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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 13, 2008 23:22:18 GMT
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Post by mantarey on Jan 14, 2008 4:21:05 GMT
Excerpt from the inquirer report: " Tina Mallari, a WBCP member, documented the Candaba visitors through photographs." I think I know that famous bird photographer, sounds familiar  |
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Post by tina mallari on Jan 14, 2008 4:45:11 GMT
LOL Rey !!!! I was as surprised as you  Mike asked if it's okay for GMA or ABS-CBN to contact me for pictures but nobody ever mentioned this thing about inquirer ;D Now even my gradeschool & highschool friends are sending me SMS about that article - HEhHEhHEHEHehEHEehEe It's kinda funny in a way kasi even while in candaba, sometimes people from there would stop and say ikaw ba si tina mallari - LOL I'd be so shocked kasi have never met them and they would say something like "eh taon taon nandito ka madalas buong araw" ( english translation: "every single year, you frequently spend the whole day here in Candaba" ) - HAhHAhAHhHAhAHa it's so funny !!!! |
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Post by mantarey on Jan 14, 2008 6:15:02 GMT
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Post by tina mallari on Jan 14, 2008 6:34:12 GMT
Ngerkssssss !!!! HAhAHAhHAhaHAHahAHahAHa Rey the main reason why this is all so funny to me, specially the Candaba story with the locals, is because I know they know me because whenever I am there, I ALWAYS go to the Mayor's House to BEG to use the rest room !!!! HAhAHahAHahhAHahAHaha Sus, I'm not famous noh - Si ROMY pa, YAN ang FAMOUS bird photographer. I am just a lucky "by the way" bird photographer who sometimes gets lucky in bumping into the birds and take such poor photographs of them. Basta my dream is to one day be as good (even 1/4 as good only) as Master IDOL Romy  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 14, 2008 6:39:07 GMT
When I read this morning's PDI, I was telling my neighbors " Hey guys.... you wouldn't believe me, but I actually personally know this famous lady birdshooter! " ;D Ngerkssssss !!!! HAhAHAhHAhaHAHahAHahAHa Rey the main reason why this is all so funny to me, specially the Candaba story with the locals, is because I know they know me because whenever I am there, I ALWAYS go to the Mayor's House to BEG to use the rest room !!!! HAhAHahAHahhAHahAHaha Sus, I'm not famous noh - Si ROMY pa, YAN ang FAMOUS bird photographer. I am just a lucky "by the way" bird photographer who sometimes gets lucky in bumping into the birds and take such poor photographs of them. Basta my dream is to one day be as good (even 1/4 as good only) as Master IDOL Romy |
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Post by tina mallari on Jan 14, 2008 6:45:10 GMT
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Post by mantarey on Jan 14, 2008 7:19:55 GMT
Si Ka Romy world class and known worldwide, si Tina world class also but so far known nationwide pa lang. Few more years, with the rate she's going, international acclaim na rin Seriously, I'm proud and happy for you Tina |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 14, 2008 7:56:08 GMT
 Ngek Waaaaaaaaaaa you guys are making fun of me ha tina goes to the corner and makes "mukmuk"   HahHAhaHAha don't know the word in english  Yohooooo, Tina......... you can come out of that corner now. Stop sulking coz you really are the best lady birdshooter I've ever met! ;D |
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Post by tina mallari on Jan 14, 2008 8:58:15 GMT
HahHAhahAHahHAhaAha thanks Rey and Romy  LOL Romy !!! Double HAhHAHahAHahHAHAAha that's because I'm the only one you know who's a hardcore female bird photographer bird nut like you guys here in the Philippines !!! HAhahAHhahaHAHhaHAHAhaAha IF ONLY Ixi and Ate Lyds would go to bird photography outings more often and post their captures, I'm so sure you guys will have a very difficult time saying what you are saying now  |
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Jan 14, 2008 9:23:27 GMT
Congratulations X 1,000 Tina ;D ;D
Kuya Pitsew ;D
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Post by alainpascua on Jan 14, 2008 14:25:43 GMT
Got this email from Press Sec. Ignacio Bunye:
Pleased to send you a copy of my column which will appear in the January 14 issues of Manila Bulletin, Tempo, People's Tonight and Balita.
Regards.
Toting Bunye
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By Ignacio R. Bunye
January 13, 2008
At the invitation of Candaba Mayor Jerry Pelayo and his wife Lani, my undersecretary, Martin ‘Tinton’ Crisostomo and I, with some Malacanan reporters in tow, motored to the Candaba bird reservation last Saturday. We left Manila at 8 a.m. and reached Mayor Pelayo’s birdwatching rest house around 10 a.m. There we met Dutch Ambassador Robert Brinks, Michael Yu, president of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, Alain Pascua, president of KAAKBAY, other birdwatchers, (some as young as 9) and Pampanga-based media.
After snacks of hot coffee and pan de sal, we walked along a muddy and slippery elevated round in the middle of the swamp unmindful of the drizzle. The tree-lined road was littered with white feathers (from egrets no doubt) and droppings. Our guide said that the tree branches would droop as the egrets come to roost towards sunset and from a distance, the trees would appear to be covered with snow. Until then, I could not see any bird, except for a few sparrows which I could watch even from my backyard. I began to wonder if I had traveled in vain. Then all of a sudden, as if alerted to our presence, the birds suddenly rose from the ground. Watching approximately 17,000 birds, numbering 40 species, simultaneously take off and is simply awesome.
In the early 80’s, the 32,000 hectare Candaba swamp, which lies in the path of migratory birds coming from Alaska, Russia, Japan, Korea and China. is said to have been visited by even more birds. A local resident said, the skies darkened as the birds , then estimated at 100,000, took to the air. But clearing of the natural habitat, draining of water, hunting and poaching contributed to the rapid decline in bird population.
In 2004, Mayor Pelayo carved out a 70 hectare bird reservation and passed a municipal ordinance banning hunting in the Candaba swamp. Soon he persuaded, other Pampanga mayors to pass a similar ordinance until the ban was adopted in the whole province of Pampanga. In 2006, bird watchers reported a bird population of 11,000 and the increasing trend has been observed since then. Bird watchers have observed 90 different bird species in the reserve, half of which are migratory.
A beautiful documentary, prepared by KAAKBAY, entitled “Wings in the Water: The Birds in Candaba Swamp” describes the Candaba Swamp as an important staging and wintering area for migratory birds from October up to April of every year.
On February 1 and 2 this year, Candaba will host the first annual Ibon-Ebon Festival.
If you are up to it, all you need is a pair of binoculars, good rubber shoes, broad brimmed hat, a pencil and a notebook to record your sightings. You will most likely encounter Great Egrets, Eurasian wigeons, garganeys, northern pintails, wandering whistling ducks, northern shovelers, common pochards, tufted ducks and purple swamphens.
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Note: You may email us at totingbunye2000@yahoo.com.
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Alain
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jan 14, 2008 18:01:03 GMT
I am weeping with joy for what you guys are doing regarding conservation and awareness of Philippine birds.
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Ngek Waaaaaaaaaaa you guys are making fun of me ha 
