Every so often, I would find myself standing on the balcony
of my mother’s hilltop home. Sometimes I
would gaze out into the distant mountains or check out a bird perched on a
branch with my binoculars. I am so fortunate
that there are a variety of birds in the area. Why, just recently I spotted a Kokok
(Philippine Coucal) moving from one branch to another of a pinetree outside my
bedroom window.