If you love feeding the birds that visit your garden, this is an important message for you

Although photography speaks a clear and easily understood language, it is utterly silent — a balm for the soul in today’s noise-saturated world. Still, there are moments when I wish I could turn up the volume on an imaginary dial. This rarely happens when I look at a photograph of a person, but quite often when the subject is a bird — just like the Choco Toucan in the image below. Its open bill and the way its entire body is positioned suggest that it is filling a stretch of cloudforest with sound, and yet you hear nothing. This week, I wrote an article about that situation. But right now, let’s give voice to the photography news that surfaced this week.

January is one of the best months to reset and recharge. Explore the tropical climate while staying productive. Many travelers and OFWs also take this time to enjoy cheaper flights and new remote-work opportunities for 2026. So are you craving sunshine, water sports, good Wi-Fi, and a fresh start to the year? These tropical destinations […]

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