
Thanks!
Fantastic shots!
what a great bird and wonderful shots! welcome back after your time away!
Wonderful shots of unusual bird.
Hi Shey and welcome back. Loved these photos of this extraordinary bird. I have never seen one before. Marvelous photos!
What an interesting bird! I look forward to your posts.
I’m glad you liked my post. Thanks for coming by. 🙂
What a remarkable bird, and to get it on the nest! Congratulations, and welcome back!
Thanks! 🙂
What an unusual bird! And tiny nest. The world is full of such wonderful oddities.