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5 Comments

KdonGalay
KdonGalay 9 years ago

Thanks staccyh, Lauren
yup I also love pic 5

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Wonderful series, No. 5 is so funny! What antics to get food.

staccyh
staccyh 9 years ago

Lovely photos, #4 and 5 are my favs! :)

KdonGalay
KdonGalay 9 years ago

yup Karen, Tamsi sya, but not the regular Olive-backed.
you might have noticed the rufous eye rather than deep black of OBS, and the iridescent wing which changes color relative to sunlight angle.

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 9 years ago

Tamsi!

KdonGalay
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KdonGalay

Ifugao, Philippines

Spotted on Apr 28, 2014
Submitted on May 5, 2014

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