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Philippine Eagle Foundation Welcomes ‘chick #31’
Philippine Eagle Foundation Welcomes ‘chick #31’
It was not so long ago when the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) announced the passing of an 18-day-old eaglet “Chick #30” due to complications. Not more than three months after, PEF is welcoming its newest hatchling named “Riley” or “Chick #31.” According to PEF, the hatching of the chick named “Riley” “is the first-ever documented unassisted natural hatching.”
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Published at 2025-02-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Fauna and flora
Tags: Eagle, Zoo, birds
Migratory Birds Find Home in Pangasinan
Migratory Birds Find Home in Pangasinan
There is more to this town than its famous “bangus” (milkfish) and tilapia. As soon as the harvest season is over, hundreds of birds, mostly egrets, take over and swarm into the town’s fishponds in search of whatever is left in areas drained of water.
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Published at 2021-08-29 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment, Fauna and flora, Recreation
Tags: Alaminos, Pangasinan, birds, forest, government, mangrove
From 4 Egrets, Baras Bird Sanctuary Has More Than 20,000 Endemic Birds
From 4 Egrets, Baras Bird Sanctuary Has More Than 20,000 Endemic Birds
From just four Egrets in 1996, the 1.3 hectare peppercorn farm of Mr. Rey Malana has turned into a sanctuary for more than 20,000 endemic and migratory birds in Baras, Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat.
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Published at 2018-03-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Sanctuary, birds
Flights of Fancy
Flights of Fancy
Bird watching is trending in the Philippines, the latest narcotic for nature lovers. With just a pair of binoculars you can scour gardens for a start, then the marshes and riversides and mangroves, and then the forests. There are more than 600 species throughout the country and more discoveries are coming along as birding promotes environmentalism. Here are samples of where to go on each of the main islands.
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Published at 2018-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Nature, birds
On the Wings of Bird Poems
On the Wings of Bird Poems
To some people, birds might as well be the “crowning glory of creation,” a tag usually reserved for human beings. After all, writers throughout history have written odes, paeans and songs extolling these wingèd creatures, envying them their gift of flight, even expressing a wish to be transformed into such masters of the sky.
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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Arts, Documentary
Tags: birds, poetic
In Search of the Cebu Flowerpecker
In Search of the Cebu Flowerpecker
To get to my viewing deck, I climb a wall of jagged limestone, its nooks puttied over by the woody roots of creeper plants and soft moss. The morning seems extraordinarily humid — and with very little forest cover, the sun feels prickly on my skin. Every now and then I have to wipe beads of sweat off my temples, otherwise they roll down my face and sting my eyes.
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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Fauna and flora
Tags: Cebu City, birds
Philippine Eagle: 11 Facts about the Philippines' National Bird
Philippine Eagle: 11 Facts about the Philippines' National Bird
The Philippine eagle or monkey-eating eagle is considered one of the rarest and most powerful birds in the world. The Southeast Asian country declared it as its national bird and protects this critically-endangered species at all costs, punishing those who are found guilty of killing it with 12 years of imprisonment or with high fines. Below, we round up 11 interesting facts about this majestic bird.
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Published at 2018-02-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Fauna and flora
Tags: Facts, National, birds
The Role of Birds and Serpents in Philippine Mythology
The Role of Birds and Serpents in Philippine Mythology
Birds and serpents have always been a common motif in mythological tales. Often, they are connected with spirituality as they represent deities and other supernatural forces governing the cosmic balance of the upper and lower world. Both animals posses qualities beyond the comprehension of ancient people; inciting fear and awe in the eyes of the first men who witness them; the glorious flight of bird that made them one with the sky and the deadly yet graceful movement of a snake crawling ...
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Published at 2018-01-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Mythology & folklore
Tags: Mythology, Serpent, birds