Thursday, March 18, 2010

Philippines - Philippine Eagle


The first postcard received from The Philippine. Sent by icelance who lives in Naga City. Thanks for the beautiful postcard. This is one of the two postcards from him. It shows a Pithecophaga jefferyi, a national bird of The Philippine.

This is from Wikipedia : The Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi, also known as the great Philippine eagle or monkey-eating eagle, is among the tallest, rarest, largest, and most powerful birds in the world. A bird of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae, it is also known as "Haribon" or "Haring Ibon," which means "Bird King". Its local name is banog

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