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he Philippines is a Southeast Asian country in the Western Pacific, comprising more than 7,000 islands. Its capital, Manila, is famous for its waterfront promenade and centuries-old Chinatown, Binondo. Intramuros, a walled city in colonial times, is the heart of Old Manila. It’s home to the baroque 17th-century San Agustin Church as well as Fort Santiago, a storied citadel and military prison.

These dragons spend the majority of their lives in trees as the males are very territorial, marking 2 or 3 trees as their turf with a couple of females inhabiting each tree.

ere are a stingray (suborder: Myliobatoidei) and corals (class: Anthozoa) at the bottom of the Sulu Sea, off the Philippines' coast. Some smaller fish are swimming around, too. Includes original audio.

Sabang Wrecks, Philippines, Went for a morning dive at Sabang wrecks in Puerto Galera. We met this Giant Turtle who was enjoying its breakfast :-)

Many species of sea snakes inhabit Philippine Island. Sea snakes are gentle and beautiful creatures but the majority of them highly venomous.

In 2008, Tubbataha reefs were nominated as the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

The Philippine Sea Beautiful Philippines

Sabang is one of the 13 barangays of Puerto Galera (a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines). It is located at the southwestern end of the Verde Island Passage

Apo Reef is one of the most touted diving area of the Philippines. Due to high park fees, unsettled weather & difficulties to access all dive sites when visiting on a sailboat, we only did 6 dives. If this short video does not show anything fantastic, it is because we did not luck out to see big pelagic fish and because it seems that the reefs have suffered during the recent typhoons in the area. So best is to not have too high expectations when going to Apo Reef. One animal you will encounter is turtles, not rare in Apo Reef. Filmed in July 2017.

Scuba diving with TurtlesDiving Diving site: South Miniloc, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

his is a video showcasing a collection of 50 different Black-naped Oriole calls/songs. It is compiled from my video clips and audio recordings collected since 2009.

The Black-naped Oriole nest, which I discovered on 2 Mar 2011, had its first egg hatched on 12 Mar, give and take one or two days.

A recent picture shared on Twitter of a “human-sized” bat from the Philippines is taking the internet by storm and netizens are thoroughly spooked out. A Twitter user from the Philippines shared the image of what looks like a giant bat and claimed that it is a giant golden-crowned flying fox, and the post has gone viral. Many reacted to the post saying that they did not know the mammal existed before and some are just spooked out.

The Palawan Clawless Otters are animals locally found in Palawan. They are excellent swimmers and fish consist of their primary diet. This weekend we played around with the adorable otters, discovered a secluded beach, and had a dip at a hot spring all of which are found in the South of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan, Philippines

Bird/Animals by appearance: Brown Shrike Bonus: Finlayson's Squirrel Egret Black Winged Stilts Heron Whiskered Tern Collared Kingfisher Spotted Wood Kingfisher Cattle Egret Palawan Hornbill

Everyday I sprinkle some birdseeds on some of our claypots to feed the sparrows "maya". At first, I had only 4 regular "customers". The last count was about 14. They regularly drop by for breakfast, lunch, and at around 5 in the afternoon

The rufous hornbill, also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw, is a large species of hornbill.

The Philippine fairy-bluebird (Irena cyanogastra) is a species of bird in the family Irenidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species, along with the Asian fairy-bluebird, are considered as sacred to the Tagalog people as they are perceived as tigmamanukan omens, and therefore, the sacred omens and messengers of Bathala, the supreme god in indigenous Tagalog religious practices.

A video of Philippine Serpent Eagle at Lawaan, Eastern Samar.

Under the most up-to-date taxonomy, there are 227 bird species endemic to the Philippines. Many of these are restricted to specific islands; 46 species are found only on Luzon, 34 species only on Mindanao, 23 species only on Palawan, and 124 species on other islands or multiple islands.

This guide will help bird enthusiasts identify birds—both common and rare—found frequenting rice fields in the Philippines, spotlighting particularly the rice fields on the IRRI farm as a microcosm for the country as a whole. All of these birds, most assuredly, can be seen in many rice fields within the Philippines, Hence the title of this guide. This guide concentrates on the IRRI fields because they have been intensively surveyed over recent years like no other location in the country.

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly colored wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight.

Horseshoe crabs are marine and brackish water arthropods of the family Limulidae and the only living members of the order Xiphosura. Their popular name is a misnomer, as they are not true crabs or crustaceans, as crabs are, but a different order of arthropods.

Tachypleus tridentatus, the Chinese horseshoe crab. The big one is female and the small one is male, the male grabs the tail of the female during the mating season to be the first on the spot when she lays eggs. This is a super video, really good to see them in the water.

Monster Fish, River Fish If you see something like this in the sea, do not approach it or if you want to approach it, bring a fish expert.