Beautiful migratory birds and mangroves at Bangkung Malapad in Sasmuan, Pampanga

(UPDATED February 2019) It was still dark when our group boarded an outrigger boat on the river off the bamboo park in Lubao, Pampanga. Some stars still shone in the predawn sky. As our boat cut through the waters, the sky began to lighten with oranges and blues. But soon, dark spot upon dark spot…