Birders of Cebu Gather: Cebu Bird Conservation Society

Posted by The Photoblogger in Animals, Cebu on July 20, 2009 | one response

The start of the CBCS family

For anyone who truly knows me, I am an avid lover of avian wildlife. I can spend the whole day just walking around in our subdivision just observing 20 different species of birds flying around whether they be in flocks, pairs, or solitary flight.

Not Just Coffee

Many months ago, I was already informed by my uncle Raul Puentespina (co-author of Birds of Cebu and Bohol, Philippines and photographer of the rare Cebu Black Shama-Copsychus Cebuenensis) about a certain group in Cebu that was formed for the Birders in Cebu. Now, not many Filipinos are actually enthusiastic about birding. It comes to a point that we even get humiliated for what we do. I grew up in a setting where my brothers and sisters laughed at me for knowing these birds and my friends not understanding my passion.

Group discussion

But now, we finally have a group (and I am proud to be an official member) that is dedicated to preserving our Jewels of the forest (got this term from sir Romy Ocon’s Forum). And we finally have the papers ready (thanks to Godo, Herman, and Lisa) and we’re off to a great start.