Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.

Mt. Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo

Sylvia went to climb up Mt. Kinabalu for a second time. I felt once was enough! I stayed at the base camp area around 5000 feet and got to take some pictures over two days.

We have to go back to Borneo to see and photograph the fantastic birds. 21 species in two days. We should be able to improve some pictures if we get a chance to go back.

Indigo Flycatcher
<i>Eumyias indigo</i>, size14cm

This bird was easy to spot around Mt. Kinabalu park. Its similar to our Mountain Vertider. But looking at it closely the colors are different. The blues on this bird change from early morning, mid-day and late afternoon depending on how the light hits it.

In this picture it was a bit late and it was getting dark, 5:45pm. The bird was hiding inside a tree so light was at a premium. But you can still see the different shades of blue despite the lateness of the hour. Its mostly dark blue with light blue on the forehead.

I saw this bird all over the park. I was birding at around 1600 meters so I guess thats around the middle of the mountain. I saw it eating insects, it especially liked eating bugs on the street lamps just before the sun went up.

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Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo, size14cm This bird was easy to spot around Mt. Kinabalu park. Its similar to our Mountain Vertider. But looking at it closely the colors are different. The blues on this bird change from early morning, mid-day and late afternoon depending on how the light hits it. In this picture it was a bit late and it was getting dark, 5:45pm. The bird was hiding inside a tree so light was at a premium. But you can still see the different shades of blue despite the lateness of the hour. Its mostly dark blue with light blue on the forehead. I saw this bird all over the park. I was birding at around 1600 meters so I guess thats around the middle of the mountain. I saw it eating insects, it especially liked eating bugs on the street lamps just before the sun went up.

Indigo Flycatcher Eumyias indigo Tonji Ramos birds Kota Kinabalu Sabah Mt.Kinabalu mountain birds