HARING IBON:
The Great Philippine Eagle

Haring Ibon: The Great Philippine Eagle

Is the first book of its kind that focuses solely on the majestic yet critically endangered National Bird of the Philippines. The reader gets a rare and close-up glimpse of the life of a Philippine Eagle pair and their eaglet, Sinabadan, who made their nest and reared their offspring in the ancestral domain of the Bagobo-Tagabawa indigenous peoples community in Sibulan, Davao del Sur.

Through the lens of wild bird photographer Alain Pascua, the book features photographs of the milestones and challenges these magnificent birds faced, whether from nature or from man. The book is primarily a documentation of the Philippine Eagle family in its nesting site in the forests of Mt. Apo Natural Park in Mindanao from day 10, still an egg, up to day 152 when the young Sinabadan was photographed flying away from its nest and until one year after.

The book is further enriched by more photographs and testimonials from members of the Wild Bird Photographers of the Philippines (WBPP) and other birdwatchers making this book truly a treasure to have in honor of the Great Philippine Eagle.

What People Are Saying About the Book:

The book Haring Ibon is relaxing and entertaining, yet remains an instructive and powerful material in bringing attention to the encompassing issues of biodiversity and the daunting task of maintaining the integrity of our environment in the midst of the fast-pacing development.

Although the Philippine Eagle has been written about in several articles and books, this is the first time that the magnificent bird is given prominence in a whole book Haring Ibon – The Great Philippine Eagle through documentation – with more than 100 photographs of the eagle’s breeding biology and early life history in its natural nesting site at Mt. Apo Natural Park.

This book Haring Ibon is a culmination of 50 years of love for the Philippine Eagle, and back then, we were already stunned with the beauty, the power, and the magnificence of the environment that has brought and created the home of the Philippine Eagle. And this is where the book has an important role in providing awareness of the environment to our learners.

The Philippine Eagle is very iconic and it is something that we can be proud of. I believe that the book Haring Ibon will be able to translate that into something tangible to more people, through photos found in this book. Alain Pascua’s work is a testament to the exquisite beauty and uniqueness of the Philippines, with the Philippine Eagle as a superlative representation of such great biodiversity.

HARING IBON:
The Great Philippine Eagle