Week 25: Bird watching is #BetterByBicycle
So I picked up a new hobby over the summer. When I attended the Sustainability Fiesta last April, organized by the UP Diliman Environment Management Office (UP DEMO), I was fortunate to get a slot in a guided bird walk. It was a birdwatching activity within the UP Diliman campus. Birdwatching is the practice of observing wild birds in their natural habitat, free from cage or captivity, either with our naked eyes, binoculars or any magnified viewing equipment. The activity was facilitated by Prof. Carmela Espanola of UP Institute of Biology, she's also a bird specialist and a champion of wildlife conservation. She started orienting us about birds and why it's necessary to birdwatch, as a form of recreation or citizen science. Then we went off walking around the campus and spotting different wild birds. It was an eye-opening event for me, I was pleasantly surprised to see different bird species in a highly urbanized city. I knew there are plenty of sparrows and pigeons in the ci...