A Minute of Shame

While waiting for the fire dance show, Tribu K were looking for participants from the audience for a fun game with a prize. I asked the kids to volunteer but no one dare. So, I stand up and climb the stage. As long as they will not let me touch a snake or dare me to eat exotic food, I'm game!!

I may have brains but I certainly lack body coordination. LOL!!!

Dancing with Fire

Below was the video clip of the fire dance that we were watching during our short visit in Davao City. The show lasted an hour but I am only sharing six minutes of it. If I have still time, I will share more fire dance video on this blog site.

P. S. This is my first attempt to become a vlogger and it took me a day to figure out how to do it. So please watch and enjoy the clip.

I cannot play the video using my phone so I loaded it again using youtube. Hopefully this will work.

Davao BUTTERFLY House

The Davao Butterfly House was our next destination. The weather was so hot as Mr. Sun was smiling big upon us. This was not a perfect time for butterfly watching. But then, we were there already so there will be no turning back.

There were no tour guide available. Maybe they were having siesta or were hiding from the pierce heat of the sun. So we decided to roam unassisted and to continue our pictorials, haha!

It has been a long day for us and our feet were sore so we decided to take a rest first in the middle of the garden which was just perfect.

We roamed our eyes while lounging. The sight of butterflies resting above us were enjoyable, delightful and engrossing. It helped us soothing and warming us all to be ready for our next exploit.

Butterflies are always gentle, colorful and beautiful. These butterflies are docile that you can catch them by raising your hand. You just have to be careful to avoid any damage to these insects.

When there are butterflies, blooming flowers are also around. Various species of flowers are everywhere making this place more relaxing, stunning and wonderful.

These butterflies should have been very delighted sipping and feeding nectar from these flowers. I just hope that getting photograph everyday from excited visitors will not make their lives shorter. We will be guilty if that is the case.

The butterflies below were mating under the scorching heat of the sun. No kidding, but of course, the tress were protecting them from Mr. Sun.

The dead butterflies are preserved here. The average lifespan of a butterfly is one month. Size can also be a factor. The larger the butterfly, the longer is it's life span. Large butterflies can live nine months.

After wandering around, we find ourselves very thirsty and we started fantasizing a giant ice cream. Good luck to our yummy thoughts!!

A Road Trip in Davao

Inside the van was chaos (joke). Haha, we cannot blame ourselves because it was our first time to be in Davao. The city is famous because of Durian, our national fruit. We do not have these trees in Cebu so we were all excited to see it. The kids were shouting "DURIAN" while on the road.

That was why we decided to stop beside one of the fruit stalls along the road. We challenged these kids to eat Durian. That was another lasting moment of their childhood. After this taste challenge they were not chanting D-U-R-I-A-N anymore but M-A-R-A-N-G instead. LOL!!

The Van driver also brought us to this below store to shop for some famous Davao delicacies. Along this road we were able to buy the famous POMELO. Actually all I can remember was we bought bunch of pomelo and not the sweets displayed at this store.

I want to eat POMELO from Davao!!

Souvenir Shops at Philippine Eagle Center

The souvenir shops were located beside this signboard. You can find them before you enter the Davao City Water District's watershed. The first entrance fee is also collected at this place. If you can recall, The Philippine Eagle Center is located inside this watershed. Another entrance fee is collected by the center itself. They also have a souvenir shop inside but we suggest to do your shopping here.

Now let us take a peek and check what items we can afford from these shops.

What attract us most were the colorful display all throughout the shops. The colors were very lively, vibrant and typical. That makes each item unique and worth keeping.

The sight was so good for the eye but not for our pocket. Good thing that these kids were with their mothers. I am not saying that these were expensive but with our numbers, we might be spending big time if we were not careful.

These kids here get a souvenir for this trip. At least their aunts and mothers were able to buy these items for them, haha!! Just a tip, if you haggle please buy the item. These locals may not like it if they give in and you will still not get the item.

We are now seeing the exit sign so its time for us to go. Thanks for reading and hopefully this will encourage you to visit "The Philippine Eagle Center".

Fauna and Flora at Philippine Eagle Center

Aside from the eagles, the center is also the shelter of some endemic animals and plants.

This is also our first time to see a Durian bearing a fruit so we always look up and point those fruits for everyone to see. Of course, we all took our pictures with the fruit above. (trip lang)

Below birds should be doves. I am not sure or maybe I can no longer remember it correctly. They are the luckiest bird in this sanctuary because they are free to roam around the center. They can even get out anytime. They must have allowed human to touch them, otherwise, they will not be putting that signboard on their abode.

Speaking of fauna, this is our first time to see a Rambutan shrub/tree. I am not sure if it is a tree or shrub because all we know is the fruit sold in the market. We all gather around this plant to have a souvenir photo.

I never knew that Anahaw, our national leaf bears a fruit. But then it did and that knowledge is surprising. Time for another souvenir photo again!!

So, they also have Baboy Ramo around the corner. The pig may still be very wild for we were not able to locate them.

Only this creature graces our presence. Their warty pig is a snob.

I thinks she is a baby doe. She seems frightened and is about to outrun us. Haha!!

Ang Mga Amo sa Philippine Eagle Center

The Philippine Eagle Center not only caters the Philippine Monkey Eagles but also the monkeys as well. We have more fun watching those monkeys because unlike eagles who always stay regal on their own thrones, monkeys are always playful, witty and lively to look at.

Their sanctuary is like an island. This little haven has been surrounded by running water. As what we have learn from a famous folklore, monkeys cannot swim and will never venture on water. This confine should have been inspired by that idea and I admire the wisdom behind this set-up.

It seems that feeding is done using the running water around the enclosure. Monkeys are wise enough to finds ways of retrieving these food particles from the water. Watching them like this is simply fascinating.

We will just hope that the eagles inside the aviaries will not be able to escape and find these monkeys as an easy prey. I am sure that those eagles can smell and fell their presence from wherever they are.

The Eagles inside "The Philippine Eagle Center" Aviary

The Philippine Eagle Center is a huge forest where the aviaries of some endemic birds are build. It is very important to stay on the narrow path to keep you away from the wild. Should you not be careful then this creepy insect should be able to keep you on track.

Giants spiders are everywhere. The birds are inside the cage, that could be the reason why they are able to increase their scary population. They are as big as my palm and yes, it is my first time to see them that huge.

Pag-asa is the famous Philippine Monkey Eating Eagle, as she is the first sprout of hope of this preservation project. Being the first of its kind to be successfully hatched and bred inside the Philippine Eagle Center is not an easy feat.

Below eagle is named Fighter. He lost his right wing during his capture. Fortunately, he was saved and was brought to the center. He can no longer fly but he stays proud and regal as he stand on his own throne. This mighty bird is indeed a symbol of inspiration to all Filipinos most especially to me. Haha!! Great bird!!!

So, where is Dakila? She is just relaxing somewhere!!

I am not sure if we covered all the eagles. For more details and photos, kindly visit the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao. The next post will be about the favorite food of this monkey eating eagles.