Wild birds and wildlife- Subic Bay Freeport, Phillippines

I don't have to even leave my home to enjoy the nature, birds and wildlife here in Subic Bay. From my 2nd story bedroom window, there are two 3 story rain forest trees! So many types of wild Philippine birds fly in and out of them all day. Being a photographer is heaven for me. Here are some of the sights I see of not only the birds, but also the mokeys that wander on the roads to the various tourist spots, beachs, housing compounds etc.

All photos copyright 2008 Diana J. Limjoco
The colorful birds in this photo are called blue throated Bee Eaters! The male has the longer tail and a little more colorful than the female.

There is a whole family of them in the tree in our backyard. I watched them raise 1 young one to fledgling and wathed as he took his first flight!

I had never been a bird watcher before we got our 2nd story bedroom in Subic over looking the jungle trees!

There are also many colorful parrot looking birds. They are so small though they may be a type of exotic parakeet. They are smaller than the neon orange flowers they drink nectar from! About 8 of them fly around the different trees every day. They have a particular screech, and that's when I grab my camera. They don't stay too long in one place, so it's hard to get good shots of them!
Many of my friends from Manila ask me why I chose to live in Subic, but as as a nature lover, this has been the most ideal place for me so far in the Philippines.

Aside from the natural beauty, Subic Freeport roads are fairly traffic free. One can still go for a leisurely drive on any day of the week without having to watch out for air polluting tricycles and jeepneys that fill most roads outside SBFZ, unless one lives quite in the middle of nowhere.

There are some fun places inside Subic Bay FZ that we like to visit when it's warm and not raining as it has been lately, such as Camayan Beach resort and Subic Ocean Adventure Park.