This sailfin lizard is easily the largest we’ve seen around our property here on Siargao island in the Philippines. And it showed up in such an unexpected spot…
Okay, it’s not really a lemur and it can’t really fly but this Philippine flying lemur is an interesting and regular visitor to our nighttime yard. Usually it comes to our attention shortly after sunset as it begins moving through the guava and jackfruit trees.
Walking past these kids, I couldn’t help but ask what they were up to. They said they were “going fishing” but instead of a cane pole and some worms they were carrying tangled roots. This would require some investigation…
A cisticola is a kind of warbler; the Golden-headed Cisticola ranges from India to Australia and can be found throughout the Philippines.
My nephew Miljune came to hang out today; he really likes birds and lizards and stuff so we get along famously. Not long after he arrived we heard some noisy rustling of dried palm fronds behind the house. Not sure if it was a large bird or perhaps a sailfin lizard we rushed outside to check […]
Updates have been a little slow of late after I took a spill down a mountainside just after photographing that Handsome Sunbird nest. Being temporarily restricted to sedentary observation of our backyard birds, I thought I’d showcase those seen most commonly around our house these days. Looks like there’s some pelagic birding in store for […]
This Handsome Sunbird (yes, that’s really its name!) nest was spotted while climbing up a steep slope on the back of our property here on Siargao island early this morning. I found a spot nearby to sit, wait and watch for the sunbirds to return.
Let’s check in on this season’s rice farming in the fields of Del Pilar in San Isidro here on Siargao island.
We’ve written before about the large sailfin lizards that lurk outside our kitchen window. Recently, I’ve been seeing smaller juvenile sailfin lizards in the river out back. While they are skittish and will bolt and scamper over water when alarmed, they do often rest unobserved for long periods on rocks and branches.
