One of the first friends to welcome us were of the feathery kind. I have photos to dig up of the Sunbirds who regularly fed on the flowers two years ago, I have videos of yellow and black Orioles. There are kingfishers on trees surrounding the pool.
They must have moved to Nuvali.
Even during their "season", this past year, they were not around as much. I do hope it has nothing to do with the new roads, the loss of tall grass habitat, more of our species. Sadly, I think it does.
* sampayan is clothesline in Tagalog
