1. day of the year
1. flight in 2025
1. flight on an ATR 72-600
1. flight with #Cebgo
1. arrival at #Busuanga for me
1. time I’ve seen that special umbrella service for passengers

And I love everything about it!
#HappyNewYear #MNL #USU #DG6047 #AT76 #avgeek

Thrills me to see a young mother and her son (probably 10) heading for Coron on their bicycles loaded with panniers. They just landed on #Busuanga #Island assembled their #bicycles, pedaled straight to town. My kind of people. (Probably from either Europe or US.) Good luck to both of them.

Only saw one flatfish @ElRioyMar, Panther Flounder (Bothus pantherinus) but several lizardfish: Variegated (Synodus variegatus), Twospot (S. binotatus) & Slender (Saurida gracilis). #Lizardfish #TeamFish #FishFriday #coralreef #coralreefs #busuanga #palawan #philippines 15/25

Other common parrotfish @elrioymar are East Indies (Scarus hypselopterus), top; Bluebarred (S. ghobban) & Greenblotch (S. quoyi).
#parrotfish #TeamFish #FishFriday #coralreef #coralreefs #busuanga #coron #palawan #philippines #WrasseWednesday #scarus 13/25

The most common parrotfish at @elrioymar is Bleeker's (Chlorurus bleekeri) - top. Rarely saw Pink-margined (C. capistratoides) & only once, Minifin parrotfish (Scarus altipinnis) - a juvenile. #parrotfish #TeamFish #FishFriday #coralreef #busuanga #palawan #philippines 12/25

The other snapper of @elrioymar is Humpback (Lutjanus gibbus).
There are also the following species of fusilier: Yellowtail (Caesio cuning), Blue-and-yellow (C. teres) & Scissor-tailed (C. caerulaurea). #Busuanga #Coron #Palawan #Philippines #Coralreeffish #Ichthyology 6/25

Also in evidence @elrioymar, other Nemipterids, the following Monocle Breams: Lined (Scolopsis lineata) adults & juvs, the latter mimicking poisonous fangblennies; the lovely Whitestreak (S. ciliata) & especially abundant, Pearly (S. margaritifera). #Busuanga #Coron #Palawan 3/25

A star of the tidal flats at the mangrove fringes of @elrioymar is the Barred Mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus) whose leaping amphibious antics keep one amused. #mudskippers #mangroves #busuanga #coron #palawan #philippines 14/18

These natty little Zebra-headed Blennies (Omobranchus zebra) are other inhabitants of the busy mangrove world at @elrioymar, defending territories on mangrove roots & fallen branches #busuanga #coron #palawan #philippines. #blenny #blennies #Blenniidae #combtoothblenny 7/18