23/08/2026
The main purpose of the trip was Wiki Takes Davao, a photo scavenger hunt and free-content photography outreach organized to document places, culture, people, and heritage for open knowledge. While in Davao, I also took the opportunity to capture the Kadayawan Festival, which I was covering again after seven years.
As a pleasant side trip, I was fortunate to be selected as one of the participants in a birding sortie organized by Sony Philippines and CameraHaus Davao at Malagos Garden Resort.
The Southern Silvery Kingfisher was one of the birds we were hoping to see. It made its presence felt through its calls but unfortunately never gave us a chance for a photograph. Still, the sortie gave me several lifers, including the Yellow-wattled Bulbul, Orange-bellied Flowerpecker, White-breasted Munia, and Guaiabero.
We also made a quick visit to Samal Island Nature Sanctuary, hoping to catch a glimpse of its star bird, the Writhed Hornbill. It remained elusive, but the Dollarbird and Coppersmith Barbet became new additions to my list.
Wiki Takes Davao may have been the main mission, with Kadayawan and birding as side trips, but each brought its own stories and discoveries. From documenting culture and heritage to photographing wildlife, it all comes back to the same goal: creating and sharing images that help make places, people, and nature more visible and appreciated.
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