POSTCARDS | Six Stars at Davao’s Vanishing Island

Saturday, February 09, 2013

Rare Six-Armed Starfish at Samal's Vanishing Island

One of the places I really look forward to visiting while in Davao was the Vanishing Island sitting in between Davao City and Samal Island. Like most sandbars across the country, the island only appears during low tide.

We only have a few hours before it gets eaten by the sea again and as luck would have it, we were greeted by nothing but flat gray sky as far as the eye can see. Good news for the ladies hiding from the sun, bad news for photographers looking for the perfect beach sky. But all was not lost. I found the starfish I’ve been forever on the lookout for, a rare six-armed wonder enjoying the overcast sky by the beach.


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  1. Admin/AuthorFebruary 10, 2013 at 12:54 AM

    that one is rare! ngayon lang ako nakakita ng ganyan! great find!

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    1. Christian | Lakad PilipinasFebruary 12, 2013 at 11:09 PM

      May nakita kasi akong ganyan dati sa magazine, naghanap na ako ever since that instance :)

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  2. ArleneFebruary 10, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    oh gray skies!~ i can imagine your disappointment. I was there last year with DFAT participants and it was one great perfect day for picture taking ^&^

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    1. Christian | Lakad PilipinasFebruary 12, 2013 at 11:11 PM

      Sa post ni Gael and Robbie ko rin nakita yan nung DFAT tour nyo, kaya talagang gusto ko puntahan. Malas lang at gray sky :(

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  3. JeromeFebruary 10, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    oo nga ano...6 nga ang kamay hahaha

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  4. Ian | GoingRoamingWanderingFebruary 10, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    clear and very detailed sea star...

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  5. Marcos (ambot-ah.com)February 10, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    Rare find, you're very lucky!

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  6. facebook fansFebruary 11, 2013 at 2:38 PM

    Salute

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  7. The Purple DollFebruary 11, 2013 at 10:21 PM

    Love this photo~ I haven't even seen a regular star fish yet, kaya more so with a 6-armed rare find! Btw, you were there pala at CHOPS! I didn't even know it was you. Sayang, if nalaman ko sana and if di malayo masyado yung pwesto natin, I would've loved to chat. Hingi ako ng trips advise with photography :D

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    1. Christian | Lakad PilipinasFebruary 12, 2013 at 11:13 PM

      Haha I was actually the guy you lent your camera to take the picture of the group :)

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  8. fifileighFebruary 12, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    cool starfish. the only creature i found at the beach was a sand dollar, and i stilled have it carefully tucked away in a safe place.

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    1. Christian | Lakad PilipinasFebruary 12, 2013 at 11:14 PM

      Err, sorry but what's a sand dollar Fifi? Sorry for my ignorance ehehe :)

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  9. Christian | Lakad PilipinasFebruary 12, 2013 at 11:09 PM

    Thanks Liezl :)

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