I got the chance to see some of the unique animals of Palawan during my recent trip.

This particular red heron is the resident bird at Club Paradise. This fiesty bird has been known to attack the guests that accidentally get too close. She is 17-years old, even older than the resort itself. Her bad temper has lead to her injury as well, when one of the guests hit her too hard and twisted her left foot. Now she walks with a limp and just flies around in short distances. I was feeling bad for her, but then saw her try to peck one of the staff!

On our 2nd day at Club Paradise, we had to wait for a while for the rain to stop before we proceeded for our island hopping boat trip. It was during this time that I spotted this monitor lizard. I wanted to take the picture with the full “arrival” sign on the left side of the picture, but the lizard scuttled away too quickly before I got my next shot. Can you even spot the lizard??

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