Tag archives for Sulu Sea
Sand Art Swirls by Tiny Crabs
Sand Swirl Who are the artists responsible for these masterpieces that magically appear on the beaches of Palawan at low tide? These Vincent Van Goghs are actually tiny, almost invisible crabs, called Sand Bubbler Crabs! They come out of their burrows when the tide is down. They eat the micro-animal particles on sand grains, then scrape the leftovers into balls,…
Boat to Small Palawan Island
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Today I thought it would be fun to post some pictures of possible cover ideas for the fiction book I'm *not really* writing. I mean, I'm 'writing' it, as in I've started writing it. But *not really* because of Real Life. But I still like to think about it - so here are some…
Snake Island in Honda Bay, Palawan
Snake Island, Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa, Palawan Snake Island, in Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa, Palawan is the inspiration for a scene I wrote in my novel this week. The heroine and a guy she might be falling for take a long walk along the beach, then sit and talk on some big rocks under a tree. I renamed the place Serpent Island…
Trouble on Tubbataha Reef – Palawan
by Donna Amis Davis Shark at Tubbataha, Philippines (Photo credit: Wikipedia) CNN article update on the minesweeper stuck on Tubbataha Reef. The Tubbataha Reef is home to a vast array of sea, air and land creatures, as well as sizable lagoons and two coral islands. About 500 species of fish and 350 species of coral can be found there, as…
World Oceans Day June 8
by Donna Amis Davis Palawan is surrounded by the ocean on all sides - to the east the Sulu Sea, to the west the South China Sea. Much of Palawan's livelihood depends on the sea, from the rich fishing areas of the Palawan Passage, to the World Heritage Site of Tubbataha Reef, and the beaches of Sabang and El Nido.…