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What kinds of bird
have I seen or maybe do I know of? Eagles, doves, swans, chickens, ducks, and
an infinite number of Maya birds are
what would probably come to my mind. I may have taken Biology in high school
and Bio 1 in college but none of these subjects focus solely on birds that I
will be able to recognize them from far away. That is why during the bird-watching
activity, all I can ever say was that what I saw were all mayas.
However, as I was recalling the birds I saw and comparing them to what
Sir Vallejo, our first ever guest speaker, was flashing and identifying on the
screen, they were not the same. Some had white parts, some were completely
brown and some even had other colors. It was fascinating for me because I never
would have expected to see other kinds of birds in the campus because in my
duration in UP Diliman, I don’t recall seeing these birds at all.
Why do birds
suddenly appear?
This is where this question becomes very applicable. Do birds really
suddenly appear out of nowhere and fly up there in the sky? Do they approach
people without even giving any sign? Birds, I believe are always there. It is
just that normally, people do not take notice of them because they are too busy
or aren’t the type of people who observes their environment very clearly. I
remember from the activity that there were some on a ledge then some on top of
a building. There were even those flying from one tree to another tree. And
then there were many resting in just one tree so all I had to do was look up.
I saw all these birds because I intended to look for them. I was tasked
to find them and so I did. As I’ve mentioned, if it was just a normal day,
especially in this summer heat, I would perhaps be just sitting around not
minding any animal, insect or bird that are just near me except if they make
sudden movements or if I feel danger from them. But now, I’ve realized that by
being aware of them, I get to truly appreciate the beauty of nature. I guess
walking under the sun and gazing up in the sky makes a difference especially if
you see for the first time this kind of bird and a yellow bird, for me, is what
made that difference.
Birds migrate from one place to another according to their needs. But
that doesn’t mean that every single one of these birds will go to another
country leaving us with nothing. This means that we can always have the chance
to get to see birds. As long as we take care of our environment, birds will
never be a rare sight. As long as we try to observe our surroundings, we will
be able to see things that we may have not seen before.
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