My interest in birds and bird photography made me decide to join the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines - it was through this club that I discovered a place with so many beautiful birds that live in the wild and where I saw my very first squirrels right in the very heart of Metro Manila.

Barred Rail
http://i.pbase.com/o4/66/595666/1/65240211.9AZgXkoD._mg_0159_is1.jpg

Rose-ringed Parakeets playing hide & seek
http://i.pbase.com/o4/66/595666/1/65240213.7rXZZDdH._mg_0196_is1.jpg

Pied Triller
http://i.pbase.com/o4/66/595666/1/65240214.049bprzg._mg_0231_is1.jpg

A Squirrel in Manila !!!!
http://i.pbase.com/o4/66/595666/1/65240215.XlPSKzbF._mg_9473_is1.jpg

Nice shots Tina! It was also at the Manila American Cemetery where I went on a birdwalk with WBCP. For the Barred Rail, were you in the open or using a car as a blind?

Nice shots Tina! There a lot of squirrels around Fort, Forbes and Dasma area :D It's either you don't see any of them one day but you may see maybe 4-5 playing around the next day, jumping from 1 tree to another, playing around. They trip on those red seeds of those small palm trees. Apparently they like 'em.

yep there are lots of squirrels near the american memorial. used to see lots of them there. :) nice capture of the birds!

Thanks a lot TJ, Anton and Aris for the kind words. I live in the south kasi and have never seen squirrels there. I've seen many squirrels in the States but never here in the Philippines kaya when I saw them, I was ecstatic :)

Hi TJ. Yes, I used the car as a blind. The barred rails get scared easily kaya you really have to use a blind or have verrrry long lens in order to get a nice detailed shot of them. Good luck.

tina, great capture! and i can't believe we have squirrels here in manila! galing!

Thanks Carlos. I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing either when I first saw them :)

Excellent captures, Tina... the Barred Rail in the water is my favorite...:)

Romy

Very nice captures Tina.

Thanks a lot Romy and Reyno.

Romy, that barred rail put on a wonderful show for me. I was able to take a lot of shots :)

I like that 1st pic.
cheers,
gil