This birdwatching hobby has me hooked. It’s gotten me up earlier in the summer mornings, the better to catch sight of all the avian activity going on.

I had a tough time identifying this specimen. Taking pictures of it also posed (pun intended, he he) a greater challenge, since it hops and flits about among the branches, rarely staying in one place for more than a couple of seconds.

I’m not 100% sure but, from my research, this looks like an Arctic Warbler. Check out the Migration data contained in the above link; it appears that it winters (i.e., it spends the winter away from its usual habitat in a particular place) in southern Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand and the Philippines.

If you’re lucky, you can spot the Arctic Warbler in the trees near the pre-school, amidst the more raucous mayas and the larger Yellow-Vented Bulbuls.

Posted in: Better Earth, Photo Gallery | | May 2009